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Ask JTF for Sunday, June 20, 2010

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Zelhar:
Shalom rav Chaim,

Do you think the Charedim practice some  form of  Eugenics ?

As you probably know arranged marriages are the norm there. A careful selective matching process is used to determine eligible couples. The most crucial factors are the personal and family's medical history, and intellectual achievement of the groom judged by his Toranic "ranking" in the Yeshiva world, and of course the lineage of the family (again a sort of ranking by Toranic achievements). 

As a result families with known cases of mental illness or suicide have a problem arranging a marriage to their Sons and Daughters. A family with one child who leaves Charedism might face similar problems fixing a marriage to the other siblings.

On the other hand It seems like many of the leading rabbis enjoy good health, exceptional longevity, and of course very high intelligence. The outstanding example is the Litvaks (The most Charedim of all the Chardim)- it seems like their leading rabbis are all advanced  octogenarians, or even centenarians
.שיהיו בריאים ויחיו עד מאה ועשרים

landline:
Chaim,

Do you believe that there was a Muslim connection to the 1995 bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City? If so, why do you think the Clinton Justice department covered up this involvement?

KalmanBenMenachem:
Reb Chaim,

What do you think of Middle East scholar Fouad Ajami? 

Kalman Ben Menachem

judeanoncapta:
Dear Chaim,

There are alot of people who would love to hear affirmative action stories as I notice they keep asking you for new ones each week.

I was thinking about cutting up the old shows that are found at jtfarchive.org and putting the affirmative action stories in a bunch of separate files so people can hear them easily. Then they won't have to keep asking you for new ones. Do you think this is a worthwhile endeavor?

P.S. your answer last week as to why the Tanakh is not learned as much as it should because it is too zionistic for exile-minded jews to handle was amazing. So very true. However you neglected to mention that quite literally the last verse of the Tanakh is a challenge and command for jews to move to israel. Allow me to quote: 'Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD, the God of heaven, given me; and He hath charged me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whosoever there is among you of all His people--the LORD his God be with him--let him go up.'

tron77:
Dear Chiam:

I am curious what your thoughts are on the Kurdish people? Also  I know that we get our name Jews, from the remaining Provence of Judea, but I am curious why we continue to use this term today, and not simply Hebrew? 

Best

Tron

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