Comments on: A poem about the recent tragedies

By: mdlevine

mdlevine — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:25:50 +0000

now that we are in the three weeks (May HaShem turn this period into a time of simcha) perhaps you can put a link on the home page for the new people here to read this poem for the first time and for the rest of us, to give us some perspective for when we debate seemingly minor issues.

By: mdlevine

mdlevine — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:13:17 +0000

i made sure to let my older children read it also – and i explained to them the references that you made in there.

By: itsprivate

itsprivate — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:36:16 +0000

wow – i see mdlevine is really hooked on the poem! good for you that you still read it!

By: mdlevine

mdlevine — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:59:01 +0000

page 5 already – new comers will never see it

By: itsprivate

itsprivate — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:36:43 +0000

To: Minols, theschechters and anyone else with the same views as them – i am the one who wrote the poem – i specifically wrote that im not a rav……meaning – i have no business making a psak…..that i dont know for sure why things happen and until moshiach comes i dont think i will ever know – this is just an idea – and trust me i dont think it hurts to practice a bit more ahavas yisroel, you aint gonna lose anything…….. read the poem again – it doesnt say anywhere that A + B = C ……. it was just a thought………. and yes when so many tzarros happen the first thing to do is THINK- and ask yourself why are these things happening – what message can i take? thanks

By: TheSchechters

TheSchechters — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:42:26 +0000

I appreciate the effort put into the poem and sense genuine anguish over the tragedies. However, I must ask, has the author recently had a phone conversation with G-d to know that the cause of these tragedies was lack of Ahavas Yisrael? Do the statistics show a marked rise in tragedies? Has there been a drop in Ahavas Yisrael that correlates with this?

The world has its own realities with levels of complexity far beyond the reach of most any of us – this type of thinking attempts to force it into a nice kitchy feel-good box in which we now know have the answers (“If only someone would listen to me!!!”)

As scary as it is, the world is built on Chaos. Trying to shield yourself from it by constructing artificial black-and-white realities is (in my opinion) the antithesis of avodas Hashem.

By: AnonyMiss

AnonyMiss — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:11:21 +0000

I second Mdlevine. Please make a link on the homepage.
It’s crucial.

By: mdlevine

mdlevine — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:20:08 +0000

one more news story and this gets pushed to page 2 – please put another box on your homepage where we can link on this poem without having to search for it. in a few days it will be buried several pages deep.

thank you.

By: nsjdog59

nsjdog59 — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:58:27 +0000

I love the poems. I was very touching and meaningful. I happy that this person wrote the pome

By: FayMemMemLamed

FayMemMemLamed — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:53:26 +0000

The poem hit the point exactly. Every Niftar should be a wake up call, not only the very young, or those in the “prime of life.”
But , chaverim, there is no one Mitzvah or Midda whose non-observence is the cause of our tragedies. The Novi tells us what will become of us if we don’t shape up! Ours isn’t the first gentration to hear the cry! The Orthodox camp is but a small minority of Klal Yisroel.

I beleive weshould all be careful in our observance of every Mitzvah. Take out a Chayye Adam and do what he says. He doesn’t give you a choice. Next it is incumbent upon every Shomer Torah And Mitvah person to do Kiruv to the nat yet frum. If we can get the majority of Klal Yisroel to be Shmorei Torah U Mitzvos, maybe Hasehm will se that we are serious about coming back to Him and allowing hHim back into our lives.