משנכנס אדר מרבין בשמחה
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- Tonight: The Jackson Township Planning Board is set to hear Bais Yaakov of Jackson's application for a 4-building school campus on East Veterans Highway near the Royal Grove development. More at
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- NWS issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Englishtown NJ, Manalapan NJ and Millhurst NJ until 4:30 PM EST
- The ADL tweeted on February 9 that it had been “monitoring plans for a day of antisemitic action set to take place nationwide on February 25. On Monday night this week, two Chicago media outlets reported that the CPD’s 24th District, which includes West Ridge and Rogers Park, the two largest Jewish neighborhoods in Chicago, has sent out a warning to residents to be “situationally aware” of an extremist group’s planned antisemitic “day of hate” on February 25. (Jewish Press)
- Bde: Petira of Habachur Chaim Moshe Cohen, z’l, son of Dovid & Laya Cohen, of Baltimore after he was struck by a car and killed R"L. The Levayah will take place graveside at 4:15PM at Agudath Israel Cemetery in 6347 Hamilton Ave, Rosedale, MD, 21237 (BJL)
- The American Dream Mall DreamWorks Water Park is closed today and tomorrow after four people were injured over the weekend. A large decorative helicopter fell from the ceiling into a swimming pool below while people were in the water.
- Updated letter of for the chumash peshuto shel Mikrah from dayanim in England see letter below by Dayan Rav Gavriel Krauss shlita see below.
- BDE: Petirah of hagaon Rav Yosef Chaim Kopshitz ZTL Rosh yeshivas Porat Yosef in yerushalayim at the age of 88. The Levaya is at 4 pm with kevura in Har Hazeisim. he was a talmid of Chevron Yeshiva and learned under rav Yecheskel Sarna ZTL. he leaves behind a mishpacha of talmidei chachomim and thousands of talmidim
- Monsey Mevaser weekly newspaper now available free of charge at Lakewood area supermarkets
- Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended Moscow’s participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the U.S. warns of global war he made clear he would not change his strategy in the war in Ukraine.
- Girls high school Acceptance letters still going out as previous system falls apart and going through a correction
- Lakewood planning board meeting tonight February 21 @ 6 pm watch live stream
Here see Agenda
Here. Applications to be heard Migdal Bais Yaakov seminary building on Joe Parker, Nchlas Bais Yaakov Site Plan for a school, 319 Ocean Avenue, Dewey Ave major Subdivision to create six lots. The 118 Ocean Avenue, LLC daycare for VIne and Spruce will not be heard tonight and carried to the March 14 meeting
- Project Veritas, the right-wing organization known for its undercover sting operations, has split with James O’Keefe, the group’s founder and chairman, following a bitter management dispute
- Lakewood: Construction of a large inflatable sports dome, likely to be completed in early 2024, is expected to begin this spring at the John F. Patrick Sports Complex. The 75,000 square feet dome was planned by Township Committee “to serve the constituents, and give them something that they can appreciate and have the ability to utilize when necessary,” said municipal manager Patrick Donelly. The township expects to issue $4.9 million in bonds to fund the project, part of an $18.1 million bond package for a range of capital improvement projects. The dome will include a multi-purpose arena that could serve as a soccer field and baseball field. (APP)
- Retraction letter about support for חומש פשוטו של מקרא from England rabbonim.
1. That's not a chazara from his letter, it is just one detail.
ReplyDelete2. That is not his letter. A private email in English was translated and placed on his stationery as though he wished it publicized. That is a forgery.
3. Reb Avraham Gurwitz has not changed his mind
Please adjust appropriately.
JACKSON PLANNING BOARD TO HEAR APPLICATION FOR 4 NEW LAKEWOOD SCHOOLS COMING NEAR ROYAL GROVE. BANQUET HALLS MAY BE INCLUDED.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.faanews.com/2023/02/bais-yaakov-of-jacksons-planning-board.html
Today 7:30 pm
Deletewho knows if theres any form of authenticity?
ReplyDeleteCorrect This is a total forgery and it deals with one specific point and states that it is not for the public
ReplyDeleteWrong, it is a retraction from his previous letter, the only positive thing that he's writing that he gained from the sefer, but he disagrees with a specific pshat, and goes on to say in general the approach was wrong and it takes away the entire ruchnius of learning chumash,
ReplyDeleteAdditionally he does not want his previous letter posted anywhere, which means it's a complete retraction.
I must say it is surprising that he knew of the criticism and he wrote a positive letter and only later realized that maybe there was something to what the rabbonim were saying. But at least he's willing to say what he feels is the truth.
If you read the original letter, it is obvious that he is under huge pressure by the bottom-feeders, and he does not wish to be involved any more.
Deleteהרשעים כים נגרשו
We are in this world for a purpose.The purpose of bringing moshiach
DeleteThere are many mouthing platitudes of piousness whose goals are ..very different
הרשעים כים נגרשו applies to those
rav avrohom was not chozer only because he has nothing to be chozer from. he never wrote that it's kosher. i heard from someone who himself spoke to him that it was not מרצונו that they placed his letter under the first one. he said that he has a bigger issue with it then the problem that it is a smear campaign against the avos and שבטי כה etc. his issue is the very פירוש, and he holds that even if someone were to come forth with a kosher one it should never be used for learning chumish. he is worried that even if this one is gotten rid of something else "kosher" will take it's place. all this is clearly stated in what he wrote דו"ק ותשכח
ReplyDeleteThat is a complete lie! He says explicitly that he agrees with everything that the dayan wrote (meaning the letter he really wrote). Moreover, R' Avrohom endorses the Chumash wholeheatedly in his own handwriting! and writes that there is no problem at all with it, since there is ayin panim laTorah. דו"ק ותשכח
DeleteReb Avrohom Gurvitz wrote one letter, in support of פשוטו של מקרא. He has nothing to be chozer from. He wrote that there is nothing wrong with a Peirush that is not like Rashi.
DeleteI heard from someone that Anon 11:59 is a Russian bot.
I also heard from someone else that they're giving out free diamonds in Howell.
Amazing how the powerless vaad who projected themselves as powerful melted to smitherines the second someone ignored them.
ReplyDeleteThe very passionate original letter written by the Dayan is precisely what any person who has learned from the chumash knows: that it is excellent in every way. Period. Full stop. The above is obviously a complete forgery by those who can't back down from their completely uncalled for protest over a masterful work that hundreds of thousands of Tamidei Chachomin have benefited from. You can post a million letters smearing this chumash, but the truth remains the truth and it will never change.
ReplyDeleteThis attempt shows how desparate those who have written against this great Chumash are. They couldn't handle that a Gadol WHO ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE CHUMASH MANY TIMES endorsed the Chumash and praised its contents in the most glowing terms, not to mention Rav Gurwitz's warm endorsment of it (he only writes that one should learn Rashi first). Any so-called taanos on this stellar chumash could be leveled (and even more so!) against the Ramban, Ibn Ezra, Radak, Rashbam, Malbim, etc. (the meforshim quoted in this chumash). The calumny against this chumash, which until some trouble-makers came along no one ever saw anything wrong with, is one of the most absurd things I've seen in my life -- and I've seen much.
ReplyDeleteHere you are again. Doubt you are familiar with any that you mentioned,and how they tragically would distance your types
DeleteI am very familiar with them, which is why I said what I did. You, on the other hand, apparently never went through a Ramban properly, for if you did you would recognize the truth and stop your support of a bunch of goons tarnishing the names of Talmidei Chachamim who, unlike you and your narrow-minded ilk, know how to learn and understand the Rishonim on Chumash the correct way.
DeleteThey actually wouldn't even recognize "your" types. Are you willing also to ban the Ramban because he quotes secular Greek philosphers in his perush al HaTorah (those who learn Ramban are familiar with this)? Are you willing to ban the Abarbanel, who quotes Thomas Aquinas, an Italian priest, in his perush on Nach? If your answer is yes, then you have larger issues; if it is no, then you, and all those that espouse similar views, should keep their mouths shut.
DeleteSmall than usual tipush.
DeleteHe held as almost as much as anyone the masses (that's your ilk) isn't entitled to peruse whatever you desire.
And strange if you're even familiar with him at all as your ilk dubs him a non rationalist.Ridiculously false.
But it explains how we need to distance your crowd influence from our youth.
And the Malbim.Seriously.He spent his life (fruitlessly it according to some) fighting your chevra!
Your knowedge of the facts is almost as good as your writing. Ignorami like you would put the Malbim in cheirim in no time. But ignorance and sheer amaratzus is bliss, and you know nothing about the whole issue, apparently, conflating a wonderful perush that is a compilation of Rishonim, with haskalah of the 1800's. Maybe learn a little. Calling you foolish is being kind.
DeleteAnon 4:51AM is on target
DeleteAd hominems shouldn't be used by supposedly 'enlightened' people as yourselves unless you really lack substance.
Though the generations and guises change , the goals remain identical
Haskala ,that is,-always couched their claims with piety while- evolve(d) their tactics and name dropping for the agenda of the season.
The malbim would have included your crowd in all likelihood amongst his opponents even those who slyly chose to quote him
Might there be some naive well intended bystanders? Indeed.
But is that a good place to be? Collateral damage is often unfortunate but accepted in our religion
We will " refuse to remain impartial between the fire and the fire-"men
"cheirim" Assinine Sheker .Which is how you guys operate. He would have been at the fore to agree.To restate the obvious for the ignorant:It isn't so much what you/he publish,it's the agenda,the climate, and who you wish to mislead when you publish
DeleteWhat a crime it is that because of pure political motivations (vehameivin yavin), people have stopped buying this chumsh, or worse, put in sheimos (and some avaryanim even burned it!!), and the unsuspecting public will forever be deprived of it. They've in effect stolen millions from the publishers of this chumash, as well as from the stores that now cannot sell them. These are strange times indeed
ReplyDeleteMakes you wonder if it’s the self same tzadikim gimurim who stop Shuls from being built ... also lishaym shumayim of course...
DeleteThe guys who stopped the shul from being built had no ulterior motives. That is an established fact.
ReplyDeleteYup. And the world is flat...
DeleteYou don’t have to believe it. I know what went on there and as an outsider I was shocked at how the kw complainers handled it. Suffice it to say they didn’t handle it like the poor victims they portrayed themselves as and certainly not the way you would expect of a Yid and surely not bnei Torah.
ReplyDeleteIf your an outsider you don’t know what went on and if you know what went on your not an outsider.
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