“oomis,
In an earlier post, I explained why I don’t think they’re comparing themselves to Eliyahu Hanavi. “
I read the article AND the follow up response (and I am sure they never expected to see SUCH a violent reaction, because people who think they have THE one and only clue, never think they could be mistaken), and I stand by what I said. The writer compared their circumstance to EH”N by asking if EH”N would say such and such would they not RUN to do it? Yeah, IF it was EH”N. But they are no E”HN OR even Jack Kennedy (for those who get this political debate reference).
It sounded to us like a hubris-filled comparison. They are not a navi whose brachos guarantee the desired benefit, but rather a monetarily demanding group that hides under the umbrella of being a “project” that is oh, so helpful. And Eliyahu Hanavi wouldn’t ask for money. He would ask for Kiyum haTorah.