‘Hanosein Teshuah Lamelachim’ – But NOT Parliament!

Rabbi Miller as quoted in “Rav Avigdor Miller – His Life And His Revolution” by Rabbi Yaakov Y. Hamburger (I don’t recall the page number):

I’ll tell you a story. In Vilna, Reb Yisrael Salanter once entered the big shul and there was a custom to say, ‘Hanosein teshuah lamelachim,’ a certain prayer for the king. When the shamash skipped it, Reb Yisrael went up to the bimah, took the siddur, and recited it out loud for the public to hear. He did it to let them know that it’s an obligation – we have to pray for the government.

Yes, there’s a difference between the two!

How Pedophiles Simply Switch to Abusing in a NEW Location

The following story is highly representative of the sort of Halachic rulings which help spread the misery:

Rabbi Greenblatt told this writer that there was a Yeshiva Day School principal who was abusive to children in his school. The incidents were investigated and found out to be true. The principal had a year to go in his contract and agreed to go quietly after the year would be up. An assistant principal was hired for the specific purpose of supervising the behavior of the principal. This solution was recommended by the posek to whom the problem was referred. What would have happened had the principal refused to go along with this solution? Rabbi Greenblatt said it would then have been appropriate to go to the newspaper and write an article saying there was a principal who was accused of mistreating children. The name of the principal should not be mentioned so that there should not be further embarrassment to him. If he still refuses to accept the posek‘s decision, then his name and more details can be written because the rights of the community supersede the rights of the individual who is threatening the welfare of the community, according to Rabbi Greenblatt. Once the principal agrees to the plans for his departure, no other articles specifically referring to him may be written since that would cause needless embarrassment.

One More Reason to Prevent Women From Studying Gemara…

Rav Avigdor Miller on Women Studying Gemara

Posted on by Toras Avigdor

Q:

To what extent should a woman strive for Torah knowledge? And which aspect of Torah should she study? Is gemara included? 

A:

Women have so much to study that if they went into a kollel and studied day and night for sixty, seventy years, they wouldn’t be finished with what they are obligated to know! You hear that? And it’s not what I say. Only, what can you do? Even men, do they do everything they have to do? Do they study all they have to know? They have excuses. So women have better excuses. A man has more opportunities than a woman, so he has fewer excuses.

But there is no question that there is plenty for women to learn. Now, to what extent? The extent should be – the sky is the limit. Which aspect of Torah? All aspects of Torah. She leaves out gemara for a reason. There’s a reason why a woman doesn’t study gemara, and the reason is very simple; it’s not complicated at all. Because it’s an ideal among us that men and women should not fraternize. The healthiest thing is when women fraternize with women, and men with men. But when a woman becomes very conversant with gemara, it’s not good. It’s like somebody told me – he saw on a park bench in Flatbush a boy from a certain very modern place who was sitting with a girl, and they were learning gemara together. Now, we know that the gemara is a prelude for something else. Any boy and girl business, even if it’s gemara, is just the beginning of something. And therefore, why build such a bridge between them? There are enough bridges already; there are plenty of bridges – too many bridges! So this will be one bridge less!

That’s why women should not study gemara. We don’t want them to mix with men. And men shouldn’t mix with women. But there’s plenty to know, and their work cut out for them. Of course, a woman, first of all, has to produce a Shas. A Shas is an Avromele, a Itzele, a Yankele. And not only a Shas of six sedorim! There are plenty of other mesichtahs; sixty mesichtahs! There is plenty for women to produce! And her Rishonim and mefarshim are washing diapers, and cooking, and everything else involved in raising a family. All these things are very important commentaries on Torah! That’s her job. And if in between she’s able to find a couple of minutes to do something, then there is no reason she shouldn’t utilize her time.
TAPE # 75 (April 1975)

From Toras Avigdor, here.

הבג”ץ – עבדים משלו בנו

“מי אלה האנשים האלה [שופטי בית המשפט העליון]?! ריקים ופוחזים. שפחה כי תירש גבירתה. הם לא יודעים לקרוא משנה אחת כמו בני אדם. ילד אחד שלנו בן שבע-שמונה שנים יודע יותר טוב תורה מהם. אלה קוראים לעצמם בית משפט עליון, אבל הם לא שווים בית משפט תחתון. שר המשפטים צר ואויב הוא. כולם סוררים ומורים. אין להם לא דת ולא דין. כולם בועלי נידות. כולם מחללי שבת. אלה השופטים שלנו. עבדים משלו בנו!”

הריני מוכן ומזומן לקים המצוה כאשר ציוני

רש”י קהלת ה’ י’:
ברבות הטובה, כשישראל מטיבין מעשיהם.
רבו אוכליה, מתן שכר המצות.
ומה כשרון לבעליה, להקב”ה בכל הטבת מעשיהם.
כי אם ראות עיניו, שרואה שהם כפופים לו ונחת רוח לפניו שאמר ונעשה רצונו וכן לעניין הקרבנות.
ברבות הטובה רבו אוכליה, שמביאים נדבות הרבה רבו הכהנים אוכליה.
ומה כשרון לבעליה, לפני הקב”ה.
כי אם ראות עיניו, שאמר ונעשה רצונו.