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Rabbonim in Manchester, UK with letter in Support of the Peshuto shel Mikrah חומש פשוטו של מקרא.
A chutzpah to show this letter here as it is contradictory to our Roshey Yeshiva
ReplyDeleteThe last letter by the rosehi yeshiva and Rav Aaron Feldman shlita was a stimas hagolel on the sugya all other letters are not going to change anything they said the last word.
DeleteWhat is the Cuhtzpah? If he is hogia L'Horaah, he is entitled to his opinion and to disagree. That is how psak halcha has worked for thousands of years, without a sanhedrin who makes decisions for all of klal yisrael. End of story. As we remain in golus, without a sanhedrin, this is the correct way, No one Gadol, no matter how big, can make a psak binding on all of klal Yisrael. When moshiach comes, things will change,. Until that glorious day, there is nothing wrong with disagreeing, assuming you are higia l'horaah.
DeleteShomrim are responsible here. Why in the world didn't they try to verify the details before calling the cops.
Deleteespecially because 'Hefkervelt' is the website of the Rosh Hayeshivas
DeleteThe Roshei Yeshivah were misled by people that have an agenda that has nothing to do with the chumash itself. I know first-hand that many of them regret ever signing against it. I knew this would happen. As with everything, it's only a matter of time till the emes finally emerges.
Delete"I know first hand..." No you don't, because they don't regret anything.
Delete"I knew this would happen." You're just a clown.
The emes emerged with Horav Ahron Feldman's final letter. You tried to spin your shekarim and got cought.
Shame on the frum websites that reported the story for click bate and have shamed a innocent man. Bigger shame that Agudah and Jewish organizations advertise on those nasty sleazy rechilus tabloids
ReplyDeleteYup attacking and shaming frum jews is their click bate with a rush to get the story out now they are playing victim with crocodile tears
DeleteShame even more is that they are so proud to write up the story as a first exclusive report
DeleteBut then today they come and say they the police made a mistake
No u animal u website went out to kill someone and now u come and blame others you are sick eslessially when u claim to be the head of shomrim n a police liason
Absolutely. There needs to be a boycott list of organizations and business that advise on those online Jewish tabloids.
DeleteYW should be the first. Ppl simply don't realize how misguided they are
DeleteThis issue with פשוטו של מקרא is an interesting one, but now we have some kind of maskana.
ReplyDeleteThe original letter said a lot of words, but none of the signers of the letter even claimed to have learned through the Sefer. They were relying on another cabal of article writers and kuntres publishers, without taking achrayus for their words.
Here, we have a different caliber of letter. Dayan Krausz writes clearly that he himself, not the guys who came to ask him to sign, not the rabble rousers, but he himself has been through the Sefer and found nothing wrong. That is worth much more than anyone else's signature on a קול קורא that he himself did not write.
Reb Avraham Gurwitz' opinion is also something else here. A great world-class Talmid Chacham wrote IN HIS OWN WORDS how we are to consider this. He did not sign someone else's sign, he did not nod his head or agree with anything - he wrote his opinion. And he sees nothing wrong with this Sefer.
This story finally has a clear opinion, through the fog of chazaros and chazaros from chazaros.
It's you again, the peshuto troll. It's a shut case, the overwhelming majority of gedolim consider the psm chumash muktzah. If you follow every daas yachid's likulah, then psm is for you. But we knew that before this letter, because this letter simply serves you because it lines up with your beliefs. Had rav gurowitz said the opposite, you'd be mevatel him as well and have choice words for him too. We get it, you need flexibility in how you approach the torah and halacha. If it fits with your distorted world view you'll take it, otherwise you'll twist it to make it fit. You are nothing new, it's been happening for the past 300 years. Each generation in its own flavor. Your flavor is pretty boring.
DeleteYou keep regurgitation the same lies. Rabbi Feldman clearly knew exactly what he signed against.
DeleteThe majority of gedolim disagree with Rabbi Feldman. In any event, throwing around names is useless and counterproductive. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THE CHUMASH ITSELF IS EXCELLENT AND RELIABLE IN EVERY WAY, AS ANYONE WHO HAS USED IT FOR SOME TIME KNOWS. PERIOD. END OF STORY.
DeleteDayan Gavriel Krausz shlita is a moiredig talmid chochom and is very highly respected in Manchester. So is Rav Horowitz shlita. I know them both personally.
DeleteTHE MAJORITY OF GEDOLIM FULLY AGREE WITH RABBI FELDMAN. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT. END OF STORY.
DeleteR Matisyahu Salomon Shlita once said candidly that English rabbis are narrow in general [ he based it on a me'iri ] .
DeleteVery shrewd to approach them for this therefore
Reb Matisyahu NEVER said anything negative about Reb Avraham. If he did, the problem is his, not Reb Avrohom's.
DeleteAnd Reb Gavriel Krausz is not a 'a Rabbi', he is a retired Rosh Beis Din in a well-respected Beis Din in Manchester. He held the job previously held by the Minchas Yitzchok. It is a chutzpah for a mashgiach to talk like that about him, and seeing as the mashgiach is not known for his chutzpah, it is highly unlikely that he ever said such a chutzpahdige thing about Reb Gavriel Krausz.
A year from now, when all this crazyness dies down, everyone will see -- whether they admit to it or not -- what kind of treasure this chumash is. Unfortunately, in the interim, the unsuspecting hamon am will lose out by not being able to access the chumash, which is a tragedy caused by a few troublemakers that desperately need jobs
DeleteIf you know what is good for you, you DON'T ask any boy who you don't know to go with you anywhere.
ReplyDeleteKudos to Matzav for calling out YWN that is at the same slimy nasty level as the NY post no respectable yid should click it
ReplyDeleteThis isn't just rabbanim from Manchester. it is signed by Hagaon Rav Avrohom Gurwicz, one of the ziknei gedolei hador, who rarely signs anything. This REALLY SAYS SOMETHING.
ReplyDeleteWho WADR has little shaychus, and was approached in a vacuum.
DeleteAlot of bigger issues might be permitted if in the vacuum of outer space
So Reb Avraham has 'no shaychus'. What an expression of Kavod Hatorah!
DeleteHe learned the Sefer and saw no problem, but 'no shaychus'.
What a terrible thing to say!
a big part of the issues with this chumash is they prioritize their own likut perushim to rashi which rav avraham shlita is clearly against
DeleteAs if your crowd care about that.Nice try.
DeleteHo ho,& when he takes a stand soon your blogger/modern/vacuous crowd dislikes,Your buddies will turn and demean him tomorrow
Sort of like the pirush where you take the one pshat you like best for each pasuk, so too with rabbis, you take the rabbi who you like for each psak.
DeleteThe bloggers are the amaratzim that are against Peshuto shel Mikrah; those who have no idea how the rishoinim leared Chumash al pi derech hapeshat
DeleteAmazing words of effusive praise from an eminent Gaon who has actually learned through the entire Chumash. Not only did he find nothing problematic, but he writes that although he had given shiurim in chumash for many years, AFTER LEARNING THIS PERUSH, HE FELT AS THOUGH HE HAS NEVER LEARNED CHUMASH PROPERLY!! All of us who have the zechus to actually use this great Chumash know exactly what he means.
ReplyDeleteSo after a giant talmid chacham learnt chumash and rashi very very well, he had what to gain from this sefer. That's not the case when the chumash is used by am haretz, who doubtfully knows Chumash Rashi on any significant level, it's נעשה לו סם המות, as Horav Ahron wrote הרבה נזק.
DeleteComplete and utter nonsense! You don't need to be a great Talmid Chochom to learn what other rishonim say on a pasuk. People who aren't familiar with chumash and Rashi are not reading this perush; and if they do, there is no harm at all ch'v to learn other meforshim. In any event, Rashi is printed beautifully ON THAT VERY PAGE, accompanied by the most popular contemporary biur on it. This is so beyond rediculous, it's amazing
DeleteNot the first time flatbush shomrim ruined someone's reputation.
ReplyDeleteIn all fairness they did not post any pics or video and they did not even say it was a yid. Furthermore this morning they immediately posted an update that it was a misunderstanding and all charges were dropped so everyone take a deep breath and relax.
ReplyDeleteNot so immediately, they posted today late morning, while they received this information yesterday afternoon
DeleteThe real story was ready out yesterday all over social media YWN had to have know about it. They were quick to jump and report the kidnapping abduction news story but way too slow for the true version.
DeleteClick bate and fake news
Rav Elya Brudny said he has no shaychus to yeshiva world and he has nothing to do with it.
DeleteWho is r gavriel kraus? Why is his letter posted here?
ReplyDeleteDayan Krausz is the Av Beis Din in Manchester UK - a Talmid Chochom and very highly respected Dayan.
Deletewell put
Delete"The so-called kidnapping story reported yesterday by"
ReplyDeleteThe way for a website to do Teshuva is to allow him to post such a libel story about YOU.. Once ruined ,it is too late. Apologies afterwards are nearly vacuous.
And some women ought to cool down
When in England do as in England, and when in Lakewood do as in Lakewood.
ReplyDeleteR Elya Brudny is buddies with the guy who runs ywn. I don’t believe he said that and if he did all he means is he’s not involved in the day to day operations but he has influence there.
ReplyDeleteIf that's the case we have a problem. YW is chazer fissel
DeleteTalking about so called Frum websites, a few years ago matzav.com was hacked and showed hardcore porn pictures for a few hours before it was caught and taken down. They never apologized.
ReplyDeleteThe irony. How is it that all - here and elsewhere- Slifkin/Maryless etc acolytes making all the fuss against the signatures had not a single good thing to say for years about Reb Avraham Gurwitz and English
ReplyDeleteCharedi rabbis collectively, now suddenly pulling them out slyly to buttress sincere
case
Where do Slifkin/Maryless come in here?
DeleteDo you think those characters care for Reb Avraham's opinion? Or that of Reb Gavriel Krausz?
Same crowd, different book
DeleteThe anti-PSM-Chumash people are so desperate and bankrupt that they need to resort to aligning all the eminent bnei Torah, Roshei Yeshivah, Gedolim, Yeshivah-lite and level-headed balei batim who support this wonderful chumash (as they should!) with the likes of Slifkin and other persona non grata. Or they take the low road by erroniously labeling them as bloggers/acolytes/Modox, etc. This is what desparation looks like.
DeleteThey're behind this here too
Delete8:20
DeleteAnon below refers to those odd exceptions
And for those who aren't acolytes , being a pawn "useful idiot" of bigger larger forces who find you momentarily useful - however genuine those of you are - ain't much a good excuse
ReplyDeleteI think we have to get a perspective here.Rav Feldman has spent his life inculcating a certain type of hashkafa to his baalei teshuva at Ohr Sameach ,and to Ner Yisroel talmidim.
ReplyDeleteIn both cases ,he was often competing with previous exposure to outside influences,which undermine chazal. The Pshuto shel Mikra is not appropriate for these type of talmidim. Many dont have the sophistication yet to comprehend the idea of ע' פנים לתורה.
Dayan Krausz is a ,a great baal horaah, steeped in the mesorah of the Chasam Sofer,and Ksav Sofer from whom he descends. He commands tremendous respect in that world.
So too Reb Avraham, comes from the world of Brisk, Mir,Kelm. These are the authentic shroshim of klal yisroel . It is a world where Rashi is ingrained into the hard drive of hidden. They have no problem with learning other pirushim too.
By the way I had 3 good bochurim from the Mir for shabbos. One from Ner Yisroel ,two from a Lakewood yeshiva. None of them knew a certain well known Rashi on the parsha,or so I thought.
Maybe this whole issue should be a call,for the American chinch system to be mechazek on Rashi.
'Condemning through faint praise'character assasination. Ehh ..new tactic
Deleteלידע ולהיודע
ReplyDeleteהגאון הצדיק מוהר"ר אברהם גורויץ שליט"א בעצמו ציוה לתלות את הקול קורא בישיבתו, וגם לכתוב על גביו שהק"ק נתלה ע"פ הנהלת הישיבה )כינוי שם להראש ישיבה והמשגיחים והרמי"ם(.
גם דיבר המשגיח שליט"א דשם על פיו נגד החומש בכמה דרשות בפירוש.
מכתבו הוא רק לומר שאין צריך לשרוף באש את הפשוטו של מקרה )כצ"ל עם ה'( כי מותר לומר פשטלאך על הפרשה שהוא דלא כדרשת חז"ל, אבל לא שילמדו חומש ממנו דו"ק.
כל מה שכתבתי אפשר לברר מכל בחור הלומד בישיבה בגייטסהעד כי הוא גלוי ומפורסם לכל
וה' הטוב יכפר בעד
Now that that is clear, contrary to the frauds here ,what about Reb Krausz
ReplyDelete