Tag, I've tried to be respectful and patient with you but this is starting to get absurd.
Sorry Chaim I must disagree with you here. Even people with good intentions do not know and understand the complexities of these issues here.
Tag, many posts ago I said that we are going to just have to agree to disagree. You are the one who keeps continuing this.
For example this case of Tzedakkah. What "Just say" just said goes against our morals and our societal mentality and ways. He doesn't understand for example that our concept of Tzedakah is different from the experience of his concept of "charity" these are different things.
I don't morally think it is right for someone's wealth to be taken from them and be redistributed by the state or a petty special-interest group against their will. You keep saying that the Israeli media is demonizing Shas on this issue. I have no idea what the Israeli media says or not but if this is indeed true, they are saying this because they know that many Israelis dislike Shas and what it is doing and it is trying to tap into that sentiment.
He sees it from his worldview and his experience as an American (white or other) and having a society and people he doesn't care about (blacks).
I clarified that it's not really about race; I merely was stating that Shas behaves like Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson. I don't want to give handouts to whites, Hispanics, Christians, Jews, or anybody.
We do not view Tzedakah especially when dealing with our fellow Jews as something wrong or bad, in fact the opposite. We are to be compassionate and loving to our people.
So you are saying that the income of Israelis should be forcibly redistributed to shakedown artists whether they consent or not? That is fascism.
Even this whole issue was raised by Rav Kahane ZTL HYD himself where he brings these sources and concepts in his Sefer OR Harayon. I think I brought this up some time ago as well. Our concept of Tzedakah is not like the gentile concept of charity.
For many years Chaim has been saying that the Israeli welfare state must be reformed, and that only genuine full-time Torah students should receive exemptions from the military and a state stipend. I believe he knows what he is talking about.
Their are many examples brought and when dealing with these issues (and something the Sanhedrin and Jewish society and courts will deal with) the dealings should be with the Torah and Jewish law and its take on these things and not the different cultures be they the American right wing concept of (mine is mine and yours is yours) or the left-wing concepts of (yours is mine and mine is mine) but the Torah concepts and ways of our sages and Prophets.
Obviously Chaim disagrees with you, and I think that he knows as much Torah/halacha as you do, if not more.
- That is the thing that might be your ideal society and I am fine with it, but our society is different and stands for a whole different culture and civilization. You just would not understand.
I never proclaimed to be an expert on Jewish society in any way. I just trust Chaim's knowledge and judgment and I think he knows what he is talking about.
- We keep the discussions civil and we refrain from mentioning their religion don't we out of respect as well. I think it would be best for them not to be involved in these issues when then involve Halahic concepts, discussions and disagreements (and these disagreements absolutely do exist).
If you have some legitimate criticism of something going on in Christian church politics, please share it. Maybe you have some good feedback for us.
We differ with some people for sure but at least hearing from Rav Kahane their is still respect for the people and groups who do not hold by the positions of Rav Kahane.
Please show me where HaRav said that we must all support and respect Shas and all that it does.
This was said by Rav Kahane himself when referring to Rav Schach. He even said to someone who held by Rav Schach (for example) that if he is his Rabbi then he should go by him and that was it. I will never accept (and that is the plain truth) that Rav Kahane would allow someone to bash Rav Schach as a person without him (Rav Kahane) standing up for him and shutting the other person up. Be he someone of the covenant or especially an uncircumcised.
I don't know who Rabbi Schach is.
Also it reflects very badly when inflammatory words are being said over and over again and the whole Jewish people as a whole are made to look as if we are some bloodsuckers who sell out for some $ (sounds very familiar to what Jews have been accused of for hundreds of years, and of the image of the "Judas" that existed and exists within the psych of many from the nations).
Ex-freaking scuse me??? I am an anti-Semite because I said what all Israelis know (that Shas is a shakedown and extortion party) and Naftali Bennett is a greedy oligarch who has never used his millions for anything righteous?
You owe me an apology.