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Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Hashkafa: Leaders Who Do Not Compromise
Hashkafa with Reb Gershon Ribber shlita
Leaders who would not compromise standards at all cost
There were many others such as reb ahron kotler who fought college at a time when it was totally unpopular and most thought it could not even succeed but he waged a war and won. The chazon ish fought to institute shmitta observance and in his time only succeed in two farm communities. R yaakov Yosef the chief Rov of New York tried to fight for basic kashrus in the slaughter houses, and he failed and lost everything. The ridvaz tried to fight for kashrus in Chicago and he fled the city on Shabbos for fear of the threats on his life. So there were many that tried to do what was right against all odds and risked everything. Reb avigdor miller stood by his principles when he was a Rov in Boston, and he was fired, but ultimately he succeeded in his mission to educate the pure truth without any compromises.
There is a big difference someone like R' Ahron Kotler (and the other examples) who anyway had no Talmidim or influence when they came to America trying to start something that most thought would not succeed and someone who already has Talmidim risking losing them over his uncompromising stance. Rav Shraga Feivel Mendelowitz initially did not want secular studies in Torah Vodaas or allow Beis Medrash talmdim to attend college at night. (he did allow mesivta bochurim to attend non-Jewish public night school to get a HS diploma) But because of the risk he was taking he asked many Gedolim in Europe if he should change the policy. With one exception the unanimous answer was yes
It takes principle but not compromise to burn your own semicha. Who is the other side in the story? Anyway from what I heard from actual Talmidim of RSFM he ripped it up when his cleaning lady found it and reverently said "Oh, so you are a Rabbi!"
Respectfully, the point, which is well taken, could have been made without the inaccurate cheap shot at the "modern orthodox ". To claim "none of them cover their hair" is blatantly false, and is inappropriate for a talmid chacham to claim.
The Shaagas Arye said a rav who's balebatim don't want to throw him out is not a Rov. A Rov who actually gets thrown out isn't a mentch.
ReplyDeleteWhat about a rav who elevates collectively his baalbatim up-where he is?
Deleteabber afsher besser nit tzu freggen oif a vort
DeleteSomeone else said that. The shaags aryeh was actually thrown out from his rabbanus
DeleteWith all due respect, I find it unbecoming to speak about another individual in a public forum without the decency of speaking directly to the person.
ReplyDeleteThere were many others such as reb ahron kotler who fought college at a time when it was totally unpopular and most thought it could not even succeed but he waged a war and won. The chazon ish fought to institute shmitta observance and in his time only succeed in two farm communities.
ReplyDeleteR yaakov Yosef the chief Rov of New York tried to fight for basic kashrus in the slaughter houses, and he failed and lost everything. The ridvaz tried to fight for kashrus in Chicago and he fled the city on Shabbos for fear of the threats on his life. So there were many that tried to do what was right against all odds and risked everything.
Reb avigdor miller stood by his principles when he was a Rov in Boston, and he was fired, but ultimately he succeeded in his mission to educate the pure truth without any compromises.
There is a big difference someone like R' Ahron Kotler (and the other examples) who anyway had no Talmidim or influence when they came to America trying to start something that most thought would not succeed and someone who already has Talmidim risking losing them over his uncompromising stance. Rav Shraga Feivel Mendelowitz initially did not want secular studies in Torah Vodaas or allow Beis Medrash talmdim to attend college at night. (he did allow mesivta bochurim to attend non-Jewish public night school to get a HS diploma) But because of the risk he was taking he asked many Gedolim in Europe if he should change the policy. With one exception the unanimous answer was yes
DeleteRSFM could be just as uncompromising when crucial.He burnt his semicha to show his disciples what he felt about many Rabbis
ReplyDeleteIt takes principle but not compromise to burn your own semicha. Who is the other side in the story? Anyway from what I heard from actual Talmidim of RSFM he ripped it up when his cleaning lady found it and reverently said "Oh, so you are a Rabbi!"
DeleteRespectfully, the point, which is well taken, could have been made without the inaccurate cheap shot at the "modern orthodox ". To claim "none of them cover their hair" is blatantly false, and is inappropriate for a talmid chacham to claim.
ReplyDelete