Ask JTF For February 24 Broadcast

[Kahane-Was-Right BT]

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.

[Christian Zionist]

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

[DownwithIslam]

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.

[ape]

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.

[Zvulun Ben Moshe]

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.

[Daniel]

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

[Lisa]

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.).

[SerbChicago]

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.

[ItalianZionist]

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.

[Sparky]

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.

[Ari]

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   

[Haim_Ben_Shimon_3JFB]

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   

[Daniel Ben Hanania]

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!!!!