Reply To: Where are the Manhigim?

The difference is, Ziplock, that my Rabbis don’t direct a restrictive, regimented, and compliant society as do the Rabbis in Meah Shearim.

My perspective is that being a Rabbi should be about being a guide, not a controller, but these communities disagree, and every element of daily life, including how to think, is mandated by their daas torah. so why wouldn’t this action be as well?

When a community defines itself by its restrictiveness and compliance, it is easy to say – they aren’t “of us”. Its kind of curious, though, that the “pritzusdike women” get hounded out of the neighborhood, and, as you say, are “outcasts”, but I’ve never read about one of these (not so young) mazikim being turned out of their home and their neighborhood for such actions. Outcasts? Not so much.

In fact R’ Hirsh from NK just announced he thought the mob attack was a good idea.