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Ask JTF for Sunday, July 11, 2010

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JTFenthusiast2:
Dear Chaim,

Your presence has been missed on the forum.  I was very sorry to read about the NYT NOT using JTF in their article. That really [censored] me off.  That would have given JTF real hardcore exposure. It seems so wrong to be so denied when it so clearly would have been...anyway.  I hope you had a good week.

Could you give a brief history of Neturei Karta?  I ran into one of these idiots recently.  He could barely speak English.   Yet when I read their website, it is seductive alluring, not to mention well written.  Who is running this organization?  How do they biblically see Israel as not being the home of the Jewish people?  How do we argue with them?  I have heard they take quie a bit of Islamic cash.

Chai:
In addition to JTF enthusiasts question,

Did you know the Rabbinical school of  Chofetz Chaim  (named after Meir Kagan )has a nearly a similar stance as the NK


I actually saw Kagans stance on the NK site , I didn't believe it and thought they took it out of context, therefore I crossed referenced it to confirm . After that I went and asked an old yehiva pal who is getting his ordination there to see what they think and he agrees somewhat .. However and there is a big however they word it diffrently and its quite clever

(by the way this person to whom is  spoke with  married the granddaughter of   roshs (head of the school)   that just recently passed if that helps the credibility of my source).

They believe nk is right that only when moshiash comes may a Jew live in Israel, (but its ok for him to visit)  he feels the idea of mehemet mitzva does not apply and is not a big deal because if one is scared he claims they cant go to war because they will make others afraid (what a timid man Isaid to myself)

 3 hrs of debate, he basically just ended with "When moshiach comes we will know who was right"

I didn't know the Charadi world was that bad.

So basically we have most Charadim opposing us  we have the liberal Jews and the rest of the world against us is that right.

To me that they are more dangerous then the NK because they ( some charadi factions) know how to manipulate better against  Israel without the propaganda type feel the NK gives which makes them loose creditability in my book..  Its odd the ultra orthodox ,liberal reform and conservatives are not truly pro Israel (to put it mildly) the only thing that gives me hope is as you say with all this we still stand...But it still irritates the heck out of me.

Chaim, what do you think?

mike7:
Hello all,
  I'm new to the forum and I must say that I like the overall jist and message of the forum and I think you can get alot of support. The only thing is, I don't know why the forum is so anti-missionizing.  I can see why you don't want missionizing on the forum. But in general to be so anti missionizing, I can't agree with. I am a christian. Missionizing is the very nature of christianity. Missionizing is asked of christians in the New Testament by Jesus. How can you expect any christian be against what Jesus actually said, it doesn't make sense. If you can please comment on this.thanks

Kahane-Was-Right BT:
Dear Chaim,

Would you please comment about the affirmative action athletes of the NBA such as Lebron James who are set to receive "max contracts" whereby they will be paid 20 million dollars per year to play the game of basketball.   I am not begrudging their achievements, but all I ever hear out of the mouths of these uneducated ingrates is that they "need to pay the bills" or "have to do what's right for me and my family" when they are deciding between a 19 million dollar offer plus endorsements vs. a 20 million dollar offer.   What kind of insanity is this that they make this much money to play a game?  And why does it seem that the world is obsessed with the "saga" and the "drama" of these players and their pointless affairs and personal lives when none of them give a damn about anyone or anything except how shiny their "rims" will be on their newest of 20 cars they own?  Or how much the latest thug member of their entourage will be paid and how he will "serve" his master. 

Btw, are the members of the entourage of professional athletes akin to voluntary Avadim Canaani (Canaanite slaves)?

Thanks.

DavidBenZion:
Dear Chaim,

I was recently reflecting on my current dating situation; which is to say I'm dating multiple women at one time (3 to be exact). I personally don't find anything wrong with what I am doing as I am not committing myself to any one girl, and furthermore, am not hiding this from any of them (though to be honest I certainly don't volunteer the information either knowing it wouldn't receive a great reception). Again, I don't see anything wrong with trying to feel out more than one woman's personality (or what have you at once) so as to find and stick with the one that might be meant for you.

This line of thought got me thinking to the great man I was named for, David Ha'Melech. David Ha'melech as you know, had many many wives, and even more concubines besides. It got me thinking about polygamy, and how it relates to the Jewish religion? In biblical times, polygamy was obviously an accepted practice within the Jewish religion, and from what I understand Halacha dictates that it is a perfectly acceptable practice. However, today, this practice has been widely abolished as you know. Why is that polygamy is no longer practiced in Judaism? Do you view this as a cultural, societal, and political assimilation by the Jews of today?
What is your opinion of polygamy in how it relates to the Jewish religion today? Had Kahane's Kach party taken place in Israel and established a Jewish state under Jewish law as they meant to, would Kahane have established Polygamy as acceptable? When you (be'ezrat Ha'shem) take power in Israel, what would you make the law regarding in Polygamy?


Thank you as always for answering my question, and God bless you Chaim and the JTF.

DBZ

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