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Ive never heard of anyone revoking Smicha, although I could be wrong about that. Is there a case of BMG for example revoking a Smicha from someone

To be fair, by 1943 there was nowhere to flee. They should have listened to Jabotinsky in 1938, when there were still a few places that were letting Jews in.

The Satmar Rebbe or the Belzer Rebbe , who were in Hungary in 1944, could have told their flee resist going into the ghettos and resist going into the trains. The Gedolim today are telling their flock to totally resist going into the army, why didnt they do this in 1944. If the Nazi had to drag every jew into the train they would have been greatly slowed down. The Nazis were short Ammo, they could not shoot every jew. They needed the jews to comply with order

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ZD, if you look at the list of their alumni, most of them do have jobs for which a JTS alum would be hired, such as Hillels and such. However, several YCT grads have been hired by places that would never hire a JTS grad (such as the Helsinki Chief Rabbinate — chief rabbis are pretty much always Orthodox — and a few solidly MO shuls in the US).

There are about 1500 jews in Helsinki, Its really not a lot. Ther are more jews on a block in Borough park

Why doesnt the Agudah apply for these jobs like Hillels or the Helsinki Chief Rabbi and Dont think it cant be Done Chabad does it and they are chief Rabbis in places like Ukraine and Russia and I dont know if they are head of any Hillels, but they do have Chabad houses on college campuses

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The Belz Rebbi in his final Tish in Hungary in 1944 told his flock to stay in Hungary that it was safe there and it was assur to go to Palestine

zd: The Novominsker wasn’t concerned with his followers falling for these deviants. He was primarily concerned with the out of town communities where these malcontents are taking rabbinic pulpits and/or otherwise influencing local Orthodox communities.

OO isnt getting many pulpit positions out of town either, but if the was really concerned instead of condeming OO, why doesnt the Agudah send people to these communities to take these jobs.

Chabad does this and has alot of influence than OO does.

This is what they call a straw man. There is nobody, and I mean nobody who goes to a Godol for actual medical advice rather than to a doctor.

Proponets of Daas Torah bring up the case where the Chazon Ish told a Brain Surgeon where to operate.

There are also cases where supposedly a Gadol told a averach to go see a certain doctor instead of the specialist

Staten Island isnt cheap, the only reason is cheaper than Brooklyn is because the commute is longer.

When people triple park on Victory Blvd and block every driveway it will become Borough Park, until then it is not

The Gedolim specially told people not to go to the US (Before 1924) or Israel (In the 1930’s)

There were lots of Pograms in Europe and an especially bad one in 1881 which is what caused the massive emigration to the US.

In the 1930’s it was possible to go to Palestine,I once met a woman who wanted to go to Palestine in the 1930’s I guess as a teen. Her parents asked a Psak and the Psak was no and she stayed in Europe. She did survive, but her family did not and she suffered greatly, I dont think she ever got over camps.

Why should one assume the story about the Chazon Ish and the Brain Surgery is true without proof , but assume stories that Gedolim told people to stay in Europe wasnt true and proof should be given about those statements.

I should also add the Daas Torah giver in 1944 , gave it as his last speech in Hungary before he himself left for Palestine and survived the war himself.

In January 1944 A Daas Torah was given in Hungary that Jews should stay in Hungary rather than leave.

In April 1944 Admiral Horthy was overthrown and the gavel of Auschwitz fell on the Jews of Hungary

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10,000 was unlikely. There is not building in Borough Park Big Enough to legally sit 10,000 people. They would have needed to be in a bigger venue like the Barclys , or the Garden. I dont even think the Brooklyn Armory can legally hold 10,000 people

Guy had a dream that he drowned while crossing a certain bridge. R’ Chaim told him to ignore it, as we pasken that we don’t listen to dreams [please: the psak is not the point]. He repeatedly had the dream, and he kept giving him the same pask. He traveled over that bridge… and drowned! Family came to R’ Chaim, obviously upset. He told them: My psak was correct, and I would do the same even after having this knowledge!

How come you never repeat the stories where the shaila was asked what to do (when then Nazis came) and the psak was stay and you will be safe and then the Nazis came and sent the person to Auschwitz, and there are such stories.

I am not sure what you mean, Nobody would hire him because of the way he looks, but that might not be true. Someone with Long Hair, who wears T-shirts and jeans would not be a good fit for a Seforim Store, but might be a very good fit for a Music Store.

I eat meat I am not a vegatrarian, I have never seen kosher Fois Gras although Ive heard it exists but I would not eat it anyway. You are correct I do not eat Veal because of the way the animals are treated.

There is no Mitzvah to eat Fois Gras or Veal and If Rav Moshe Permits it that is fine, He permits it not requires it. As stated Rav Ovadiah Yosef does not allow it. I am sure there are others who also do not permit it or at least discourage it.

In the US if first cousins marry in NY, its generally recognized througout the US

Why would you question someone who became a vegatarian for health reasons or someone who just doesnt like meat?

It is much healthier to be a vegatarian (I am NOT one,I eat meat probably too much of it) and I can tell you it is no fun to eat something you dont like, I dislike Gefilte Fish and I hate Chopped Liver. While I dont have these things in my house, when I am somewhere else and its served to me, I force myself to somehow gulp it down. and then quickly drink something so I dont have to taste it especially the chopped liver YUCH

The circumference of a globe is wider at the equator than say 70 degrees North latitute so the further north you fly the shorter the distance to circumnavigate the globe.

New York is about 40 Degrees North Latitude and London is about 50 Degrees north Latitude

Non-euclidian geometry is shtus. Euclid was right.

The shortest distance between 2 places is not always a straight line

If you fly from New York to London, the shortest distance is not a straight line but rather fly north to where the globe is smaller fly across the atlantic there and then fly south to London. Use a string on a globe and you will see this is true

It is not tree hugging to think its wrong to shove a pipe down an animals throat and use a plunger to shove the food down its throat to cause the liver to expand.

I am not familiar with the history of Fois Gras was available in the time of the Gemorah, nor was much of the industrialness of todays meat processing. If you think its OK to shove a pipe down a birds throat and use a plunger to force feed it for your gastronomical enjoyment, then you really have no compasion

Affordable New York City is an Oxymoron

I personally eat meat and I dont think Shechita is immoral, but if you saw how some of the animals are raised you might not nessasarily think its so moral

Veal for instance , many times the animals are immobolized so they cannot move and are massaged, its gives the meat a certain less fat taste.

Foie Gras, the Goose are force fed to enlarge the liver

Chickens are placed in coops that are too crowded and the chickens start to peck each other (Many people only eat Free range chickens for this reason)

Cattle are fed the remains of other cattle (Cattle are herbavoires not carnivores) and this was how mad cow disease spread

A wise saying, He who controls the Kings Treasury Controls the King.

As the money is taken the charedim must accept that it will come with more and more conditions, If they dont like the conditions they will starve and I really doubt any country will take people who want to come for welfare. They want people who will work and pay taxes. I doubt the German government really cares about torah learning

The problem with bonfire on Motzei Shabbos is you have to prepare in advance. In the US you need time to get the police gates and fire trucks ready and have permits all set up. You also need to scour the area for flammable items (In case a piece of fire breaks off) you

In Israel they have to have the Police, Army and Fire Department set up the area. Comb the area for terrorists, Make sure there arent any flammable items nearby etc

Large crowds especially with fire just dont happen safely, you need to prepare. You need time to also get the fire extenguishers around etc.

Yes, if it was Sunday afternoon they could still work on Shabbos, but at least there is time to prepare. If the Bonfire is 1 hour after shabbos you just dont have the time to prepare safely