tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post8191319065218076832..comments2024-03-29T09:34:59.827+03:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: R' Eliyashev vs. R' Yosef - election upsetDaas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-87051640066149843102008-10-07T01:28:00.000+02:002008-10-07T01:28:00.000+02:00Wish that Rav Zefani Drori got in, he is a giber, ...Wish that Rav Zefani Drori got in, he is a giber, talmid chocham and ohev yisroel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-86825895037852183792008-10-06T08:11:00.000+02:002008-10-06T08:11:00.000+02:00You're preaching to the choir. I wasn't referring ...You're preaching to the choir. I wasn't referring to Rav Yosef himself, obviously, rather to the disrespectful tone/context of the statement by the author of the article.<BR/>Not that the present-day 'yeshivish velt' seems to have adopted many of the attitudes / sacrifices for torah of the talmudic era. This is the age of the 'lexus-steak-armani-kollel', albeit on someone else's dime...<BR/>(I only speak of N.America)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-39268307590854942042008-10-06T03:31:00.000+02:002008-10-06T03:31:00.000+02:00Don't forget: The first Rabban Gamliel was the son...<I>Don't forget: The first Rabban Gamliel was the son of a porter.</I><BR/><BR/>Yes. And I believe that porter's name was Hillel Hazaken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-18903857000818895992008-10-05T22:14:00.000+02:002008-10-05T22:14:00.000+02:00From what I've heard about the Rav Yosef, he'd dis...From what I've heard about the Rav Yosef, he'd disagree with you. He's apparently quite proud of his father's simple work and the high level of honesty he brought to it. He sees his background as a badge of pride.<BR/><BR/>Don't forget: The first Rabban Gamliel was the son of a porter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-12173531627135798812008-10-05T21:31:00.000+02:002008-10-05T21:31:00.000+02:00Why was it necessary to mention "Yosef, the son o...Why was it necessary to mention <BR/>"Yosef, the son of a grocer" ? I found that quite distasteful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-76444358926248200252008-10-05T20:34:00.000+02:002008-10-05T20:34:00.000+02:00It has never made sense that the Chareidi communit...It has never made sense that the Chareidi community would want to be involved with the Rabbanut, consider their lack of recognition of its authority. but while the Mizrachi were busy obsessing with Yesha, they took it over one election at a time and turned it into a puppet organization. <BR/>This "setback" is actually a step forward for an independent Rabbanut which should acknowledge the diversity of opinion and practice in Torah Judaism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com