R. Kornreich's statements in essence are deligitimising the state of Israel and thus aiding the murderous Hamas.How can a Rabbi do this and live with himself, all in the name of frumkeit?!.
What an outrage. To totally negate the burden of the soldiers who literally risk their lives to save their own… The emperor has no clothes and his das torah is lehepach daas emes. Here we can see before our eyes Torah being a "Saam Hamaves". As the last Mishna in Sotah says: בְּעִקְּבוֹת מְשִׁיחָא ...חָכְמַת סוֹפְרִים תִּסְרַח וְהָאֱמֶת תְּהֵא נֶעְדֶּרֶת May there be less like him in Israel.
Back in the 1950's the Arabs infiltrated from Gaza and killed a bunch of Jews. Speaking afterward, Moshe Dayan said that it was understandable why they would do this: Gaza was full of Arab refugees (literally, back then) who'd been thrown out of/fled from their homes right across the line, and they could actually see the areas where they had lived being beautifully developed by Israel. So of course they were resentful and jealous and angry, and that's why they cross over and murder us.
The far Left today, Israeli and not, *loves* to quote this speech. Except, of course, they miss the point entirely: Dayan was in no way *justifying* the Arabs. He was speaking *at the memorial for those who had been killed*, who, being good kibbutzniks, were even "his" people. Dayan *himself* had thrown these Arabs out of their homes and did not regret it; he would go on to conquer Gaza itself *twice*, proudly. (Dayan was of course extreme secular far Left, but the Israeli Left back then was about as right-wing as Itamar Ben Gvir is today if not more.) What Dayan was saying was not that the Arabs were *justified*, but that they had a *justification*, right or wrong, and we have to understand it to be able to deal with it. (Dayan might have been incorrect in identifying the underlying problem, but he was trying to.)
Now Kornreich would like us to think that he's simply doing the same thing as Dayan. Except, of course, he is not. Dayan was, I will be the first to admit, a horrible human being whose ideas about Israel led to some very bad results, but in this one area, I'd say that he has a lot of נאמנות than Kornreich. When a strong Zionist says something, we can easily explain it one way. When someone with a long history of hating, hating, hating Israel and Zionism says the same thing, we are totally justified in reading it another way.
Sitting on a dais does not mean that you automaticaly agree with the views of every speaker. Most likely Rabbi Meiselman did not know what was going to be said.
Rabbi, you of all people should know that "Octopi" is not a word. Octopuses, octopods yes; octopi no. The reason being that the word "octopus" is derived from Greek, while the plural "i" ending applies to Latin words.
Your point about Torah study among Jews in America is important. It draws attention to the presence and significance of Torah learning within the American Jewish community which is usually not in the conversation.
When talking about not interviewing someone from the dati-leumi world, we have to think about what Mishpachah magazine is trying to do. They mostly focus on what the mainstream Torah community thinks. So, they might choose interviewees who share those views to keep things united and represent what most people believe.
Your point about comparing our time to when Moshe was around doesn't seem right. Back then, there was only one leader who received clear directions from God. Nowadays, things are more complex.
There is ZERO justification for Yishmael behaving like Yishmael. "Rabbi" Kornreich should know that. Whether any Arabs may have been driven off by force or not, is a result of them refusing to peacefully acknowledge Jewish sovereignty.
R. Kornreich's statements in essence are deligitimising the state of Israel and thus aiding the murderous Hamas.How can a Rabbi do this and live with himself, all in the name of frumkeit?!.
https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2274668/hamashgiach-harav-dan-segal-equality-in-idf-service-we-carry-the-burden-alone.html
What an outrage. To totally negate the burden of the soldiers who literally risk their lives to save their own… The emperor has no clothes and his das torah is lehepach daas emes. Here we can see before our eyes Torah being a "Saam Hamaves". As the last Mishna in Sotah says: בְּעִקְּבוֹת מְשִׁיחָא ...חָכְמַת סוֹפְרִים תִּסְרַח וְהָאֱמֶת תְּהֵא נֶעְדֶּרֶת May there be less like him in Israel.
Back in the 1950's the Arabs infiltrated from Gaza and killed a bunch of Jews. Speaking afterward, Moshe Dayan said that it was understandable why they would do this: Gaza was full of Arab refugees (literally, back then) who'd been thrown out of/fled from their homes right across the line, and they could actually see the areas where they had lived being beautifully developed by Israel. So of course they were resentful and jealous and angry, and that's why they cross over and murder us.
The far Left today, Israeli and not, *loves* to quote this speech. Except, of course, they miss the point entirely: Dayan was in no way *justifying* the Arabs. He was speaking *at the memorial for those who had been killed*, who, being good kibbutzniks, were even "his" people. Dayan *himself* had thrown these Arabs out of their homes and did not regret it; he would go on to conquer Gaza itself *twice*, proudly. (Dayan was of course extreme secular far Left, but the Israeli Left back then was about as right-wing as Itamar Ben Gvir is today if not more.) What Dayan was saying was not that the Arabs were *justified*, but that they had a *justification*, right or wrong, and we have to understand it to be able to deal with it. (Dayan might have been incorrect in identifying the underlying problem, but he was trying to.)
Now Kornreich would like us to think that he's simply doing the same thing as Dayan. Except, of course, he is not. Dayan was, I will be the first to admit, a horrible human being whose ideas about Israel led to some very bad results, but in this one area, I'd say that he has a lot of נאמנות than Kornreich. When a strong Zionist says something, we can easily explain it one way. When someone with a long history of hating, hating, hating Israel and Zionism says the same thing, we are totally justified in reading it another way.
Sitting on a dais does not mean that you automaticaly agree with the views of every speaker. Most likely Rabbi Meiselman did not know what was going to be said.
Rabbi, you of all people should know that "Octopi" is not a word. Octopuses, octopods yes; octopi no. The reason being that the word "octopus" is derived from Greek, while the plural "i" ending applies to Latin words.
Regarding your letter to Mishpachah magazine.
Your point about Torah study among Jews in America is important. It draws attention to the presence and significance of Torah learning within the American Jewish community which is usually not in the conversation.
When talking about not interviewing someone from the dati-leumi world, we have to think about what Mishpachah magazine is trying to do. They mostly focus on what the mainstream Torah community thinks. So, they might choose interviewees who share those views to keep things united and represent what most people believe.
Your point about comparing our time to when Moshe was around doesn't seem right. Back then, there was only one leader who received clear directions from God. Nowadays, things are more complex.
There is ZERO justification for Yishmael behaving like Yishmael. "Rabbi" Kornreich should know that. Whether any Arabs may have been driven off by force or not, is a result of them refusing to peacefully acknowledge Jewish sovereignty.
Bees are also fish in the USA! https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2022/06/when-a-bee-is-a-fish-in-the-eyes-of-the-law/
Has Rabbi Kornreich issued an "corrections" or "responses" from you?