hasidicrebbele בס"ד

When good is done by an individual Jew vs the opposite

2009-11-29T09:56:00.000-08:00

"When good is done," by a religious Jew, he exclaimed, "it is 'just an individual'" who has done it, in the eyes of cynics. "But when bad is done" by one, he is immediately regarded as representing the entire community.
-Rabbi Moshe Tuvia Lieff, Rov, Agudas Yisroel Bais Binyomin

What is Hashem's plan ?

2009-11-21T18:20:00.000-08:00

A 10 minute video featuring Rabbi Weinberg on the crisis facing the Jewish people

2009-11-17T14:22:00.000-08:00

A 10 minute video featuring Rabbi Weinberg on the crisis facing the Jewish people

Bar mitzvah land

2009-11-14T17:38:00.000-08:00

Bar mitzvah land

For some Americans Israel seen as a banquet hall, not a place to live in
Hagai Segal Published: 11.13.09, 14:10 / Israel Opinion

Rahm Emanuel, possibly the most important Jew of this generation, smiled at us this past week. In a speech delivered at the conference of the Jewish Federations of North America, Emanuel portrayed himself as a great Israeli patriot.

A significant part of his address focused on spirited denial of the claims that he is the driving force behind the Obama Administration’s hostile acts vis-à-vis Israel. Emanuel also denied that there is any hostility to begin with. For a moment, it appeared as though President Obama is the current day version of Zionist forefather Theodor Herzl.

In the framework of his persuasion efforts in the face of a suspicious audience, the White House chief of staff declared that at the end of May 2010 he will be arriving in Israel with his family in order to celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of his eldest son, Zach.

We were told that one of the possibilities being looked into is holding the ceremony at the Western Wall. Jerusalem’s photographers and the Western Wall beggars are already preparing for the occasion.

Once upon a time, Jews would arrive in Israel in order to be buried here; today, they drop by for a visit in order to celebrate a bar mitzvah. This lovely yet problematic custom is particularly prevalent among wealthy Jews from the United States who can afford to live there and celebrate here.

Israel an insurance policy
When their sons reach the age of 13, they head to Jerusalem to celebrate in an effort to remind their children where their roots lie. Immediately after the bar mitzvah, however, the family returns home, to the Diaspora.

In the eyes of the young child, who barely understands a few words from the Haftarah he reads, Israel is a banquet hall, rather than a place to live in. In his parents’ view, Israel is an insurance policy, in case of some kind of future trouble. When he gets married, the son’s chuppah will be held by the Hudson River.

By the time he turns 40 or 50, he will become a Woody Allan or a Bernard Madoff, or possibly a senior presidential aide on the issue of the settlements. His son too will be flown to Israel for his bar mitzvah, and so on and so forth.

Should Jerusalem be divided meantime, in line with the Emanuel-Obama plan, the ceremony will be held near the miniature Western Wall model at the Mini-Israel amusement park near Jerusalem

“The lawyer and the drowning girl”

2009-11-12T18:42:00.001-08:00

“The lawyer and the drowning girl”

A True Story told over by HaRav Fishel Schachter, Parshas Va’era, 2008

There was a chareidi family that took a vacation to Teveria. The wife and 2 daughters went down to the kineret to go swimming. The husband went to daven by Reb Meir Baal HaNeis. The girls start to wade in the water, and the older daughter steps too far in and is swept into a current, but she couldn’t swim, and begins to go under. The mother is watching as the daughter is pleading for her life, but the mother couldn’t swim. The mother runs onto the highway and is desperately trying to flag down cars for help. They are swerving around her, honking at her, screaming to get out of the road. Finally an elegant car stops and a well dressed man asks what’s happening. The mother screams my daughter is drowning. He throws off his coat and runs and dives into the water. The man’s wife is screaming to him saying, “Remember you just had a heart attack.” He dives into the water and comes up with the little girl. The mother breathes a sigh of relief for a moment, until she realizes that this was the younger daughter who must have jumped in to save the older daughter. She screams “I have another daughter there!” He jumps back in and screams “Where is she? Where is she?” The mother is pointing to him, “Over there, over there.” He dives to the bottom and begins to drag her limpless body to the shore, but now there are people on the shore, who are screaming “Her head is still in the water! Her head is still in the water. Lift it out!!!” He lifts her head and puts it on his shoulder and brings her ashore. There was an arab man was on the beach, who started doing CPR on the girl. They called the ambulance and the ambulance crew said they took a pulse, but her head was in the water too long, there’s nothing they can do. They go off to the hospital, and the doctors say there’s no hope. The family began davening for a miracle. They’re waiting and waiting, davening. The Doctor took an MRI, and when he saw the results, runs back in and said, “I can’t believe it, regular brain activity resumed”. The daughter finally wakes up and leaves the hospital two days later. The doctors said they never saw anything like it, she was deprived of oxygen for so long, it was impossible to have this outcome.

A few days later, the family makes a Seudas Hod’ah (meal of thanks) to thank H” for the miracle, and wanted to invite the man who jumped into the water to save their daughter. They couldn’t find him, so thought maybe he called into the hospital to see how she was, and they were right. They found him. He was an attorney from a non observant kibbutz, with no connection to yiddishkeit his whole life. They invited him to the seudah and he told them this story. He was recovering from a heart attack before this incident, and he and his wife were headed up North for a vacation, when he saw this chareidi woman in the street. His wife said keep driving, she’s a meshuganah, but he said she looks desperate, so decided to help. He told the family that he had been sick for awhile, and used to be an Olympic swimmer, but hadn’t swam in YEARS. But just last week, as part of his therapy for the heart attack, he was in a hotel that had a pool, and he started to swim laps during the week. His wife was yelling at him that it was dangerous, and he told her that for some reason, he felt that he had to do this for some reason. He felt that he just loved it. He told them that If he hadn’t done this he wouldn’t have been in shape enough to rescue their daughters. “So I jumped in and saved your first daughter, but then you told me there’s another daughter. I went back in, and as I was pulling your 2nd daughter to shore, and realized that I didn’t bring her head above the water, I was going out of my mind – during those crucial last few moments, I didn’t bring her head above the water, I was going out of my mind.” Afterwards, I came home and cried to my wife, “I killed that girl.” My wife said what are you talking about, you saved her, you risked your life. “But I’m so stupid, I didn’t take her head out of the water.” No, she said, you just didn’t realize. “NO, She died because of my stupidity” I said, “It was my fault, she would have lived!”. So I ran back to that place, and climbed to the top of a mountain, and I said, “Ribbono Shel Olam, never in my life did I pray to you. I was raised on a kibbutz, and laughed at prayer. I wouldn’t be caught dead praying, I would have been so embarrassed. G-d, this is the first time in my life I’m praying to you. I’ll never be able to live this down. I won’t be able to go on. PLEASE, H”, consider it as if I prayed to you my whole life, and combine all those prayers that I could have said, and use them to save this girl. Please G-d” He continued to tell the family, that “I went back home and called the hospital, and they told me that an hour ago (as I was saying this prayer) she woke up!”

Think about this story, was he a hero b/c he took off his jacket and jumped in? Was it that he jumped in twice? Where was the gift of life? It was at the moment that he said “I blew it, I tried and I tried and blew it.” Instead of falling to despair, he took that broken heart, and instead of letting it turn into depression and sadness, he converted it into Tefillah. A tefillah that he never had before in his life. And miracles came from it. There are moments in life that we think we blew it. We have to realize that those very moments, if used correctly, are the seeds for redemption, Moshiach, refuah and yeshuah for everyone.

-Transcribed from a shiur by Rav Fishel Schachter, shlita

DIVORCE AGREEMENT

2009-11-05T15:22:00.000-08:00

American liberals, leftists, social progressives, socialists, Marxists and Obama supporters, et al:

We have stuck together since the late 1950's, but the whole of this latest election process has made me realize that I want a divorce. I know we tolerated each other for many years for the sake of future generations, but sadly, this relationship has run its course.

Our two ideological sides of America cannot and will not ever agree on what is right so let's just end it on friendly terms. We can smile and chalk it up to irreconcilable differences and go our own way.

Here is a model separation agreement:

Our two groups can equitably divide up the country by landmass each taking a portion. That will be the difficult part, but I am sure our two sides can come to a friendly agreement. After that, it should be relatively easy! Our respective representatives can effortlessly divide other assets since both sides have such distinct and disparate tastes.

We don't like redistributive taxes so you can keep them. You are welcome to the liberal judges and the ACLU. Since you hate guns and war, we'll take our firearms, the cops, the NRA and the military.

You can keep Oprah, Michael Moore and Rosie O'Donnell (You are, however, responsible for finding a bio-diesel vehicle big enough to move all three of them).

We'll keep the capitalism, greedy corporations, pharmaceutical companies, Wal-Mart and Wall Street. You can have your beloved homeless, homeboys, hippies and illegal aliens. We'll keep the hot Alaskan hockey moms, greedy CEO's and rednecks. We'll keep the Bibles and give you NBC and Hollywood.

You can make nice with Iran and Palestine and we'll retain the right to invade and hammer places that threaten us.. You can have the peaceniks and war protesters. When our allies or our way of life are under assault, we'll help provide them security.

We'll keep our Judeo-Christian values.. You are welcome to Islam, Scientology, Humanism, MSNBC and Shirley McClean. You can also have the U.N.. but we will no longer be paying the bill.

We'll keep the SUVs, pickup trucks and oversized luxury cars. You can take every Subaru station wagon you can find.

You can give everyone healthcare if you can find any practicing doctors. We'll continue to believe healthcare is a luxury and not a right. We'll keep The Battle Hymn of the Republic and the National Anthem. I'm sure you'll be happy to substitute Imagine, I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing, Kum Ba Ya or We Are the World.

We'll practice trickle down economics and you can give trickle up poverty your best shot. Since it often so offends you, we'll keep our history, our name and our flag.

Would you agree to this? If so, please pass it along to other like minded liberal and conservative patriots and if you do not agree, just hit delete. In the spirit of friendly parting, I'll bet you about which one of us will need whose help in 15 years.

Sincerely,
John J. Wall
Law Student and an American

P.S. Also, please take Ted Turner, Sean Penn, Martin Sheen, Barbara Streisand, & Jane Fonda & The View with you.
P. S. S. And we won't have to press 1 for English.

kids not at risk -Surprising Reasons Why Some Reject Yiddishkeit

2009-11-03T19:19:00.000-08:00

kids not at risk -Surprising Reasons Why Some Reject Yiddishkeit
By Dr. Yakov Lowinger

The townspeople of Nicholsberg were not Chasidim

2009-10-29T20:31:00.000-07:00

The townspeople of Nicholsberg were not Chasidim and unaccustomed to some of the practices of their chief Rabbi, the famed Reb Shmelke. A meeting was conveyed by the prominent members of the community to discuss his dismissal. The synagogue's caretaker overheard the meeting while he was cleaning and demanded to be allowed to speak.

"I know that our rabbi is perfectly righteous. Every morning I make the pre dawn rounds, waking the men to come to shul. Each morning I knock on the Rabbi's door. He is always up before me. For the last few week's I have found the rabbi sitting and learning with someone I have never seen. One day I asked the Rabbi who is this stranger and he told me that it is Elijah the prophet."

"Just last week," Continued the caretaker, "as I approached the rabbi's house I saw two men standing at his door. One was this frequent guest, the other wore a gold crown. I asked the rabbi who was the other visitor. He told me it was Menashe, King of Judah. It seems a Rabbi had sent a matter of Jewish law to our rabbi to adjudicate. In the town of that other rabbi lived a Chosid who had taken upon himself to smash all the images in the local church. The man was caught and hanged. There is a widow's fund in that town, but the officers refused to give her any support, saying that it was the man's own fault for getting himself killed. Our rabbi did not know what to answer until the king arrived. He explained to the rabbi that he had been reincarnated as this chosid in order to rectify the evil perpetrated when the king erected an image in the temple."

This story was told by Reb Simcha Bunem of Pischah. After telling the story he concluded, "Look at the humility of this simple caretaker. For weeks he merited to see Elijah, a feat the greatest individuals hope to accomplish once in a lifetime. It never occurred to him that something special had happened to himself, just that his rabbi was a holy man."

Shema Yisroel

2009-09-29T10:12:00.000-07:00

Legend tells that after the Holocaust, R. Yosef Kahaneman zt'l , the Ponevezhe Rov began looking for Jewish children who had survived the war. It was known that some of the children had ended up in...

Drop Your Bags

2009-09-25T08:42:00.000-07:00

Thank You Hashem !!

2009-09-24T12:31:00.000-07:00

WHAT HAPPENS IN HEAVEN
This is one of the nicest e-mails I have seen and is so true:

I dreamt that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with angels.. My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and said, 'This is the Receiving Section. Here, all petitions to God said in prayer are received. '

I looked around in this area, and it was terribly busy with so many angels sorting out petitions written on voluminous paper sheets and scraps from people all over the world.

Then we moved on down a long corridor until we reached the second section.
The angel then said to me, ' This is the Packaging and Delivery Section. Here, the graces and blessings the people asked for are processed and delivered to the living persons who asked for them. ' I noticed again how busy it was there. There were many angels working hard at that station, since so many blessings had been requested and were being packaged for delivery to Earth.

Finally at the farthest end of the long corridor we stopped at the door of a very small station. To my great surprise, only one angel was seated there, idly doing nothing. 'This is the Acknowledgment Section,' my angel friend quietly admitted to me. He seemed embarrassed. 'How is it that there is no work going on here?' I asked.

'So sad,' the angel sighed. 'After people receive the blessings that they asked for, very few send back acknowledgments..'

'How does one acknowledge God's blessings? ' I asked.

'Simple,' the angel answered. Just say, ' Thank you, Hashem. '

'What blessings should they acknowledge? ' I asked.

'If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep you are richer than 75% of this world. If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish, you are among the top 8% of the world 's wealthy.'

'And if you get this on your own computer, you are part of the 1% in the world who has that opportunity. '

'If you woke up this morning with more health than illness ... You are more blessed than the many who will not even survive this day.'

'If you have never experienced the fear in battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation .. You are ahead of 700 million people in the world. '

'If you can attend a place of worship without the fear of harassment, arrest, torture or death you are envied by, and more blessed than, three billion people in the world.. '

'If your parents are still alive and still married ..you are very rare. '

'If you can hold your head up and smile, you are not the norm, you're unique to all those in doubt and despair. '

Ok, what now? How can I start?

If you can read this message, you just received a double blessing in that someone was thinking of you as very special and you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all.
Have a good day, count your blessings, and if you care to, pass this along to remind everyone else how blessed we all are.

ATTN: Acknowledge Dept.
'Thank you Hashem, for giving me the ability to share this message and for giving me so many wonderful people with whom to share it. '

If you have read this far, and are thankful for all that you have been blessed with, how can you not send it on???? I thank G-d for everything, especially all my family and friends!!

Why we Have a Happy New Year

2009-09-16T17:55:00.000-07:00

One of the most misunderstood concept/fact of our contract with G-d, is the accounting system of our job.

Simply stated, WE DO NOT GET PAID HERE ON THIS WORLD.

When we do Mitzvos on this world it is so that we will get the BENEFITS ON THE OTHER WORLD TO COME.

Meanwhile, if we sin , WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT ON THIS WORLD.

Now what kind of an accounting system is this ?????

Which is why Hashem in his Infinite Goodness, cleans the books from liabilities each year and again and again, so that we should be able to continue forward and keep building for the future.

That is why we have a Happy NEW year each year again and again.

What do we need to do?

We have to understand and appreciate and use this clean record and feel Hashem's love that he wants us to succeed and begin again and again, and to move forward and not look backward.

Blessing all Jews and mankind to understand and utilize this.

Firsts

2009-09-16T06:49:00.000-07:00

Excellent video

3rd World War will last 12 minutes

2009-09-13T12:55:00.000-07:00

It's old news about what the Holy Chofetz Chaim said about the 3 world wars to happen before Moshiach will come.

Now what had been also recorded that when the Holy Vilna Gaon discussed this same subject, he said that the 3rd World War will last 12 minutes. At that time of course none understood what he was saying, whereas now we can some.

I say, "some" , because with all the talks about Iran, Saudi Arabia, North Korea having the nuclear capabilities and the craziness to launch and start a world war, are we in the zone of it lasting "12 minutes" ?

Hashem should protect us all from the "Chevlei Moshiach", and we should all be Zocha to a Good New Year.

ELUL RECALL NOTICE

2009-09-09T10:51:00.000-07:00

ELUL RECALL NOTICE

Regardless of make or year, all units known as "human beings" are being recalled by the Manufacturer. This is due to a malfunction in the original prototype units code named "Adam" and "Eve" resulting in the reproduction of the same defect in all subsequent units. This defect is technically termed, "Serious Internal Non-morality," but more commonly known as "SIN."

Some of the symptoms of the SIN defect:

[a] Loss of direction
[b] Lack of peace and joy
[c] Depression
[d] Foul vocal emissions
[e] Selfishness
[f] Ingratitude
[g] Fearfulness
[h] Rebellion
[i] Jealousy

The Manufacturer, Hashem, is providing factory authorized repair service free of charge to correct the SIN defect. He has most generously offered to bear the entire burden of the staggering cost of these repairs. To repeat, there is no fee required. The number to call in for repair in all areas is PRAYER. Once connected, please upload the burden of SIN through the REPENTANCE procedure. Next, download ATONEMENT from Hashem into the heart component of the human unit. No matter how big or small the SIN defect is, Hashem will replace it with:

[a] Love
[b] Joy
[c] Peace
[d] Kindness
[e] Goodness
[f] Faithfulness
[g] Gentleness
[h] Patience
[I] Self-control

Please see the operating manual, TORAH, for further details on the use of these fixes. As an added upgrade, the Manufacturer has made Himself available to all repaired units through a special internalization function called NESHAMAH, enabling direct monitoring and assistance. Repaired units need only make the NESHAMAH welcome and she will take up residence on the premises.

WARNING: Continuing to operate a human being unit without corrections voids the Manufacturer's warranty, exposes the unit to dangers and problems too numerous to list, and will ultimately result in the human unit being incinerated. Thank you for your immediate attention. Please assist by notifying others of this important recall notice. Have an uplifting Chodesh Elul!

Author (Anonymous)

"Tell me, are you Jewish?"

2009-09-03T11:51:00.000-07:00

A fellow goes to the races for the first time and decides to look over the race horses in the paddock before placing his first bet. While there he sees a rabbi standing beside a horse due to run in the first race. The Rabbi is rocking back and forth in prayer.

He notes the number on the horse and for the heck of it puts a two dollar bet to win on the horse. It comes in paying 9-1. Collecting his money he goes down to the paddock and sees the Rabbi praying over another horse, this one due to run in the next race. He puts all his winnings on that horse to win and again he wins.

By the end of the eight race his winnings total over five thousand. He decides the ninth will be his last race. He checks which horse the Rabbi is praying over and places all his money on that horse.

This time things are different. The horse the Rabbi was praying over trailed the field, ending up dead last and all the man's winnings are lost.

He spots the Rabbi, runs up to him, and says, " Rabbi, I do not understand. I watched you pray over horses and I bet and won on every horse you prayed over. That is except on the ninth race. I lost all my money on the horse you were praying over.

The Rabbi looks at the fellow and says, "Tell me, are you Jewish?"

The man responds, "Yes. I am Jewish. I am a member of a reform synagogue."

The rabbi responds, " That's the trouble with the reformed. They do not know the difference between a Brocha and Kaddish.

"Nu, I do that too."

2009-09-03T11:47:00.000-07:00

There was once a country doctor that lived in a small village in Poland. He was a very charitable fellow but would let people know it. It once happened that he was riding in his carriage when he chanced upon the Rabbi of the village walking along the road. He offered the Rav a ride, who gladly accepted.

During the trip, the doctor struck up a conversion. "You know," he said, "I never charge poor people who can't afford my services." The rabbi coolly responded, "Nu, I do the same thing." The man was a little taken aback. OK, so the Rav wasn't impressed, but what does he mean? Perhaps he also doesn't charge poor people for his services.

The doctor continued, "Why yes, if someone is too poor to afford medication, I will supply the necessary apothecaries, free of charge." The Rabbi responded, "Nu, I do that too." The doctor did not understand. What medicines did he prescribe? He concluded that there must be instances where the Rav supplied the needs of the poor.

Still trying to impress his passenger, the doctor boasted, "Their are times when I will prescribe a rest trip to a resort. If the poor person cannot afford the trip, I will pay for his trip and the money lost from not working." The Rabbi simply responded, "Nu, I do that too." The doctor could not contain himself. "You mean to tell me that you provide vacations for your congregants?" "Not at all," responded the Rabbi. "What I meant was that I also tell everyone all the good things I do. The bad things, I don't even tell myself."

© 2009 by Herschel Finman

Ari Goldwag: Finally Here

2009-09-02T20:45:00.000-07:00

'Let me see if I've got this right.

2009-09-02T08:33:00.000-07:00

After being interviewed by the school administration, the prospective teacher said:

'Let me see if I've got this right.

'You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a love for learning.

'You want me to check their backpacks for weapons, wage war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, and raise their sense of self esteem and personal pride.

'You want me to teach them patriotism and good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play, and how to register to vote, balance a checkbook, and apply for a job.
'You want me to check their heads for lice, recognize signs of antisocial behavior, and make sure that they all pass the final exams.

'You also want me to provide them with an equal education regardless of their handicaps, and communicate regularly with their parents in English, Spanish or any other language, by letter, telephone, newsletter, and report card.

'You want me to do all this with a piece of chalk, a blackboard, a bulletin board, a few books, a big smile, and a starting salary that qualifies me for food stamps.

'You want me to do all this and then you tell me. . .

I CAN'T PRAY?

'Three Kick Rule'

2009-09-01T08:50:00.000-07:00

A big city lawyer went duck hunting in rural North Cowra . He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer's field on the other side of a fence.

As the lawyer climbed over the fence, an elderly farmer drove up on his tractor and asked him what he was doing. The litigator responded, "I shot a duck and it fell in this field, and now I'm going to retrieve it."

The old farmer Peter replied, "This is my property, and you are not coming over here."

The indignant lawyer said, "I am one of the best trial lawyers in Australia and, if you don't let me get that duck, I'll sue you and take everything you own."

The old farmer smiled and said, "Apparently, you don't know how we settle disputes in North Cowra . We settle small disagreements like this with the 'Three Kick Rule.'

The lawyer asked, "What is the 'Three Kick Rule'?"

The Farmer replied, "Well, because the dispute occurs on my land, I get to go first. I kick you three times and then you kick me three times and so on back and forth until someone gives up."

The lawyer quickly thought about the proposed contest and decided that he could easily take the old codger. He agreed to abide by the local custom.

The old farmer slowly climbed down from the tractor and walked up to the attorney. His first kick planted the toe of his heavy steel-toed work boot into the lawyer's groin and dropped him to his knees!
His second kick to the midriff sent the lawyer's last meal gushing from his mouth. The lawyer was on all fours when the farmer's third kick to his rear end, sent him face-first into a fresh cow pie.

Summoning every bit of his will and remaining strength the lawyer very slowly managed to get to his feet. Wiping his face with the arm of his jacket, he said, "Okay, you old fart. Now it's my turn."

The old farmer smiled and said, "Nah, I give up. You can have the duck."

When you are educated, you'll believe only half of what you hear.
When you're intelligent, you know which half. .

And what is the greatest ignorance?

2009-08-26T11:21:00.000-07:00

My friends, we have been mis-labeled!

Despite what Shakespeare said, humans don't "be" very well.

"To be or not to be?" isn't the question.

We are not "Human Be-ings."

Let me explain. Look at the problems facing us and the world, war, poverty, terrorism, financial crisis, the list goes on...

There are no shortage of organizations that are attempting to solve these mammoth issues. Many, if not most are doing a noble job and have made a significant impact. So, if you want to make a real difference, where do you start?

My Rabbi, Rabbi Weinberg tz'l once asked, "What is the most dangerous disease in the world?"

"Ignorance," he replied.

And what is the greatest ignorance?

Not understanding ourselves.

The Talmud calls man a seeker. Monkeys, lions and fish don't seek. Give a monkey a tree and a banana and they are happy as punch. Monkeys want to be. Monkey's are Monkey Beings, but Humans are Human Seekers.

Look around and you will see, no matter what a human has, they seek more. Every single one of them on this planet, from Osama bin-Laden to the Queen of England is looking for something more. Donald Trump, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, they all want more out of life.

Its ignorance that makes people think its somewhere where it isn't. It's ignorance that makes fanatics think that killing innocent people will bring peace. It's ignorance that makes people think that poverty and abuse are acceptable.

These are man made problems, or to be specific, 'man-seeking' problems. Animals don't do to each other what we are capable of. Because animals are happy just being.

We can't change our nature, but we can educate it. The problem you have with yourself, and the people around you, is simply a matter of education, we all want the same love, happiness, peace and joy, we just don't understand how to attain it.

The people around you, don't want to be bad, rather, they are seeking good, they just don't understand. Through educational sites like this, and other's like it, we are making the world a better place.

Help us enlighten the world and spread the wisdom.

Shulem Rosenbaum of The Yeshiva World- how dare YOU

2009-08-24T11:38:00.000-07:00

EDITORIAL: What Will It Take To Learn?
August 24, 2009 I don’t know how to start. To say that I’m outraged would be an understatement. To say I’m disappointed? Ashamed? Still insufficient. Perhaps it’s a word that has yet to exist; I’m simply pained.

We all know that the Churban Habayis was caused by Sinas Chinam. We also know that Chillul Hashem isn’t forgiven only by death. But do we really know, or do we pretend to know?

The Chillul Hashem has been going on for 10 years now. The mainstream media has reminded us about this time after time, but we didn’t learn. Nothing seemed to be going too far. If it involved anything from desecrating the Torah, Bizayon Talmidei Chachamim, Mesiros to Chillul Shabbos, Nothing held them back. Perhaps they justify themselves by claiming that it is L’shem Shamayim. But what happened this week made me take out the pen I’ve never used before and write. I am writing because I am hurt.

I won’t talk about the pain those nine young Yesomim whose father was taken from this world so suddenly, and was then denied burial are suffering, or the trauma they will live with for the rest of their lives. I believe that is self-understood. Actually, I hope so. I will talk about a different aspect.

We all know that the Torah prohibits leaving a Meis out in the field longer than necessary. Some Poskim and Kehillos support this opinion even when it pertains to Kovod HaMeis. Baruch Hashem, Klal Yisroel, a nation known for its Chessed, has many Askanim and organizations who work with authorities tirelessly around the clock to ensure that proper Kovod HaMeis is met. They sometimes work with people who have never seen an orthodox Jew before, but after ample explanation have come to understand the concept. I will bring an example.

This year, Governor Paterson planned a huge cut for the NYC Medical Examiners office’s budget. They responded by threatening to close some of their offices, which would result, according to them, in delaying burial for the Jewish people who make this a major priority. Organizations including the OU, Misaskim, the Chevra Kadisha of the Vaad HaRabbonim of Queens, and the JCRC of New York stepped up their efforts to lobby that it shouldn’t be enacted. They explained to officials such as Governor Paterson and then Majority leader Malcolm Smith how important it is for us to dignify a Niftar. They understood and acted accordingly. (See article HERE on YWN)

How is it, may I ask, that people who grew up in a different society, people who don’t really understand our unique and special religion, understand this concept, and some of us Rachmanim don’t? What are these officials supposed to think when reading the NY Post report? That Jews have a double standard? What explanation will the Askanim give those coroners to avert an autopsy when shown the Times Herald-Record article?

No, I am not blaming anyone here. I am not affiliated with either party, and I am not writing to defend or blame either side. I simply do not understand what they thought - if they thought. The Torah punished its most evil criminals with stoning, yet warned not to delay their burial. What crime did this meis commit other than being part of another faction? Why didn’t he deserve to get proper Kovod Ha’achron to his eternal rest just like all of us desire?

We should be ashamed of ourselves, how far we have gone, playing with Neshomos - with fire!

(NOTE: This editorial is in reference to a particular (split) Chassidus which delayed the Kevura of another Jew for an entire day, due to fighting amongst themselves. This incident was reported in the media; NY Post, Times Herald Record, MidHudsonNews and others.)

(Shulem Rosenbaum - YWN)

How dare YOU judge Klal Yisroel B'Klal UB'frat ?

It's quite obvious that you are not a lamdan, posek etc ? It's obvious that you are not a Baal Midos ? It's obvious that you have no inkling of what it means Ahavas Yisroel?

How dare you talk about Sinas Chinom ?

Where is the "Chinom" here? How do you dare go and take facts from a "Sinas Chinom" media ? How dare you comment when you don't know the true facts? How dare you babble like a buffoon and worse than the secular media ?

Why is it that anything that has to do with negative Chasidishe news you and the Yeshiva World are there to point it out, with the improper facts ?

When will the "Yeshiva World" you represent stop spewing Sinas Chinom?

If you don't represent the "Yeshiva World", how dare you call yourself The Yeshiva World and make this Chilel Hashem ?

When will people like yourself who dare to masquerade for the Yeshiva World stop ?

When will you stop perpetuating the existing Churban ?

I’m outraged, disappointed, ashamed , (Perhaps it’s a word that has yet to exist,) I’m simply pained of you and The Yeshiva World.

Communication about Jewish Gays and Lesbians ?

2009-08-24T08:06:00.000-07:00

Jerusalem - Orthodox Rabbi Wants Charedi Attitude Towards Gays Changed

Is this a positive step in the "right" direction ?

I for sure hope that dialogue, communication and agreeing to disagree will continue.

Ditto for education, shidduchim and parenting issues.

What does the Almighty expect?!

2009-08-19T11:32:00.000-07:00

The Shpoler Zaida once commented that this war would be much easier if the yetzer hora was in a book and the Torah was in our hearts. Since, however, the Torah is in a book, that sits on a shelf and the yetzer hora is in our hearts, what does the Almighty expect?! The Almighty promised the Jewish people, "I will fight your wars," even this war. The Almighty requests that we just make the initial effort.

(The Torah e-Parsha is a project of Congregation Bnai Teshuva.)

“Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.” Anonymous

2009-08-16T16:16:00.000-07:00

“Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.” Anonymous

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