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BS"D
Dear Chaim,
Since you went to public school, did you ever go to any type of Hebrew School? Also, did you ever go to a yeshiva as a child or as an adult?
What do you think of Hebrew School?
I went to public school in the suburbs. In the city here, you can't go to public school because the blacks ruined it. I went to Hebrew School in a Conservative synagogue (The one I said now turned into a schvartza church.) from kindergarten until 5th Grade but some of the teachers were Orthodox. In 9th and 10th Grades I went to Hebrew School but it was a "community school" not affiliated with any type of synagogue movement so even though most my teachers there were Orthodox, I had problems with the self-hating Jews who ran it so I stopped going there. It was called Jewish Community High School and affiliated with Gratz College. Did you ever hear of Gratz? It is the Federation type people that run it.
Did you ever take a foreign language besides Hebrew? I took Spanish from 7th to 10th Grades. In 11th and 12th Grades I took French and I'm taking it now in college. I also took Yiddish at Hebrew University but I wasn't that good at it because it is hard with all the grammatical cases. How are you with the grammatical cases? I want to learn Ladino, Judeo-Arabic, and Aramaic one day too.
My favorite subject in high school was History. Now I'm a History major. What was your favorite subject?
Yacov Menashe Ben Rachamim,
Chief Administrator.
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Dear Chaim
What is your opinion on the Patriot Act
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I'm posting this on behalf of Yacov Menashe Ben Rachamim.
When you move to Israel, what town do you want to live in? I want to live in Jerusalem. I think you would want to live on a hilltop.
Recently you said you want to live in an outpost but before you said you would want to live in Hebron but it would be better to live in Jerusalem because it is more of a central location to advance the cause.
Will you ever visit The United States or anywhere else outside of Israel once you make aliyah? If so, which countries will you visit?
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Shalom Chaim,
I know that JTF wants to move America and the world off of fossil fuels, but that aside, don't you believe that the Middle East does NOT genuinely possess most of the world's petroleum reserves, and that we are all victims of a grand conspiracy by Big Oil, its environmentalist fronts, and the governments they control (to keep prices high and supplies low)?
America has oodles of crude off the California coast and in Alaska that we cannot touch because of the oil companies' econazi frontmen, in Texas, and off the Gulf coast. Europe has the North Sea and the Ploesti fields in Romania, at least. Don't you honestly believe that if all of the oil in the West were drillable, that it be more than enough to live on?
How can an intelligent person really think that Saudi Arabia really has most of the world's fossil fuel?
Chaimfan.
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Dear Chaim
OdKahaneChai and I have had a little chat about women ridding motorbikes, I am a biker.
Now is it allowed for a woman to take a male passenger, or the woman to be a passenger on the mans bike?
By the way, main passenger on my bike is my dog.
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Dear Chaim,
How big is the Jewish/Arab intermarriage issue in Israel? What would a Kahanist government do with intermarriage families?
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Shalom Chaim
-dental visits should be done twice a year for healthy mouths. For those with unhealthy gums, high cavity rate, or increased hardware in the mouth, 4 months.
my question:
In one Mishna it is written: "Rabbi So-in-So saw a skull afloating. He said to it, 'You have drowned because you have drowned others and those who have drowned thee will themselves be drowned.'"
what does this mean, how should we apply this principle in our lives and in JTF as a mass movement?
Thank you
Dr. Dan
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Chaim,
What do you think of and how has JTF and the JDL responded to the International Solidarity Movement? Where did this communist movement come from and how do they get so much press while groups like JTF are kept in the dark?
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Why are liberals allowed to speak their views openly while conservatives have to hide their views so as not to get into trouble at their job, etc.?
For example one of my instructors just told the class that her lesbian sister is adopting three kids and what a wonderful home they will have. She gets a pass on this. However, if she were to say something like "My lesbian sister is adopting three kids and I feel very sad for them having to live in such a perverted situation" then people would get offended and she could lose her job.
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-Shalom Chaim,
I have a controversial question this week. The JTF works with its Christian allies who have similar goals and ideals. It likes to side with “Christian Zionists” and others who stand by Israel against the Muslim Nazis. However, the founder of Christianly J, wanted to destroy Judaism – do away with it, announcing that the Jewish bible is “null and void”.
Additionally J said that the mitzvahs need no longer be kept, G-d has “abandoned” the Jews, the Jews are “evil and sinful” people and that they “no longer” have any business keeping their religion – as it is “dead” and “gone”. This I heard from Israeli orthodox rabbi Lawrence Kelleman -“www.simpletoremember.com”.
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Dear Chaim, Do you know someone named Shmuel Cytryn?
Was he part of the JDL when you were running it?
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Chaim, Did you ever study in Yeshiva?
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Dear Chaim,
I have noted that in the past Jewish groups have effectively used violence to achieve their goals [e.g., JDL and the Russians, the Irgun and the Brittish]. Can you think of any current situations in which such an undertaking might be worthwhile? For instance, the assassination of people who support terrorism, might be one. Of course no one would be advocating this, just giving an opinion.
Thanks again for all your work and answers.
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Dear chaim what is your opinion on growing israel-india defence cooperation israel is the 3rd biggest arms exporter to india and india just launched spy satellite for israel to monitor iran do you think we can work together in future wars against muslims?
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Hello Chaim:
Could you please use the words 'Al Sharpton' and 'niggardly' in a sentence?
Shalom
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Dear Chaim,
What do you think of Denmark? They seem to be more conservative, than the rest of Scandinavia, is there any hope for Danes and bringing righteousness their?
G-d Bless,
-JTFFan
Yacov adds: Denmark is the only Scandinavian country that did not ban shechita.
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Since this is a question about the Rebbi and there is a lot of dividing conflict you don't have to answer this question if you don't want to. I recently moved to a place where the only orthodox Bait Knessim are run by Chabad, so I have been hearing a lot about the Rebbi over the past month. All of the stories are about how the Rebbi told someone to do something and they ended up having children as a result of his blessing.
When you met the Rebbi, did you ask him for the blessing of a wife and children? Would you be able to grant such a blessing? I know it can help a lot of supporters in addition to myself. While you are not officially a Rabbi, I still consider you to be my Rebbi since you have brought me closer to the torah.
Shmuel Ben Baruch
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Dear Chaim,
If Obama is an apostate, isn't his life in danger from muslims? How he can then visit any muslim countries? If muslims are overwhelmingly for Obama, doesn't it proof that he is no apostate? Would muslim overwhelmingly support Walid Shoebat? :o
Shalom!
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Shalom Chaim,
Just wanted to know why do you praise Greece so much? Greece is one of the most antiamerican / antisemetic and pr- p@lestinian countries in Europe.
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Hello Chaim,
what's your view on MEMRI (Middle East Media Research Institute) and PMW (Palestinian Media Watch)?
Do you think these two organisations are worth being put onto the links section of the new JTF homepage if there will be one?
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Dear Mr. ben Pessach,
thank you for anserwing my last question. I have created an account on http://www.cafepress.com/. But I found out that JTF has to create an account itself, because there are different categories of accounts [business, organizations etc.] and cafepress needs bank account informations. Perhaps one of the admins can create it and open a thread for the design competition.
My question of this week is:
I have heard a radioshow with Rabbi Kahane on kahane.org. There spoke an old black man, who was very upset about the development in the black community in his time and he agreed totally with Rabbi Kahanes point of view.
It is possible, that the black community in the USA changed more to evil than the Anglosaxon or the Jewish community in our days?
I hope the next sentences will be not to offensive for this show.
Is it possible, that this cursed welfare money turned humans into slaves again - It is possible that affirmative action and welfare money is avoiding, that black people can taste real economic and personal freedom and become righteous and that the leftists are through their so called "social programmes", the real slaveholder of today?
There is a book of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It has the title Citadelle. There is a chapter about this issue [Welfare money and slavery]. It was published after his death in WWII [He fought and was killed in a P38 Lightning on the site of the Allies in 1944]
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41XN3SRQFZL._SL150_.jpg)
Sincerly,
Ullrich
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Dear Chaim, First time question.
I love the idea of JewsAgainstobama.com, and it should stay.
But would you be willing to do something on-line apart from JtF that is anti-obama that would attract the not-so righteous Americans in this time of despair. Something completely non-religious and still anti-Muslim and Anti-Black nationalist and anti-Obama.
The reason I mention this, is that as we speak there are probably thousands of younger patriotic disenfranchised whites who are scouring the internet for anti-Obama material... and I just dont want them to be seduced by the stupidity of StørmFrønt or other anti-Jewish groups. Once they go down that path, its tough to bring them back.
any ideas?
Brian
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Dear Chaim, could you explain why so many Jews, and even some Daati Jews, insist on believing that most Arabs arent a problem but only the terrorist groups are the source of trouble?
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What is JTF's position on the Christians in the Middle East?
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Dear Chaim,
Just out of curiosity, have you ever studied Tanya, or any other Chassidus?
-Eitan
P.S. I think it needs to be reiterated that this forum does not tolerate Loshon Hora against anyone, let alone Talmidei Chachomim. It's happening more and more on this forum, even look at some of the posts below.
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There are some on this forum who are bashing rabbis with disgusting insults and slander, as well as half-truths and bizarre generalizations. You will see this a few posts down, in fact. Rabbi Kahane did not take such an approach, and I have a hard time believing he would approve of it. Is this really what the JTF movement supports?
It is one thing to disagree with political stance or even halachic opinions, but these arguments are supposed to be for the sake of Heaven, and here you have irreligious Jews and/or nonJews on this site 'namecalling' on some of the greatest Rav's of the past generation (and I'm not even talking Rav Yosef) and this slips by the moderators like it is no problem. I find this offensive. Perhaps you don't find Chabad 'messianism' problematic (based on your response on last week's show), but someone who does find it problematic has every right to criticize it within a Torah framework, and it doesn't make them "evil," a hater of the rebbe, or a hater of all lubavitch. Perhaps you might want to make this clear on your show for some of the less well-informed posters.
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Dear Chaim!
Thank you for launching a campagin against that barbarian Obama.
Because of the following reasons I do not believe that Obama really converted to Christianity:
1. So far Obama has never stated WHY he became a Christian
2. He never gave a reason what was bad in Islam that prompted him to abandon that religion
3. Usually muslims who convert to Christianity become strong fundamentalists and not like a radical left wing socialist like Obama who supports puncturing the skulls of new borns.
4. If muslims leave Islam they face severe persecution from their friends and relatives but in Obama's case there were no reported incidents of persecution and he still maintains a cordial relationship with his muslim relatives.
Therefore I believe some foreign muslim goverments and American black leaders have been conspiring together for decades to raise up a muslim candidate wearing a Christian mask to destroy the Western Civilization. This guy is definitely a stealth candidate. I am too scared even to think about this: If he becomes the president of this great country (G-d forbid) and one fine morning converts back to Islam and starts unleashing air strikes against Serbia, Kashmir and Israel (G-d forbid).................?!?!?
Your comments?
Thanks!
Christian Zionist
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Hi Chaim, what do you think of "Rabbi" Aharon Kotler. This savage publicly said that lubavitchers were not jewish. He publicly attacked the previous lubavitcher rebbe on numerous occasions in public. He talked about him like a school bully terrorizes his classmates. This was after the rebbe had just come from being tortured in europe for not masering on fellow jews. Kotler said that Lubavitchers were not jewish in the same manner that "Rabbi" shach did. Kolter hated Israel but he was not as violent about it as some of the others like satmar, Nk and others. Just look at the Yeshiva that he started today. It is the epitome of an organization that couldn't care less about their fellow jews. They couldn't care less when bombs blow up in Israel, I guess they only care if something bad happened in their yeshiva. Thanks for all you do chaim.
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Do you think that eventually many (if not most) low class schwarzas will become civilized with more exposure to white society? If it's not my imagination, we've seen many Puerto Ricans become more tame, getting more jobs and cleaning their communities a bit.
PS..I hope those gorillas at Pomonoc are not giving you a hard time.
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Chaim,
I have one question and one suggestion this time:
Question:
- How often do you run into a conflict of personal and business, and how successful are you in resolving it?
And the suggestion:
- Can you please address to our Serb members asking them to dowload your videos on Kosovo and send a CD or a tape to some of the local TV stations in Belgrad? If this works, in this period of time, it can lead to a greater popularity of the movement.
Thank you.
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You mentioned on several occasions how you never eat dairy products since they're high in saturated fat? But what about fat-free dairy products? There is skim milk and fat-free cheeses and yogurts. I regularly consume lactose free skim milk and fat-free yogurt and consider this the healthier part of my diet. So do you feel that fat-free dairy products are unhealthy as well and if so, why?
Daniel
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I'm posting this for Yacov Menashe Ben Rachamim.
I'm taking a class now called The American Revolution. The teacher gave us a copy of The Declaration of Independence to read and it says "G-d's Nature" and he asked why would it say that so I raised my hand and said maybe it's because they were Deists, meaning they believe G-d created The World but doesn't take an active roll in it but just let it be and take its course. The teacher said my answer was correct. But it also says The G-d of Supreme Justice later on in the document which contradicts the Deist view. So if The Founding Fathers were Deists, why do you say they were Bible-believing Righteous Gentiles considering Deism goes against both The Jewish Bible and The Christian Bible? Also, some of them were Freemasons including George Washington (See the Masonic back of the 1 dollar bill.).
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Hello mr.Chaim my question is:Why Jews like Madeline Albright(Halfbright ;))is pushing Israel to go to 1967 borders when that is suicide and how separation of Kosovo will influence politic in Israel.
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Dear Chaim,
Do you think that a mass movement would be more possible if another name or a secondary group name were created such as "American Task Force." I'm not fond of splinter groups but the name "Jewish Task Force" may mislead some people into thinking that the group is only concerned with Jewish matters. I think a secondary name like ATF would attract much more people, and than we could gradually educate them on the importance of the state of Israel.
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Hi Chaim,
I'd like to hear your opinion about this recent lawsuit on behalf of Hungarian Jews:
Düsseldorf-based Wolz says he has already filed a class action for $40 billion against the US government at the Federal District court of Colombia, in Washington DC. The class action concerns the failure of the Allies to bomb the railway bridges between Hungary and Auschwitz during the Second World War. Wolz believes the bombing of the railway bridges could have saved more than 400,000 Hungarian Jews life during 1944.
http://www.budapestsun.com/cikk.php?id=27879
Thanks.
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Hello Dear Chaim,
Hope all is going well for you. I have been reading a book on Jewish history. Apparently, after the tragedy of the Holocaust, many Jews in America responded not by learning to defend their fellow Jews, as would be the rational reaction, but by trying to help blacks in their struggle for civil rights. Chaim, for the life of me, I do not understand this reaction. It's like saying 1 plus 1 is three. Of course most blacks never appreciated the help the Jews offered. They have returned the favor by becoming vicious anti-Semites in their own right. When will our fellow Jews ever get their heads on straight and learn to defend their own religion and culture first and foremost? Instead, many are embarassed by it and try to run and hide. It makes me sick. Be well and G-d bless.
Ari
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Shalom Chaim,
What are your views on break dance? I had a debate with my friends whether its appropriate dance to learn because i seen videos on Zoo tube and there were religious Jews dancing it on Jewish Weddings
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Hi Chaim
I have a question about Ovadia Yosef. Many of my friends respect him but some of my friends (and a lot of Jews out there) say mean things about him. Can you clerify it for me please? thank you!!!!