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Looks like Eretz Hakodesh went on a full blast marketing campaign in the frum papers
ReplyDeleteall besides the Yated, Kudos to them for holding strong against this pirtzah a shame that right after Rav Dov Landaus letter against WZO, the frum weeklies run these ads
It's a shame that some still call them Frum
DeleteSuch a shame that people can't accept that some things are subject to a machlokes. Why do we need uniformity? Reb Chaim held to vote, Reb Avraham Gurwitz still holds like that. What is the purpose in following one side?
DeleteCan the people who became talmidim of Rav Gurwitz Shlita name a single other issue where they even know his opinion, let alone actually follow him? The point is that one can always find a source for almost anything. However, there is a generally accepted mesorah in many things. And the people quoting Rav Kanievsky Zatzal, even assuming that he said what is being said in his name, do these people follow him? Need I mention specific shitos of his...?
DeleteThis is not a 2 sided machlokes it is going against an established psak from all gedolim since the Chofetz Chaim all the way up-to this dor including Rav Elyashiv. As for Reb Chaim Kanievsky, his support was never made public and Rav Aaron Feldman shlita checked with the family and disputes what was said in Reb Chaims Name.
DeleteNo Gadol in America has signed any public letter in support of eretz hakodesh. Rav Dov Landau the leader of Degel Hatorah wrote a current letter against voting or joining.
As for Rav Avrohom Gurwitz he is in England and a daas yochid.
To override something that gedolei yisroel of yesteryear and today stood against takes more than a few people,right now Rov gedolei yisroel are opposed to this.
if Rav Chaim held to vote then how come the Israeli political parties GIVE UP their seats for the enemies? HUH?
DeleteRav Chaim Kanievski encouraged marrying at halachic age, long jackets, payos in front of ears, brim up, no electricity in EY on Shabbos, protesting against the Israeli zionist government, boz yavuzoo lo on chardak soldiers, no wristwatch.
DeleteAnd much more , he authored a sefer Orchos Yosher, all this very clearly, in his healthy and independent years and stages.
And the az panim is back, claiming that Reb Chaim had 'independent' years and stages.
DeleteThe cynical people, who don't trust any Gedolei Yisroel to decide any public matters, are those behind the anti-Eretz Hakodesh campaign.
It was Rav Chaim own sons who claimed so in a din Torah over the yerusha
DeleteFor you to only quote Rav Chaim when you think he is saying something you like is wor see than azponim.
DeleteTo deny that he had different health and gaboim hours and years is almost cynical
The people who trust all the gedolei yisroel from all the years, stages and generations seem to be behind the pro-jewish anti-reform-wzo "campaign".
DeleteLooks like even the Yated couldn't hold out. They just sent the Eretz Hakodesh ad to their email list.
DeleteI thought bais hatalmud closed
ReplyDeleteWhy are there cones on central ave near valley?? There's no work dlbeing done all it's doing is causing traffic??? Friday was a disaster again. Where are lichtenstein miller coles and the other cronies in this town??? DO YOYUR JOBS!!! Ur getting paid by us!!!
ReplyDeleteCareful what you wish. If they actually do some work for the public they will probably want another raise.
DeleteWhy don't you move and remove those cones causing traffic????
ReplyDeleteAny news from adirei shabbaton
ReplyDeleteR Dov Shwartzmans?
ReplyDeleteEretz hakodesh has unlimited funds for this marketing campaign throwing millions to the frum media and watsapp channels with videos by balei batim convincing you to just vote without even acknowledging the opposition of gedolei yisroel. This is the new reality were mky sparks and watsapp are now the new gedolim pushing foreign hashkafos on klal yisroel
ReplyDeleteI didn’t decide if I will vote or not but very few groups ever acknowledge what the opponents are saying in their propaganda. The opponents of Eretz Hakodesh don’t acknowledge the tremendous damage the reform movement will cause if they win. Or flat out lie and claim there is no difference whether Eretz Hakdosh or the Reform parties do well in the elections. I don’t believe that those who ran around collecting signatures against Eretz Hakodosh explained to the Rabbonim they were asking for signatures from the danger the Reform movement poses if they win the elections.
DeleteRav Dov Landau is BH alive and very well aware of this so called reform threat yet he signed against joining WZO this month. So much for your claims
DeleteStop with this reform thing to justify joining Eretz Hakodesh, the same issues have always been around and actually have been dealt with in the knesset
I can think of many differences between today and years ago when it comes to this issue. They may not mean you should vote for Eretz Hakodosh but someone who does not know let alone understand the differences doesn't know what he is talking about. I'll just say this. In the 1950s the frum world could not have changed anything by voting en masse in the WZO. Today they can
DeleteAnon 2:11
DeleteAgain Rav Dov Landau shlita in 2025 said NO despite the Reform threat
Do you know better??
I don’t disagree that Rav Dov Landua says not to vote in the WZO election. I’m unconvinced that the Gedoley Hatorah who said many decades ago not to vote in the WZO would say the same thing today given the different circumstances.
DeleteJust seeing how much money is being spent on PR should discourage anyone doing for money.
ReplyDeleteI have a similar question.
DeleteWho is paying for the campaign against Eretz Hakodesh? Who pays for the silly pamphlets, and BT-style kanna'us? Who pays for the colorful signs and slick PR campaign to persuade people not to join and vote? Whose interest is this?
Really???
DeleteIs this a Purim joke?
The reform movement certainly has in its bests interest the promote the anti Eretz Hakodosh pamphlets. Don't be so sure they aren't contributing like the pamphlet asks of those reading it to do
DeleteSome simple jews, some might even be BT, but will follow Daas Torah, and publicize. בכל מאודך .
DeleteAre they claiming to do anything for funding or other silliness?
Plain trying to be like the old fashioned jew that tries to do what's right, even might look slick . .
The reform influenced the Chofetz Chaim, Reb Elchonon, Reb Reuven, Rav Elyashiv, and all the rest. Afra lpumei. R"l.
DeleteBut dare to think the reform or zionists influenced those promoting it, even to just sit together with them.
Please see igros moshe regarding the above
Red herring.As they themselves stated for other similar issues,stop being a broken record & fighting the old past Frontline
DeleteIs this the Rav Shechter the Sofer from Boro Park?
ReplyDelete"The reform movement certainly has in its bests interest the promote the anti Eretz Hakodosh pamphlets. Don't be so sure they aren't contributing"
ReplyDeleteThat was my suspicion as well
The disregard of chachmei HaTorah by the eretz hakodeshniks is all you need to know about the people running this campaign Feh to them gaavah and sinas haTorah and Yahaudus disguised in the mask of fighting the reform
ReplyDeleteMore proof for 8:27
DeleteIndeed.There's some anecdotal evidence
DeleteIt's funny to read these comments.
ReplyDeleteAmerican Yankee Doodles, who have their minds stuffed with Yated and Dr. Seuss, get their frum jollies by piously whining about something that costs them nothing, has nothing to do with their lives, and won't advance anything - ruchniyus or gashmiyus.
Go back and watch a ball game. Or don't and be yotze your frummies that way.
Some of us did not discover Judasim last week, and are not looking for a way to reconstruct our own pasts.
Deletehmm..which topic now?
BTW what's your background,anon?We'll show your clay feet
In the section titled 'gedolim' on eretz hakodesh website, they have pictures of their heads meeting a few gedolim at their homes on yom tov, without captions, or letter from those gedolim. Anyone can get a picture with a godol, it's meaningless, and if this is the best they can do, they have no haskamos.
ReplyDeleteThe EH crowd weren't cronies like the anti-Eretz H crowd. So it likely stands out as representative.
DeleteBesides for the anti-EH crowd such photo stuff is just their regular afternoon lunch
Aish Hatorah is running its own slate, so Eretz Hakodesh is just meeting the competition.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, this week is the opening of voting.