Reply To: R’ Shloimele Z”L

The answer to Joseph is simple: NO, and the reason is also simple, because there is no need to be mechallel shabbos for kiruv rechokim. I cannot see the need for chillul shabbos to be mekarev rechokim. However, there may be other situations that you have to overlook certain aspects of a mitzvah. An example: it is well known that Rav Grossman of Migdal Ha-emek,a real zaddik in our dor, spent many a night in nightclubs….to be mekarev rechokim. Do you think that the women were dressed like a good bais yaakov girl ? Do you think that the music there was kodesh kedoshim? Obviously not, yet he went there. In all circumstances, I am pretty sure that you and others would call it an issur to enter such a place…yet, Rav grossman went there.

Another example: It is also quite common for Chabad shuls to haved open parking lots on shabbos…and, well, “vehamevin jovin”. You might say that they are “mesaye lidvar aveirah”. Yet ,they do it to be mekarev rechokim.

In the same way, Shlomo had his own gedorim. I am not condoning this for us, but ,in view of the amazing results he achieved , let us not pillory him. He deserves better.