tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post7668262669614512974..comments2024-03-28T21:30:33.665+02:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Agudath Israel defends Rev. Hagee's remarks about HolocaustDaas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-34244704512902003442008-06-16T21:43:00.000+03:002008-06-16T21:43:00.000+03:00Rabbi Shafran misrepresents Rabbi Yoffie and Refor...Rabbi Shafran misrepresents Rabbi Yoffie and Reform Judaism. Consider for example when Rabbi Shafran says that Rabbi Yoffie has written that Jews “must examine each mitzvah [Torah commandment] and ask the question: ‘Do I feel commanded in this instance…?’ ”<BR/><BR/>Rabbi Shafran is fond of this quotation. He has used it repeatedly in his criticisms of Reform Judaism. But it is a mere fragment of a sentence. Here it is again (from Commentary magazine, August 1996) with more detail:<BR/><BR/>"The heart of Torah is mitzvah–the individual divine command. … Torah was transmitted to Moses and his spiritual descendants–the prophets and rabbis who fashioned our tradition and passed it on to subsequent generations. But in recording divine revelation as they experienced it, they did so as fallible human beings … I will seek guidance from rabbis and teachers, but ultimately I must examine each mitzvah and ask the question: do I feel commanded in this instance as Moses was commanded? …”<BR/><BR/>Rabbi Yoffie is continuing a traditional practice of studying and questioning and searching for the Torah’s meaning. This is not at all what Rabbi Shafran's too-short quotation suggests. Likewise, if you read the rest of Rabbi Yoffie’s statement in Commentary you will find that his beliefs, while certainly not Orthodox, are quite different from what Rabbi Shafran alleges.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-46893078437886459412008-06-12T16:57:00.000+03:002008-06-12T16:57:00.000+03:00One must consider exactly what Eric Yofie is an au...One must consider exactly what Eric Yofie is an authority of. Eric Yofie is the most blatant example of what is wrong with American Jewry today. He is the product of a failing movement that has caused tremendous damage to am Yisrael. He should examine himself first. He has no place to talk on this issue or any others concerning the Jewish people. Thanks to his efforts am Yisrael is experiencing a new holocaust. It is a spiritual holocaust and the biggest indicator is intermarriage and the fact that we lose more Jews to assimilation today than we ever have in history. Eric Yofie in his leadership role is directly responsible for much of this phenomena as his group promotes actions and concepts that directly lead to the aforementioned problems. When you hear or read something from Eric Yofie understand who he is and what he has said and done in the past himself. He has no place to speak.Daniel M. Ramoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01266542243046355084noreply@blogger.com