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.
Thursday, April 28, 2005
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
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.
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.
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