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To longmememory
I agree with you that we must be thankful for the State, but you can’t say that the Holocaust wouldn’t have happened if Israel existed then. No one can control what Hashem does.
To user176
Do you still think that all the posters are nice people?
To AAQ
I don’t see a problem with suggesting possible reasons for Mitzvohs and I think your point that Shlomo Hamelech made every attempt to figure out the law of Parah Adumah is correct. The problem is when you have a stupid atheist like rescue who thinks he can explain Chukim of the Torah. Many years ago, I had a friend who became a BT in his fifties. He was nice but he had some quirks. He called himself a Karaite and he rejected all Rabbinic statements, Gemara, Midrashim etc. To quote him, “I have my Hertz Chumash and that’s all I need to understand the Torah.” One day I said to him, “That’s interesting. King Solomon couldn’t explain the Parah Adumah but you’re good with it.” He responded, “It’s very simple. In the soap making process we combine two dirty components, and they produce something pure and the same is for the Parah Adumah.” I came back, “And do you think that King Solomon didn’t know that?” He answered, “No they hadn’t invented soap yet.” He happened to be very intelligent. He had a PHD in English and History, but when someone discusses areas of which he knows nothing he comes off as a fool. And in rescue’s case, an arrogant pompous fool. I’m still waiting for that liar to cite three examples of Torah laws that don’t make sense, because he said that he doesn’t keep such laws.
To the group
If there was any question that this sheigetz is a Kofer it should now be removed. There is one reason for the prohibition of Shaatnez and it’s the same reason why we can’t carry in the public domain on Shabbos and why we can’t eat Treif. That reason is because the Torah said so. If one would like to find additional support for Mitzvahs, he may do so, but no one can suggest that “HE” knows G-d’s reason. Dovid Hamelech wrote, “His greatness is unfathomable.”
To user176
Let me start by saying that I think you’re a fine person and you mean well, but hey you knew a but was coming, Anne Frank said that deep down all people are good at heart. Sorry, she was wrong. You can’t call rescue, who says that one need only keep the commandments that make sense, a Yirei Shamayim. And you can’t call ujm who said today that the State of Israel has less Kedusha than North Korea a nice person. What is true is that some people who should know better get caught up in the name-calling and that’s a problem. I try to keep my menschlichkeit but several posters are totally incorrigible. Still, I appreciate your input. We need more nice people on YWN.
To GadolHadofi
I can’t comment on his Nazi past, but there’s no question that he’s a rabid antisemite. He justifies his Jew hatred by saying that he’s following Rabbi Miller. That excuse won’t help him in the Olam Haemes. Rabbi Miller stupidly attacked many groups, e.g. modern Orthodox, State of Israel, but it wasn’t out of hate. He just wrongly felt that they didn’t represent true Jewish values. The problem is that trash like ujm seize on such statements and view them as a Heter to wish death on other Jews. I’ll give you an example of what I mean. We all know that Rabbi Miller led a crusade to eliminate TV from Jewish homes. About 35 years ago, I had a friend who was a big Chossid of Rabbi Miller and he shared this story with me. He was going through a bitter divorce, and he went to Rabbi Miller for advice. Rabbi Miller told him that if keeping the TV will save your marriage don’t throw it out. So, we see that Rabbi Miller was smart enough to know that Shalom Bayis is far more important than having a TV. BTW, they got divorced. Now ujm will claim that I made up the story. Pathological liars like this Nazi always accuse others of lying.
To the group
It appears that we underestimated this great genius who calls himself rescue, he’s able to explain Hashem’s Chukim something even the Gaon couldn’t do. But we have to remember rescue watches YouTube videos so I probably gets his Pshatim from there.
To rescue
You stated in a different thread that there are many Halachos which don’t make sense and so we don’t have to keep them. Would you be so kind as to name three of them?
To rescue
I have no kids living at home you idiot, so shut the you know what up and stop trying to advise me, you worthless atheist.
To GadolHadofi
I assume you’re referring to ujm. He’s totally psychotic, and a pathological liar.
To user 176
Very well said. Sadly, rescue has no concept as to how far his Yetzer hora has taken him away from actual Yiddishkeit. Let me just comment on TV because I kind of started this brouhaha. I showed up on a thread at YWN in 2023. At one point I mentioned, in passing, that I watch TV and it started a firestorm. I spoke to a local Posek at that time, who told me that there is no Issur whatsoever in watching TV, of course one should only watch things that are appropriate like sports. There have been Takanahs made by groups of Rabbis to ban TV, but they don’t have the force of making it Assur, rather it’s a recommendation that some people follow and others reject. One Rabbi, Rabbi Miller, turned TV watching into his “holy war” declaring that anyone who watches TV has no Cheilek in Olam Habo. but that’s just Miller being Miller. He said outlandish things knowing that his followers would treat them as Torah Misinai.
To Pekak
I assume you’re referring to rescue who has openly declared that G-d doesn’t “want” us to keep His Torah, rather He wants us to exercise our free will and only keep those laws that make sense. According to that “logic” G-d was kidding when He told us not to wear Shaatnez because clearly that makes no sense. Look, it’s very simple. If a Jew for Cheeses tried to post here, he wouldn’t get through, so it’s no different when someone presents views that are anti-thetical to the Torah.
To SQUARE_ROOT
How many posters would be left if only Kosher comments were allowed? In addition to the inappropriate issues that you listed are the lies that are routinely written and the lack of basic menschlichkeit. People can have differences of opinion but there’s no excuse for the nastiness that’s displayed. Again, the problem is that if only posters who have actual Torah hashkafah and values were printed most of the current contributors would be eliminated.
To the group
I’m not going to waste my time with an NK lover who openly pronounced on YWN that all problems in the Jewish world are due to Zionism. The reason he has such an odious view is because he’s a brain-dead Millerite as Rabbi Plutchok calls all followers of Rabbi Miller. Now this lying knucklehead thinks that Rabbi Miller was the smartest person who ever lived. Well, if he was so smart why didn’t he understand the problem with Chabad? Just to clarify the record. One, I never learned with Rabbi Miller. What I said is that I attended a Yeshiva run by Rabbi Miller’s Talmud Muvhak. Second, Rav Moshe’s grandson doesn’t come for cleanings. I’ve done extensive work on him. Unlike ujm who unemployed and living off welfare I’m successful, Baruch Hashem. Third, I don’t hate Rabbi Miller, I dislike him and I reject many things that he said. Fourth, Rabbi Plutchok was my Rav in 2023, but he moved to the Five Towns, so I rarely see him anymore. Five, as Rabbi Plutchok said, “A Rabbi has absolutely no right to tell someone what to do and so never did he ever mention anything about watching TV in the ten years that we were together.” Moreover, with only a few exceptions everyone in that shul had a TV, since the people weren’t particularly frum. Next, Rabbi Plutchok said that he considers Rabbi Miller a Gadol, but not a Gadol like Rav Moshe, Rav Yaakov etc. So, no he never said Gadol Hador. Next, the Gemara says that one can have numerous Rabbis and I do. Finally, one does not have to listen to what his Rabbi tells him especially if he has more than one Rabbi. Rabbis are meant to advise not to order. Tell that jerk, checkmate.
To ujm
Yesterday you wrote that I falsely claimed to be a follower of Rabbi Plutchok. I countered that I never said I’m a follower, what I said is that he is one of my Rabbis. You then quote me as saying, on several occasions, that he’s my Rav. Thank you for confirming what I said and demonstrating that unlike an NK lover like you, I don’t lie. Let me explain what Rabbi Plutchok said about followers, “Lubavichers and Millerites are exactly the same. They’re brain-dead cult members, and they don’t actually practice Judaism.” So, no I am not a follower of Rabbi Plutchok. Moreover, Rabbi Plutchok told me, “Rabbis have absolutely no right to tell others what to do.” That’s why he dislikes Rabbi Miller and he hates Millerites like you. Now let’s discuss Rabbi Fishelis. In 2023, when I was being attacked on YWN for saying that I watch TV I spoke to Rabbi Fishelis and he said, “There is absolutely no Issur regarding watching TV not Doraysa and not Drabonon.” Rabbi Fishelis and I know each other for 60 years and we’ve lived in the same building on the LES for the last 50 years, so I wouldn’t change a word that he said. I’ll repeat, “Only Rabbi Miller made a crusade against watching TV.” Yes, many Rabbis ruled against owning a TV, and I am definitely not advocating for people to watch, but none of those Rabbis said that someone with a TV has no Cheilek in Olam Habo. I asked Rabbi Plutchok and Rabbi Fishelis about this, and they both said that’s nonsense. You can continue lying to yourself and to the others on YWN but no one’s buying your Miller garbage. You’re almost as repugnant as rescue. Checkmate you lying moron.
To the group
“We have to bring context to the biblical text so we can understand the law_correctly.” Yes, that’s why we have the Gemara and the Rishonim and the Acharonim etc. But this worthless punk thinks that he has hegemony over the Torah.
To the group
Obviously, we must have one agenda, to get rid of this worthless punk who calls himself rescue.
To Little Froggie
That’s the least of his problems. It seems like he’s on the verge of breaking down. Let’s help this atheist get there.
To ujm
Would you care to cite the post in which I said I’m a “follower” of Rabbi Plutchok? What I said is that Rabbi Plutchok is one of my mashpiim that’s all, but he isn’t the Rav who said that there is no Issur of watching TV. That would be Rav Dovid Feinstein’s son-in-law. Now obviously I don’t believe you actually spoke to Rabbi Plutchok but if you want to convince me call him again and tell him to text the dentist from the Lower East Side with his Psak on TV. Now if you claim to be on such intimate terms with Rabbi Plutchok, I suppose you know what he thinks of Rabbi Miller and those fools who follow him. He calls them “Millerites” and said that they’re brain-dead cult members who don’t actually practice Judaism. So, if you call Rabbi Plutchok, you can ask him to confirm what I said. Unlike you, I don’t lie. Now, I’m waiting for a response to my challenge from the other day. I’ll repeat it, “Since you’re a follower of Chareidi Rabbis why are you violating their Psak and spending so much time on the internet?” Since I know you won’t answer me I’ll just say checkmate now. You should get off YWN, because no one is interested in your Rabbi Miller garbage. I know you hate the State of Israel because he hated the State. He also hated YU. He was a hatemonger and we should reject such rhetoric. On the other hand, he was a great Marbitz Torah and so Rabbi Plutchok told me that he considered him a Gadol. I agree with Rabbi Plutchok on that point.
To the group
Let’s consider the “logic” of this fungus who calls himself rescue. He argues that if I can go against what I’ve been told and watch TV he can go against what the Torah says and follow G-d’s “real” intent. Again, this maniac decided that Hashem never wanted us to keep the Mitzvohs. Aside from the fact that he’s psychotic, he’s also a total moron. No Rabbi ever told me not to watch TV. As I stated in 2023, I have a Psak from a world class Posek that there is no problem with watching TV. For those who choose not to, Kal Hakovod.
To 35T
We don’t need the moderators to get rid of the Kofrim. When I showed up at YWN in 2023 there were several Lubavichers who were spouting their Kefirah and idolatry. They’re no longer found, because rational Torah Jews called them out. Now we have an atheist called rescue who “posits” that Hashem never intended for us to actually keep His Mitzvohs. We must unite and call him out. He won’t give up easily because he’s practicing the most dangerous form of Avodah Zarah; the belief that he is a god.
to yittish
Rescue is running scared so he’s looking for allies. Call him out for the atheist /idolater that he is.
To haimy
You’re a Torah Jew and like all Torah Jews you’re repulsed by the worthless atheist who calls himself rescue. We must all unite to get rid of this lowlife.
To Pekak
I totally agree with you. I assume you’re referring to rescue who not only rejects Torah She Baal Peh but also Shebichtav. He thinks he has the right to decide which laws he has to keep if any.
To dlm
Let’s consider what the numbskull wrote yesterday in a different thread, “Querty I never said G-d has no right to keep our commandments.” What this functional illiterate meant is that we don’t have to keep G-d’s commandments. And I can prove that this was his intent from another post of his dated 2/4/26 on the thread involving Sheitels. “Do some halachos not make logical sense?” Alot of them don’t. Your(sic) allowed to admit that and speak the truth. Do you keep it anyways? Yes, but again that’s a personal choice.” So, we see this atheist’s attitude to our religion. If he feels like keeping something he does so, but if not, not.
To ujm
You are apparently a follower of leading Chareidi Rabbonim, so why have you ignored the Gedolim who banned using the internet? You are a total hypocrite. I can watch TV because my Rabbis permit doing so, but you reject the position of your own mentors. What a lowlife you are.
To dlm
I have no idea why YWN keeps printing this lunatic’s posts. He has every right to practice Judaism as he sees or doesn’t see fit and Hashem will then use His right to send him to hell. It’s really that simple.
To yittish
Not only are you completely correct, but you also write beautifully. At the end of the day, however, it all comes down to that jerk’s Gaavah. Rescue reminds me of a Reform Rabbi who wrote in the now defunct Jewish Week, “Maimonides is a Rabbi and I’m a Rabbi. Why is his opinion any more valid than mine?” Rescue is convinced that he knows more than all our Sages and he even has the hubris to state that Hashem doesn’t want us to keep the Torah.
To the group
When rescue showed up about two months ago, I immediately asked him for the name of his Rabbi(s) and he ignored my request. We now understand why. Rescue does not accept Dev. 17:11 which teaches that Hashem empowered the Rabbis to make laws. In fact, most of our religion was formulated by our Sages. Therefore, rescue rejects that we must keep two days of Rosh Hashanah even in Israel and of course the two days of Yom Tov in Chutz Laaretz. So, you might think that rescue is a later day Karaite who only keeps the Written Torah. Not so fast. Rescue has stated that G-d has no right to order us to keep His commandments. There is no point trying to deal with this idiotic Kofer. Checkmate.
To shkoyach r noach
I happen to agree with you but only to a certain extent. In 2023 I showed up at YWN and in the course of a certain thread I “admitted” that I watch TV. I was universally pilloried and one poster wrote, “watching TV is no different than eating a cheeseburger in Burger King.?” I made it clear that I wasn’t trying to convince anyone to get a TV, I was simply stating my situation. Eventually, I went to a Posek, and he told me that there’s no problem with watching TV. So how did it become ingrained in so much of the Yeshiva World that TV is the “Great Satan?” Decades ago, a certain Rabbi started a Crusade against the “Boob Tube.” and he was successful in developing followers even though there was no substance to his anti-TV rants. The reason I qualified my approbation of your comment is that it’s dangerous to endorse “rescue” who has publicly declared that one should not follow the laws of the Torah since they run counter to man’s free will.
To rescue
You asked R D Teitelbaum to cite a verse which teaches that one can’t talk about other religions. Dev 17:11 states that we must follow the dictates of our Rabbis. With this verse Hashem empowered the Rabbis to make laws for the people which must be followed. To that point, Rabbi Akiva said that one who studies Sefarim Chitzonim is an Apikorus. There are other such teachings which prohibit studying other religions. So yes, there is a valid source. Now why don’t you provide a source for your belief that G-d doesn’t expect us to keep His laws?
To 35
Why don’t you enlist and personally take him out?
To yittish
Thank you for your scholarly response to rescue’s misguided ode to humanism. You’re a welcome addition to the thread.
To R.D.
I’m glad that we’re on the same side.
To pekak
Since you introduced Da Mah Shetashiv, I’d like to elaborate. Rabbi Miller said that the Apikorus, which the aphorism addresses, is not the person who speaks heresy, in our case rescue, but the one who hears what was said. I think he meant that we must be able to respond to those who spout ideas which are antithetical to the Torah lest such ideas gain a foothold in our psyches. Rescue has repeatedly said that G-d gave us laws that He knew we couldn’t keep and so He expects us to use our “free-will” and reject them. In fact, this is rescue’s “big lie.” Rabbi Dessler, in his classic Mussar sefer Michtav Mieliyahu expounds a principle which he called “Bechirah point.” He explained that there are Mitzvohs that we find challenging and those which aren’t. Let’s start with the second group. No Jew has any desire to wear Shaatnez. No observant Jew gets up in the morning and struggles to put on his Tallis and Tefilin. There are many Mitzvohs that we perform in a rote manner. Yes, it’s better if we infuse them with enthusiasm, but even if done perfunctorily one is Yotzi. So, we see that rescue’s thesis to wit the Torah demands that we obey rules which run counter to our nature is simply a canard. But then we have those Mitzvohs which touch on our Bechirah point, meaning that we do have to overcome certain barriers or hurdles to perform them. What must be understood is that such Mitzvohs differ from person to person. There are those who have difficulty giving charity despite being well off, others who are ready to “drop their gloves” at the slightest provocation. As Rabbi Dessler explained, each person must assess himself to discern which Mitzvohs go against “his” particular grain, and then he must devise strategies, generally in concert with his Rabbonim, to deal with these Yetzer horas. We won’t always succeed, but Hashem desires that we put in effort. To that point, the Vilna Gaon said that if someone restrains himself, even one time, from speaking Loshon Hora, he merits worlds of treasures. Hashem knows who we are, all He wants is that we make sincere efforts to improve ourselves.
To the group
Rather than try to convince rescue that he’s wrong let’s follow his “logic.” He posits that G-d created people a certain way and so He must then accept them when they act in that accord. So, with that one sweeping statement rescue has answered the question that has plagued philosophers from time immemorial, to with, “Are humans the products of nature or nurture?” Rescue has the answer, “G-d created each of us a certain way, and it’s pointless to try and change. Therefore, we should ignore the dictates of the Torah because a person must follow his own instincts.” Let’s understand the sequalae of such a position. Rescue believes that someone born with an instinct to kill, can’t be faulted if he does so because this is how G-d made him. In fact, the Gemara addresses this subject. It acknowledges that people are born with certain inclinations and provides a solution. If someone is born under a “sign” that portends a life of killing he should become a Shochet. The point is that people can train themselves to channel their “nature” into something positive and productive. Of course, this requires effort and a sincere desire to follow Hashem’s wishes, two things which rescue considers anathematic. I’ll just add that rescue is a hypocrite. In a different thread he stated that the reason for anti-Semitism is that Jews cheat the government and so he asserted that if Orthodox Jews would stop cheating the system gentiles would no longer hate us. The problem with that position is that it assumes that Jew hatred is a learned behavior and so his entire worldview is undermined. This is what happens to a person who rejects the Torah and tries to convince himself that his distorted views will find favor in Hashems eyes.
To RD Teitelbaum
We are in complete lockstep. Rescue is an atheist and there’s no way to get through to him. As for the “Rebbe being the son of G-d,” C”V, I never said that. Some woman, who called herself Chabad Rebbetzin, made that statement about two months ago. I and a few others attacked her, and rescue came to her defense saying that her opinion should be respected. I hope that clarifies matters.
To rescue
I’m always agreeable. I only criticize those who challenge the tenets of Judaism. That’s Chabad and that’s you.
To rescue
I would think that you would totally endorse Chabad. According to their leading Rabbi, Manis Friedman, G-d no longer punishes sinners, so you would like that. On the other hand, all Lubavichers are required to accept that Schneersohn is Moshiach, and I don’t see you a someone who likes being told what to believe. One thing, “Where do you get this idea that I think I’m better than anyone?” I have many Rabbis and I defer to them at all times because they know far more than I do. Of course, they enjoy my Diveri Torah because, all modesty aside, I’m a talented writer. As for your comment, “That’s a stretch.” No, it isn’t. My son was at a shul several months ago. There were two Chabad OTD’s there, both now in Ivy League colleges. They recounted that when they were in Yeshiva their Rabbi would go around the classroom every day and ask each boy how he connected to the Rebbe the previous day. They are trained to deify Schneersohn. I know this because I see it. As I’ve stated I attend a Chabad shul during the week, and I see how the Rabbis brainwash their kids.
To the group
Rescue sounds like a very happy, well-adjusted person thanks to his religion lol. In a few days Jews all over the world will sit down to their Pesach sedarim but not recue. No, the word Seder means order which is, in itself, dogmatic. Why should we eat the Morror before the Matzoh? That’s an infringement on my personal freedom. And why can’t I eat anything after the afikoman? Everything about the seder suppresses individualism and should be eliminated according to rescue. A few weeks ago, he started a thread called shidduchim in which he railed against the system which has kept him single. Is it the system or did he share with the shadchanim his brand of “Judaism?”
To RD Teitelbaum
After properly calling out rescue, you turned to attack me. Please cite something I said that’s outside the environs of Torah Judaism
To YLM
I thoroughly enjoyed your post, and I most definitely endorse it. I’d like to add a corollary. To borrow from Karl Marx, “Loshon Hora is the opiate of Orthodox Jewry.” There are certain subjects which are taboo in the frum world and if someone tries to discuss them immediately, he hears, “That’s Loshon Hora.” The laws of Loshan Hora aren’t meant to stifle free speech, rather it’s to set up boundaries. As to your point about playing the anti-Semitism card, I am very critical of Chabad, and a few years ago someone tried to shoot me down by calling me an anti-Semite.
To ShtarkKeit
Your point is well taken and I’d like to elaborate. There are two ways to develop Dveikus to Hashem. The first is through Mitzvohs, e.g. preparing for Pesach etc. Lubavichers do that, as well or better, than mainstream Jews. The second is to work on improving oneself. This is the area where Chabad doesn’t rate, because there’s no concept of an all-seeing Eye in the sky who records everything. Instead, their focus is on doing those things which they think will make the Rebbe happy.
To Happy New Year
Thanks for calling out that worthless atheist. Shlomo Hamelech wrote that there’s no hope for a fool who is wise in his own eyes. When this “Peh” Tzaddik sees that others besides me are on to him he’ll disappear, but not before he cries that we’re dehumanizing him. That’s nonsense. Since he has rejected the Torah, he no longer has the status of a human being and so we’re actually decockroachizing him. He should hang out with the Chabad Kofer Manis Friedman, and they can compare notes as to how G-d doesn’t punish sinners.
To somejewiknow
Thank you for your outstanding post. As you correctly stated, morality is defined by the Torah. Let’s prove this with a simple example. When Moshiach comes, if someone is found in the public carrying his keys on Shabbos, he’s given a warning by two Kosher witnesses and if he ignores that warning he’s stoned to death. Is that moral? Of course it is, because the Torah says so. But this atheist called rescue would reject what I just said because he has his own value system which he thinks trumps Hashem’s word. A few weeks ago, I asked him, on three occasions, to name the Rabbi(s) he follows and he refused. Do you know why? He’s a Mechallel of the entire Torah. When that crazy Lubavich woman said that Schneersohn is the physical son of god, this ausvorf defended her. I don’t know why the moderators allow this sheigitz to keep writing.
To the group
Several months ago, Yaakov Yosef A and I went at it, and it wasn’t pretty, but there are several significant differences between YYA and the reprobate who calls himself rescue. First, YYA is very intelligent and he writes beautifully. Second, YYA is a kosher Jew, because he accepts Torah min hashamayim as it’s been transmitted for more than 3,400 years. Finally, he was Modeh Al Haemes, as he ultimately conceded that I was correct. Rabbi Miller has a wonderful depiction of Gehinnom. Unlike the Christian viewpoint of burning fires, he said that Gehinnom is the world of regret. Hashem will show each of us our lives and we’ll see the opportunities we missed. When rescue leaves this world Hashem will ask him why he refused to accept my Mussar and my Divrei Torah which are read weekly by thousands including Gedolei Yisrael. He’ll have no answer. And you can be sure that he’ll respond to this post with his typical Kefirah, “How did Rabbi Miller know what happens after a person dies?” This stupid Baal Gaavah can continue living in his atheistic world but in the end the truth will be revealed. As Paul McCartney wrote, “Life is very short and there’s no time for fussing and fighting my friend.” I have no intention of continuing with this cretin. I’m sure he’ll have the last word, well the last word on this thread, but in the next world they’ll all scream Checkmate.
To the group
Rescue established himself today as a supporter of Jews for Cheeses. Several weeks ago, some “Chabad Rebbetzin” stated that the Rebbe is G-d’s actual physical son. With that statement she thereby endorsed Christiam theology. In today’s post, rescue admits that he defended her because, in his view, those who criticized her were guilty of bullying. At no time has this atheist rejected what she said. Tell the kofer checkmate.
To somejewiknow
Your views are a bit extreme for me, but I agree with you that rescue is a Kofer and an arrogant fool who thinks that he’s smarter than the Torah of Hashem.
To the group
The “true” cause of anti-Semitism is that Jews hate other Jews. We need look no further than YWN and VIN to see this in full display. When Hashem sees our internecine bickering he sends the gentiles against us.
To Rescue
You’re quite correct that some use psyops. As an example, there are dogmatic Rabbis who will aver, “Anyone who challenges six days, 5786 is a Kofer, Ain Lo Cheilek Olam Habo.” Such statements are aimed at intimidating those with a dissenting stance. On a personal note, I came to YWN in 2023. During a thread, I admitted that I watch TV and was pilloried. One poster wrote, “Watching TV is no different than going to Burker King and eating a cheeseburger.” This said, I must take exception with your basic thesis to wit, “No one should be attacked because he/she has a different opinion.” About two months ago, that “Chabad Rebbitzen” claimed that the Rebbe was G-d’s physical son. As would be expected she was challenged but you came to her defense arguing that she’s entitled to express her view. Sorry, that’s not true. There is right and wrong as defined by the Torah. If we follow your logic, Hitler had a right to commit genocide because he wanted to rid the world of its undesirables.
To the group
Rabbi Miller quoted the beginning of Parshas Noach, “Eileh Toldos Noach, Noach etc.” He asked the obvious question, “Shouldn’t the Posuk have said, Eileh Toldos Noach; Shem, Cham and Yafes in some order?” So, we learn from this that a person’s closest relative is himself. For all we talk about loving our fellow Jews, the only true love that a person has is for himself. This is an immutable fact. Therefore, for posters to say that it’s unconscionable for people to go on vacations during the current Matzav is nonsensical. During the Holocaust, as the Polish Jews were being decimated the Hungarians lived as normal. That’s human nature. There’s a famous story about an Israeli who went to Thailand with some friends after he completed his stint with the IDF. While there, a boa constrictor wrapped itself around him and was choking him to death. One of his compatriots told him to say Shema because it’s good to die with those words. He did so and the snake released its grip on him. As would be expected, the soldier became a BT but the person who told over the story, i.e he was also there, stayed secular. When asked, he responded, ‘The Nes didn’t happen to me.” People are very complicated and it’s difficult to tell them how they should act and feel. We can pass judgment on others but if Hashem judges us, He’ll certainly find things that He doesn’t like about each and every one of us.
To Flatbush Yid
I would agree with your assessment, but I would just question whether Chabad Kiruv really accomplishes anything. I do agree that when a couple goes out on Shlichis the entire family feels a joint sense of purpose and it tends to keep the kids on the Derech. Unfortunately, the Chabad derech leaves much to be desired. In your opinion is the OTD problem worse in CH than in other communities?
To rescue
I’d like to respond to your Zep comment. I was raised semi-frum. In my formative years all I cared about was sports and rock. In my early 30’s I realized that I wanted and needed Torah and now I learn about 7 hours a day. As for my Divrei Torah, I include references to sports, rock, TV movies whatever moves me. I disagree with the right-wing Rabbis who teach that everything secular is Treif. When I offered to send you my Divrei Torah it was with the idea that you’d understand how far away I am from what you’d like to believe I am, but apparently, you’re so full of hate that nothing can penetrate. Well, that’s your problem. As they say, ‘You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” One day Hashem will take you to task for not accepting my offer but by then it will be too late for you.
To the group
Does anyone know what LA boy is talking about? Who said that he isn’t part of Klal Yisrael?
To rescue
That’s your loss. I tried to be nice but you’re so full of anger nothing will get through.
To the group
Is it just my imagination or do you also think that “rescue” doesn’t like me? I probably remind him of the Rabbis who “made” him go off the derech. Let’s just add one point. YYA said that words in Loshon Hakodesh can have more than one meaning, but rescue disagrees. Only one way to settle this. Let’s bring in an unbiased third party the great band Led Zeppelin. In their classic hit, “Stairway to Heaven” the lead singer Robert Plant tells us, “Cuz you know sometimes words have two meanings.” I guess that settles it. Checkmate to rescue. I didn’t say he acts like a three-year-old, I said he writes like a three-year-old. He acts like, ….. ya know some things are better left unsaid. Good Shabbos.
To rescue
It’s quite obvious that you won’t listen to anything that I or anyone else says so I won’t go any further. I will, however, offer an olive branch. I write a very popular weekly Dvar Torah over the internet. If you’d like to read it just send me your e-mail (that offer is available to any other interested posters. No names of course.)