Kol Kore signed by Lakewood Roshei Mesivta, Roshei Yeshiva Rabbonim in a strongly worded statement following the law in NJ to legalize the recreational use of Marijuana. The letter makes no mention of Medical use. " one who engages in this kind of recreational activity should not be considered a member of our community" Any talmid that engages in the recreational use has no place in the community or in any yeshiva
Translation
Recently, the government of the State of New Jersey legalized the recreational use of marijuana. There is no need to go into great lengths to describe the emotional. psychological, and spiritual destruction that is caused by any kind of drug use including marijuana. This leaves no room for any Jew to engage in recreational drug use of any kind, and one who engages in this kind of recreational activity should not be considered a member of our community
To our great sorrow there are unscrupulous individuals in our community who engage in the business of selling marijuana and marijuana related items for the purpose of profit making, and they have already ensnared precious souls in their terrible net. Now that this type of drug has been legalized it will be easier for them to push their wares more publicly and aggressively.
Therefore, we are coming to give warning to all the residents of our town, "Remove yourselves from the tents of these evil individuals, and you will not be destroyed through their evil deeds".
We also turn to the Rabbonim of our town with a plea. Please explain to the community at large the great danger that is hovering over our community, so that this terrible scourge should not chas veshalom spread in our community. We ask as well, that the Rabbonim reach out to all those that dedicate themselves to the tzibbur and plead with them to do all that is in their power to uproot the unscrupulous sellers of marijuana and marijuana related items from our community, so that they should not be able to continue in their crooked ways.
It is self-evident that allowing this culture to pervade our ihr hatorah will put the entire fabric of Lakewood into great jeopardy. Therefore, we hereby serve notice that any student of our Yeshivos who will engage in the recreational use of marijuana in any form at any time even in the slightest way, is considered a poretz Gidrei olam, has no place in our community nor in our veshivos, and will suffer severe consequences as is appropriate to a terrible breach such as this one.
Before commenting on this, Keep in mind that any sort of lightheadidness blogged on the above is included in being Poretz Geder. Also before commenting keep in mind that you are commenting on all of these Gedolim. The Gem. in Shabbos (127) says that there is no cure for one who is zilzul chachamim, we are holding in a עידנה דריסחה for ilnesses that don't have cure's, one should especialy careful now.
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ReplyDeleteWhat about the politicians in town that kept on insisting they want to legalize weed in Lakewood and refused to ban it until recently.
ReplyDeleteWhy pick and chose which local rabbonim signed the kol koreh they should put all the Rabbonim from the greater lakewood area not just the ones from the vaad hacorona
ReplyDeleteTHINK BEFORE YOU VOTE
ReplyDeleteI would like to take marijuana for medical reasons because it’s a lot safer than the usual anti anxiety drugs. Right now it’s so hard to get access to it. I think the new law will help those who really need it to get it without traveling an hour to a dispensary.
ReplyDeleteIf it was so important for your health, you would have no problem driving to get it
DeleteAnd what about Shuls in Westgate?
ReplyDeleteYou sound like you haven’t davened with a minyan in years
DeleteWelcome back ABE! Long time no post.
DeleteWaiting how impartially this will be carried through(if a groisse supporter's kid especially)or if at all
ReplyDeleteSigning Papers is cheap & fun naturally