I don't like Pesach

There, I said it. I guess this is one of the liberating things (no pun intended) about the internet.

I don't like sitting up till 3 AM listening to boring divrei Torah, that's not what a seder is supposed to be.
I don't like having to not eat certain foods for a "just because" reason.
When did Pesach turn into a suffer-fest, where whomever suffers the most wins?
I'm sure if our European ancestors were here today, they'd be enjoying all the wonders of 21st century food advances, that, and lauging at their silly descendants.

Enjoy the rest of Pesach.

Why L' Affair Slifkin Matters to Me

Many people have asked why I get worked up over this horrible incident. (And just because I haven't been posting, doesn't mean I'm not getting worked up, B"H, the Godol and others are still posting.)
One very important reason why it matters is because I am a frum Jew. These troublemakers behind the cherem are supposedly frum Jews also. I sometimes literally get goosebumps seeing what is happening to my religion and knowing that 20 years down the line, Orthodox Judaism will not be the same.
We have people who 100% truly believe that if a gadol says something or writes something, it is as if it came from Hashem, c"v. The funny thing is that in my opinion, that is real kefirah, forget about asking how old the world is.
In addition, even after most sane individuals realize that the gedolim have been duped they still can't open their minds. After all, if the gedolim don't retract, why should they?

People then claim that we have no emunas chachamim if we criticize the gedolim. Is it because we are criticizing or because it is their gedolim we're criticizing?
R' Elyashiv - For me, the only answer I can give is that he's no longer 100%, any other answer is just insulting to R' Elyashiv.
R' Efrati- Never heard of him before all these pskaim from R' Elyashiv. My sources tell me he's power hungry and many people in Eretz Yisroel are royally peeved at him.
The other "gedolim" that signed are not worth the pixels so I won't waste time.
I will however state that I'm a bit upset at some of the non-signers and duped-signers. I have it on authority that R' Dovid Feinstein did not sign the ban and it was supposed to be a personal letter he was signing. Well, if it's true, why not come out and say it? Why is he willing to let R' Slifkin's reputation be ruined by his signature?
As for R' Kaminetzky, I used to think that it was great that he was quiet, and acting like a real mentsch and godol, but the fact is that this is not going away and he should make a statement or issue another haskamah on the books or do something.
Sorry for the somewhat incoherent rant, but I'm at work and have to type fast.

Achashveirosh and the Gedolim

No, it's not a new shiny shoe band. While listening to the megillah, I had the same question I, and all, always ask. How was it possible for Achashveirosh to not know that Mordechai and Esther were first cousins and that Esther was a Jew?
And then it hit me, when I thought of another question. How is it possible for the "gedolim" to still be against Slifkin's books, how was it possible to get some gadol to sign on to an obvious wrong and slanderous ban statement?

Quite simple actually. King Ach and the Gedolim live in a walled off palace. Nobody and no information comes in without it being filtered through the servants. King Ach had many other things on his mind, finding a hot-queen one of them, and the gedolim have their own things on their minds. So of course Ach and the Gedolim will act upon only the information they receive. To them, there is no other information out there.
Which, BTW, would be a good way to end this mess. Have the gedolim "fire" their servants and all will be forgiven. (I think.)

The Slifkin thing just doesn't die.

I, along with many other Brooklyn residents, received this today. What I want to know, if people already know that many of the allegations were proven false, why are they still sending it out? Check the date.
I want to know what those rabbanim whose name is on this will do.
Failure in action, will just confirm what many people already know, that the whole "gadol" thing is dead.

I'm sick

I know I haven't posted in a while, but I've been very busy. Luckily, my thoughts and opinions have been posted by several other bloggers out there so all is not lost.
I will just say that I'm sick. I'm sick and tired of the brainwashed minions running Orthodox Judaism. Mention the word Slifkin and they get all frothy and red-faced ready to explode. Start using logic in your arguments and they just about drop dead from some brain cells perhaps jump starting.

I say it's time for a revolution. Start taking back our religion. Stop sending out checks to organizations with certain rabbis at the helm.

As for the speech at the Siyum Hashas which was a veiled insult at R' Shmuel, for shame. Rumors have it that "he" went down to Philly Thursday night to speak to R' Shmuel. I certainly hope it was to apologize.

The Gedolim Speak about MUOYG

I'm not sure if Gil, Godol and the others have got this email, but this is the latest pashkevil going around Yerushalayim. This one I can agree to.

No time for bloggin

Well, I've been trying to find some time to post a few words, but Baruch Hashem I've been too busy to blog.
Also, starting next week or so, I won't be able to blog as often, so I will probably cut back to two-to-three blog posts per week. (That is if there is anything interesting to blog about.)