Ponevezh Rosh Yeshiva HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein Shlita spoke out regarding the nationwide anti-chareidi climate in Israel. The rav addressed a number of people in his home, and his words were conveyed to Kikar Shabbat, which reports the rav spoke of Kamtza Bar Kamtza and the sinas chinam which led to the great destruction. The rav spoke of the severity of the hate campaign which all emerges from the sinas chinam, which may also lead to dire consequences.
“The hate comes from sinas chinam, but it is explained by chilonim as being the result of one thing or another, telling the chareidi tzibur it must make a tikun in one area or another. While it is true that they are inciting for their own reasons but for us, we must realize that this is what we deserve and we must mend our ways.
“This hate campaign is a Heavenly decree and if the chiloni community did not carry it out, it would come from elsewhere. The chareidi tzibur does not have to hate the chiloni tzibur but we must pity them”.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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6 Responses
So is he for compromise? For increased isolation and avoiding contact with the hilonim?
If only we would all listen to him! What is happening is truly terrifying in its ramifications. We must stop this immediately. We need much rachamei shamayim, and this is surely not the way to get it.
What Rav Gershon Edelshtien shlita is saying is that we as chareidim must look at areas we are lax in and if we would do so we would not be subject to a hate campaign.
He is not saying that we have to compromise Halacha, on the contrary he is saying that the problems are the result of the fact that unfortunatley we do compromise Halacha.
maybe this is a punishment the way we the ashkenazim treat the sefardim in Israel ???
Its realy very simple. Lets mend our ways by putting an end to this abusive kanoyus and speaking out forcefully against those that verbaly and physical abuse others in the name of frumkeit. Yes we should mend our ways and stop being silent.
most sinas chinom at the time of the churban was from the irreligious to to perushim (talmedei chachomim)