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Ask JTF for Sunday, August 1, 2010

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Zan:
Hi Chaim! :-)

Are individual rights "a gift from g*d," as almost all conservatives say, or are they an inherent product of human nature? Conservatives imply that if g*d doesn't exist, then humans are natural slaves, and deserve to live in slavery. This seems absolutely false to me. I think the individual can't live a full and rich life, and can't be truly happy and great, unless he has 100% freedom. I think individual humans -- in all their great diversity and wild variations of quality -- are nevertheless metaphysically and existentially equal, and thus no-one has the right to lord it over anyone else or circumscribe his neighbor's freedom. In my view, anyone who violates his fellow man's absolute, untouchable, and inalienable right to life, liberty, property, and privacy is a subhuman monster. What do you think?

Excelsior,

Zan   

Zelhar:
Shalom Chaim

Do you follow any moral guidelines as a small investor ? I mean what sort of industry is banned from your portfolio for moral reason- for example- Tobacco, Casinos, Media, Oil and Gas. Would you as a small investor with no say on the company's management avoid buying such a stock even if it seemed to you like a great investment opportunity ?

And also, will you refrain from buying stocks/debt of companies if it's just their values you disapprove of but not their industry or their professionalism ? For example- a company which officially supports and endorses pro-gay events, or a company that boycotts Israeli settlements.

Herutnik:
Shalom brother Chaim, ma shlomcha?

1. Many people tend to think that the left-wing Aganda that PM Netanyahu has adobted, is a direct result of the pressure from the muslim anti-semite that's sitting in the white house right now. but i beg to differ with them.
Although i know that the international pressure plays a role in this as well, i still have a very hard time ignoring negative things that he's done since he was elected Prime minister (and even before that).
For instance, a few months ago Bibi fought to the death for delaying the elections to the heads of the Likud institutions, so he won't have a fighting opposition within the Likud that will oppose any giving of land to the arabs. Another example is when Bibi was at the Ministerial Legislation Committee and rejected the proposal for granting authority to the Knesset on the freezing of construction in Yesha. In addition to that, even in the Likud primarie (before he was elected) he Specifically promoted the Likud members that are well known as pet dogs of the left (like Minister Dan Meridor, for example), instead of advancing people who actually have a link with the original constitution of the Likud. I have a few more examples like this, but i don't want to bore you with all of it.
Anyway i honestly don't know exactly what's causing all this , but one thing's for sure, these specific actions that Bibi took (and more) do not have any connection to international pressure, as a matter of fact if he had done the exact opposite, he atleast could have had a better excuse to face Obama and he could have told him that he's too weak to carry out his demands.
I think Obama is used as an excuse for quite a few moves that he made, when the reality is that maybe Bibi himself wants to carry them out,  and maybe Bibi is glad to have Obama pressuring him, that way the blame is put mostly on Obama.
Your comments please.

2. Last wednesday was a historical day for the israeli media.  for the first time since the seventies, the title of the most popular newspaper doesn't belong to the bolshevik 'Yediot Achronot' anymore, now that title officially belongs to the newspaper known as 'Yisrael Hayom', which is far from being a real right wing paper but it definitely isn't an anti-zionist one,  it gives truthful reports and it grants an almost equal platform to both right wing and left wing article writers (and  maybe even a bit more to the right). and thats what the whole media is crying about recently (and especialy the owners of the big newspapers), and of course their sadness is our joy (in most cases).
your comments please.

3. I  have a short comment relating the five years that have passed since the so called "disengagement" from Gush Katif and northern Samaria.
The vast majority of Israelis (including many leftists) now claim that the goal of the "disengagement" has not been achieved, and yet again i beg to differ with them,
i mean If Ariel Sharon is NOT prosecuted then that means the goal was certainly achieved, do you agree?


Chaim hayakar, Toda raba lecha veshavua tov,

Herutnik.

Gam Bashan veGam Gilad:
Hello Dear Chaim, (:

This question is about HaRav Shlomo Riskin. Can you clarify what you know about this Rabbi? First of all, is he a real Rabbi? I happen to listen to his weekly Torah Portion commentary on the website of the "Ohr Torah Stone" Network. Is it Kosher, according to Halacha, to listen to his lessons? (as far as your knowledge)

Second of all, he seems like a very accepted and respected Rabbi amongst his community in Efrat. He's considered to be the "Mara De'Atra" there. What does it mean about the people of Efrat, in terms of their Jewishness?
Thank you as always and Shavu'a Tov, :)

Gam Bashan veGam Gil'ad.

Spiraling Leopard:
Hello Chaim,

there is a Japanese guy named Masaru Emoto who has discovered that music, intentions and even written words have an effect on water on microscopic level.
For instance, if water is exposed to heavymetal music, the cellstructure of the water will start to look distorted, and when exposed to classical music, prayer or words like 'angel' or 'heaven' written on a bottle, the cellwater structure will form into beautifull shapes.

Prayer


"You make me sick! I will kill you!"


Thank you


Water exposed to "Heavy Metal Music"


Love / Appreciation



It appears this man has found scientific evidence of the power of intent and has even seemed to have proven that written words affect the world as well.

Do you think this is idolatry or do you think this knowledge can be used for the good of the world?

Thank you,

Robert.

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