Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Arson
Just a few days ago, a man in New Square was nearly killed by people close to the Skverer Rebbe for sins like davening in a new shul. The story is horrendous, and I recommend you check it out. I am hoping the story receives mass media coverage. I wonder if there will be an outcry from the Orthodox community. I strongly suspect there will not be, and while the Orthodox media is more than happy to hound closet atheists and denounce same-sex marriage, they're extremely reluctant to criticize so-called leaders of their community.
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As of this moment, I am the only rabbi I know of that has criticized this act and the milieu from which it sprung.
ReplyDeleteA fellow rabbi has chastised me for speaking lashon hara.
Disgraceful.
>A fellow rabbi has chastised me for speaking lashon hara.
ReplyDeleteAre you referring to Chanan Baer?
Lol.
ReplyDeleteNo. A shul rabbi quite a few years my senior. He called me on the phone and obliquely criticized me on Facebook.