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Ask JTF for Sunday, January 4, 2009.

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Lewinsky Stinks, Dr. Brennan Rocks:
Everybody, please know that although Chaim would love to answer every question, owing to time constraints he can only handle one brief one per poster per week. If you have more, please save it for next week's show. Thank you very much for understanding this.
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Shalom Chaim,

What would you do to reform the monstrous prison-guard system? These sadists get paid 85k a year (because every politician kneels before their unions) to watch and cheer when smaller, weaker inmates are beaten and raped. I know you know a lot about these goons from your own experience. They use prison gangs like Nuestra Familia and Aryan Brotherhood to impose terror in the clink, and in some cases even allow gang leaders to make outside contact to order the hits they want. Also, the guards/deputies get rid of inmates they don't like by spreading rumors through the cells that they are snitches or child molestors. There were three very famous cases of that here in L.A. a couple of years back. The families of the murdered inmates get notes in the mail informing them that their loved ones have "committed suicide".

G-d bless, Chaimfan.

Rubystars:
Greetings Chaim. Would you please tell a story about when you were in the JDL? I find that topic very interesting and I think that PeaceNow people are wrong to criticize you and those you worked with when the PeaceNow members and supporters don't do anything to help Jewish people themselves.

Daleksfearme:
Shalom,

I recently had an experience that I was hoping that you could comment on.

While at work a group of young orthodox men came in to the building and asked directions to one of the offices, where they had an appointment. Although I was escorting one of the disabled seniors to ensure his safety, I did point them in the right direction. They them asked if I was Jewish, I replied that I am, and at once they all crowded around me asking if I wanted to lay Tefilan. I tried to explain that it was not a good time as I was quite busy helping the senior (who is visually impaired and needs a walker) Even after this explanation, they continued to follow me down the hall to get a commitment from me to Lay Tefilan with them latter. I finally had to tell them that they were putting this senior at risk for a fall and To please back off. I have also seen these same young men chasing people on the street to shake the Luluv around Sukkot etc.

While I understand and very much approve of the Mitzvah of assisting people whom are homebound etc and not able to attend Shul, It seems a perversion of the commandments to put someone at risk, or have people do something simply out of curiosity on the street.

Is there specific Jewish law that would apply to this situation?

Thank You.

Americanhero1:
Dear Chaim,

If and when you are allowed to return to Israel what would be one of the first things you would do ?

Thank you and G-D bless

Trace:
Shalom Chaim,

Are there any Gentile kings, emperors or other leaders of the Middle Ages who you think were righteous men? It seems to me that virtually all of the nations of Europe were anti-Jewish in some way during the Middle Ages. Every single country seems to have expelled Jews, including England and France, or imposed sanctions on Jews such as prohibiting them from owning property. I am not aware of any Jews being persecuted in Ireland but I don't know if there were even any Jews there to begin with. Are there any of these countries who were fair to the Jews, or were they all basically evil in some way?

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