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Ask JTF For January 28 Broadcast
judeanoncapta:
Dear Chaim, I recently visited the Jewish Community in Riverdale for a shabbat and noticed a few things that I consider strange and I wonder what you think of it.
I visited HIR, the synagogue of Rabbi Avi Weiss and noticed that they bring the torah through the women's section by handing it off to a woman who brings it through and then gives it to a man who brings it to the bima. Do they do this in your shul? I have never seen this before. Then when the Rabbi gives his speech, they open the mechitzah completely. My wife was shocked and left the shul immediately in protest. I don't think that she overreacted. Do you?
Also, what do you think of Avi Weiss? I know that he was involved in protesting the Soviet Union's treatment of Jews but I think he may have gone off the deep end since. I read that last Martin Luther King Day he had Gospel singers from a black church come into the shul to sing. I was appalled. What do you think of this? Is he another Arthur Shnier?
You're the best Chaim, thanks for answering my questions. May Hashem bless you to find your zivug bimhera
MasterWolf1:
Hello Chaim
As much as I want a real conservative running for office like Duncan Hunter or Tom Tancredo I do not know how conservative they are because today's conservatism is a bad joke and anytime I mention either one of these people to run for office they do seem to be a bit better if not more so then the rest again the names of Rudy or McCain seems to be coming out of the mouths of the ditto heads and when I mention that George Bush is far from a conservative he gave us a War that is a very politically correct war I got now the Republcans upset cause I said I can't understand why risking lives of Americans to help the Arab Muslim pigs in Iraq if they are going to fight either fight fierce and not worry about "innocent casualties" and that Iran is to be the target. Saudi Arabia the so called friend in the war on terror is funding billions on Muslims in Iraq to murder our soldiers and this is a slaughter. When I mention we need a true leader and not some paper tiger I get the whinings from the fake right. Where are we going with this? I can not understand why are we having our men and women risking their lives some coming home with missing limbs and also the mental aspects for sand monkeys. Either they go to fight to win or why bother? Is there anyone willing to actually take a stand for this country as far as a political leader? Bush is no better then his father I think he has done worst. And now to add more troops on the ground. I have no anger towards an American service man or woman wearing the U.S. Armed Forces uniform G-D bless them all. But to send them to this farce?
And
My grandparents came here right before the great recession happened in this country, they left Italy and then harsh times came and tough to make ends meat. My grandfather (G-D rest his soul) had to take job by job what was possible in the factories and my grandmother was sewing dresses for all the neighborhood women. Hardly spoke a few words in English but learned from others eventually never asked a dime of hand outs. And now we got people coming to this country many Illegally and most who refuse to speak English but know how to get right away on Welfare, they do not want to do a freaking thing. I had to take my mother a few years ago to the ER right here in Queens either the nurses were Black, Hispanic or Pakistani and the Black looked rather amused with her coffee and the Hispanic and Pakistani hardly spoke a word of English or with a very thicken accent. Where is this country heading????
Christian Zionist:
Dear Chaim,
What are Urim and Thummim in the Tanak? Some say that they were seer stones to get yes or no answers from God and some people say that they caused the High Priest's breast plate to glow to covey God's messages to people. What is your opinion?
Do they have the office of the High Priest in Israel today? If the office of the High Priest exists in the modern day Israel how do they determine that a particular rabbi is a descendent of Aaron and Pinahas? According to the Torah the High Priest should be from the tribe of Levi and a descendent of Aaron, the brother of Moses. In Bammidbar 25:6-10 God also promised to Aaron's grandson Phinahas that the High Priesthood would belong to his descendents for ever after Phinahas killing a Simeonite Jew who committed fornication with a midanite woman.
Thanks!
Christian Zionist
ape:
Have you ever seen a low class black at a restaurant screaming and yelling like an orangutan? Why oh why are these beasts permitted to be in society with people?
chaimII:
Chaim: It is possible that you will not be able to enter Israel in your lifetime. Can you live with this fact?
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