Why is it legal to not vaccinate children?
R. Shmuel Kamenetsky is the father of one of my friends I had as a child. I can say I know him personally, which increases my disgust and dismay that he would oppose vaccinations. Think how many Jewish and other children will die because of his foolish words. I've now completely lost respect for him.
Some of Jeff Jacoby's yearly "Letters to Caleb" columns in the Globe struck me as disrespectful to Caleb and careless about his privacy. That being said, two wrongs do not make a right. I will take the high road and not allow my dislike of Jeff Jacoby's writing and the unfortunate experiences of my children and myself in the Maimo community color my feelings towards Caleb. In the end, we found a better and happier path and so will he.
The Children of Abraham are also the Arabs, so I assume the Church of Scotland rejects their claims to the land too.
Having been raised in this community I can tell you that this has been going on for a very long time. The ultra Orthodox Jewish community has in my memory always been like fundamentalist Christian groups in the US. They are all very conservative politically, yet are the biggest takers of government money as they cannot otherwise sustain their large families,institutions, etc. Moreover, the same situation exists in Israel with the ultra Orthodox (Haredi) Jewish community. So there is nothing new in their voting for the conservative Republican and readers who feel uncomfortable with this fact should not blame the reporter/messenger.
Nate Silver is my statistician; I shall not fret.
He maketh me to lie down in blue states:
He leadeth me beside the bicoastal urban elites.
He restoreth my faith in the electoral college:
He leadeth me in the path of accuracy for his name brand’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of Diebold,
I will fear no recounts: For he is with me;
His blog and his stats, they comfort me.
He preparest a table of odds before me in the presence of partisan hacks;
He filleth my head with possible outcomes; My brain bloweth up.
Surely middle class tax relief and affordable health care shall follow me all the days of my life,
and Obama will dwell in the House of White for the next four years.
(From the Comments on the 538 Blog)
Abe456, who said anything about Rabbis? Leadership include lay people too. And of course it's not everyone, it never is.
The "returnees" are probably mainly joining Chabad, not Satmar. Anyway, the problem is not the lifestyle or the beliefs or even most of the people themselves. It's the leadership exploiting and hiding behind "chilul HaShem" fears, and that's true for all the Orthodox, not just the Hasidim.
This is why Greg Smith wrote about his old employer, Goldman Sacks. There is no other way to make a difference. Remember, the only people hurt by the abuses in the Orthodox community are Jewish, for the most part women and children. Devorah and Pearlperry, thank you for your courage in helping those fellow Jews. You both took a risk that the cowards will smear you and it is no surprise that so predictably, they are doing so. My friends and I love and admire your strength and determination. In the end you will prevail and the people who call you names will fail to keep you silent.
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