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Kahane-Was-Right BT:
BTW Sephardic Panther, I do apologize if I was too harsh with you. Of course you can't be expected to be an expert if you've been at learning for such a short time. I am also no expert. I think I just wanted to stress that this site would not become a hornet's nest of attacking rabbis for their hashkafot like some sites turn into (or like some people are in real life). We can be civil in our disagreements and still accord respect for the chachamim and also for each other. If you were offended by my remarks I apologize.
Kahane-Was-Right BT:
--- Quote from: muman613 on December 22, 2009, 06:52:13 PM ---
I know Satmar Chassids and they are good people. I don't know NK and I hope to never know any one of them. I do not forgive them for their position. To me the Mitzvah "Do not stand idle as your brother bleeds" overrides the anti-state stance they take. Also the Torah gives us commandments "So that we may live", which is why we can violate even Shabbat in order to save a life. Ahavat Yisroel is another important mitzvah which even overrides saving a non-Jew. There are so many Torah reasons I abhor what NK does that I could go on and on with reasons NK is wrong.
But when we look at how rotten the state of Israel has become because of secular-zionism I sometimes wonder in my mind why Hashem has allowed this to happen. Secular Zionism is not good for the Jewish people, it leads to the problems we are seeing today in Israel, such as the Barak VS Har Bracha Yeshiva....
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And this is related to Naturei Karta how? There is no relation, it sounds again like you are trying to make excuses for them. Like I said, do not conflate anyone who is antizionist into one big group. The Satmar are the epitome of antizionism and they excommunicated the naturei karta for being Arafat-loving traitors.
Even though I personally dislike and disagree with so-called "antizionism" and even though I think it's woefully misguided, still, even that "Torah position" has boundaries, and NK clearly cross the line into traitor-ville.
Sefardic Panther:
I was not offended at all by your remarks. You were right for telling me that Rav Yosef Kapach ZT’L was the best Temani Talmid Hakham in recent times. Everyone ought to know that and all Jews should appreciate all the work he has done which included restoring ancient versions of the Rambam’s works. I had no idea and I had him confused with his grandfather Rabbi Yihyah Kapach. It was actually him that was famous for publically rejecting the Zohar.
I made this topic on beards and payoth only to encourage the hairstyle and promote Toranic Yehudi culture. Payoth have actually become very popular with the Yehudi communities in Judea and Samaria because Baruch Goldstein (may Hashem avenge his blood) had payoth. I am not saying that every Jewish man must have them. I realize there are a lot of good Yehudi men who do not have payoth. I know the hairstyle is not a Halakhic requirement although I am still not sure on whether or not it goes back 4000 years.
Ari Ben-Canaan:
I love my beard. And my haircut is Torah sanctioned. These are both sources of joy for me.
It is not surprising Yemeni and Chassidic Jews have very similar hair styles. Great minds think alike, and we all read Torah.
Not having to shave means more time to study Torah each day!
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