tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post7137215815911829732..comments2024-03-29T09:34:59.827+03:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: $50 Billion rip off - Bernard MadoffDaas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-26066473465834229472008-12-16T22:42:00.000+02:002008-12-16T22:42:00.000+02:00Garnel,Every hoodlum gives charity. Read about Jes...Garnel,<BR/><BR/>Every hoodlum gives charity. Read about Jesse James. Rubashkin supported yeshivos an dthe family runs a soup kitchen.<BR/><BR/>"Lo yikach shochad". Sins are not bought out with mitzvos. You know the Talmud about "hagozel sooh .. Hare zeh nietz" and mitzvah haboh beaverah. So, cut out looking for good. There is none.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-11350423771504312232008-12-16T19:08:00.000+02:002008-12-16T19:08:00.000+02:00Dear Karaite:If you are a true Karaite, you should...Dear Karaite:<BR/>If you are a true Karaite, you should *read* the text of my comment more carefully.<BR/>I referred only to posts that simply paste press items with no additional commentary or opinion.<BR/>All my comments are a commentary or an opinion on a post.Freelance Kiruv Maniac (Mr. Hyde)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10298176204317506218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-41063573049536390172008-12-14T22:36:00.000+02:002008-12-14T22:36:00.000+02:00Freelance Kiruv Maniac - If you have a constructiv...Freelance Kiruv Maniac - If you have a constructive purpose in posting these items, please state them clearly with each post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-81691198642842712972008-12-14T19:37:00.000+02:002008-12-14T19:37:00.000+02:00Its just that simply posting news reports with no ...Its just that simply posting news reports with no comment leaves me uncomfortably up in the air as to what message you are trying to convey.<BR/> <BR/>One might suspect that you are aping the many J-blogs which relish the exposure of Jewish public scandals in order to highlight our failures exclusively. <BR/><BR/>Request:<BR/>If you have a constructive purpose in posting these press items, please state them clearly with each post.Freelance Kiruv Maniac (Mr. Hyde)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10298176204317506218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-25167988740794907472008-12-14T17:51:00.000+02:002008-12-14T17:51:00.000+02:00Freelance Kiruv Maniac said... If its something...Freelance Kiruv Maniac said...<BR/><BR/> If its something that you personally feel strongly about and are using your blog to express your personal outrage, I would understand.<BR/> But then don't just paste the press article as is. Express your outrage!<BR/>-==============<BR/>I don't understand why this issue bothers you?<BR/>Why do I have to express my outrage - isn't the problem obvious?<BR/>Pehaps what you are saying is that you don't find it outrageous - please explain why?Daas Torahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-72497442352794976432008-12-14T14:48:00.000+02:002008-12-14T14:48:00.000+02:00I've been thinking a great deal about this and one...I've been thinking a great deal about this and one thing must be considered:<BR/><BR/>How much did Mr. Maddow give to tzedakah? Because from the ancillary news of all the charities that are now going under because of his downfall, it seems that giving tzedakah was a major part of his activities.<BR/><BR/>Yes, that does not justify what he's done. But I think the thought: that what he did was to give to others, must be considered.<BR/><BR/>What takes a person with such an important impulse and make him decide that the ends justify the means?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-62721050206503094412008-12-14T14:34:00.000+02:002008-12-14T14:34:00.000+02:00If its something that you personally feel strongly...If its something that you personally feel strongly about and are using your blog to express your personal outrage, I would understand.<BR/>But then don't just paste the press article as is. Express your outrage!Freelance Kiruv Maniac (Mr. Hyde)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10298176204317506218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-37799718108123703612008-12-14T14:32:00.000+02:002008-12-14T14:32:00.000+02:00Not only has he destroyed the life and welfare for...<I>Not only has he destroyed the life and welfare for many people - this also constitues a major fallout in the issue of chilul HaShem. It is important for Jews to acknowledge and condemn this man's activities.</I><BR/><BR/>You think that a blogger such as yourself who blogs mainly on scholarly research topics facing the Orthodox world has an obligation to acknowledge and condemn every chilul Hashem that turns up in the press?<BR/>There are a dozen other "popular" Jewish bloggers who are doing the same thing already. I think its redundant for a blog of your caliber to do it also.Freelance Kiruv Maniac (Mr. Hyde)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10298176204317506218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-14089670385193360102008-12-14T06:45:00.000+02:002008-12-14T06:45:00.000+02:00Is Maddow Orthodox? Why is it our fault if he didn...Is Maddow Orthodox? Why is it our fault if he didn't follow Torah ethics? <BR/><BR/>It is the fault of the institution that chose him that does not represent mainstream Orthodox philosophy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-50530990893433463452008-12-14T02:04:00.000+02:002008-12-14T02:04:00.000+02:00"We are in the midst of a world wide financial cri..."We are in the midst of a world wide financial crises - thousands are losing jobs and livelihood everyday - and some well connected and respected Jew rips off $50 billion dollars - and you think it should be ignored?"<BR/><BR/>It should not be ignored and you are courageous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-9630853919989706412008-12-13T21:04:00.000+02:002008-12-13T21:04:00.000+02:00Freelance Kiruv Maniac said... Just curious, wh...Freelance Kiruv Maniac said...<BR/><BR/> Just curious, why are you blogging on this? What are you trying to achieve?<BR/>==============<BR/>Let me ask you - isn't it obvious? What is your question?<BR/><BR/>We have a case where a person - who is a mainstay of financial investment of major tzedkas - who has literally destroyed them.<BR/><BR/>This is a major figure at Yeshiva University. He is one of us.<BR/><BR/>Not only has he destroyed the life and welfare for many people - this also constitues a major fallout in the issue of chilul HaShem. It is important for Jews to acknowledge and condemn this man's activities.<BR/><BR/>We are in the midst of a world wide financial crises - thousands are losing jobs and livelihood everyday - and some well connected and respected Jew rips off $50 billion dollars - and you think it should be ignored?Daas Torahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-78446988152967800622008-12-13T20:22:00.000+02:002008-12-13T20:22:00.000+02:00Just curious, why are you blogging on this? What a...Just curious, why are you blogging on this? What are you trying to achieve?Freelance Kiruv Maniac (Mr. Hyde)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10298176204317506218noreply@blogger.com