tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post1363723696747825075..comments2023-10-06T11:13:20.836-04:00Comments on Izgad: A Slightly Polemical Discourse Which I, For Good Reason, Left Out of My Eulogy for My Grandfather.Izgadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-67713888812962995612008-05-01T10:06:00.000-04:002008-05-01T10:06:00.000-04:00http://serandez.blogspot.com/2008/04/you-are-sub-p...http://serandez.blogspot.com/2008/04/you-are-sub-par-ii.html<BR/><BR/>There is an interesting dialogue in this post where a rabbi says that the laws of Loshon Hara do not apply to people who go to Yeshiva University.Izgadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-41547459704951719272008-04-30T11:42:00.000-04:002008-04-30T11:42:00.000-04:00He did not think that what I was saying was Lashon...He did not think that what I was saying was Lashon Hara.Izgadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-42300016146035131822008-04-30T11:21:00.000-04:002008-04-30T11:21:00.000-04:00Of course, I wasn't there when you spoke with your...Of course, I wasn't there when you spoke with your Rabbi, so I have no idea what he actually said to you. I have a hard time believing that a Rabbi will be OK with blatant Lashon Hara, and I would love to know on what HALACHIC basis he said it's OK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-22415068704745612842008-04-30T09:21:00.000-04:002008-04-30T09:21:00.000-04:00Well Anonymous you will be happy to hear that my R...Well Anonymous you will be happy to hear that my Rabbi saw this piece and saw nothing wrong with it. On the issue of Lashon Harah, Evil Speech; I live in the world of medieval and early modern Jewish history, a place in which Rabbis write really nasty things about each other all the time. Read what the Ravad says about the Baal Hameor. By this standard what I write is very tame. I have not Izgadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-65685237545527391652008-04-30T05:31:00.000-04:002008-04-30T05:31:00.000-04:00Halachically speaking, why is it OK to write Lasho...Halachically speaking, why is it OK to write Lashon Harah and rechilus in such a public forum? Consider studying Hilchos Lashon Hara - you will see that what you posted is a severe violation of the HalachosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-14196475200256380662008-04-29T10:55:00.000-04:002008-04-29T10:55:00.000-04:00Former Columbus ResidentI am sorry if you think th...Former Columbus Resident<BR/><BR/>I am sorry if you think that I was mocking Rabbi Kamenetsky; that I was not my intention. I admit that I was moderately critical of him, though I am less critical of him than I am of those who would put him on a meta-human pedestal. I believe Rabbi Kamenetsky is a very intelligent man, a highly talented speaker and a great servant of the Jewish community. I neverIzgadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-9190149776604304312008-04-29T01:04:00.000-04:002008-04-29T01:04:00.000-04:00Approaching this post in a constructive manner is ...Approaching this post in a constructive manner is difficult. It embodies the character trait of mockery (laitzonus) and I do not normally respond to those who mock others<BR/>However, since the person being mocked (HaRav Shmuel Kamanetzky) is a holy person and he is being mocked for attempting to elevate the soul of another holy person (your Grandfather) through words of Torah, I feel that the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-75134456623796434382008-04-22T10:16:00.000-04:002008-04-22T10:16:00.000-04:00Although I understood your critique, I wonder if i...Although I understood your critique, I wonder if it is perhaps unfair to judge other people by the standards that our community chooses to adopt. Are we sure that talking to all audience in a manner that engages all of them is a skill that is most highly valued in the community in which Rav Kamenetsky was raised and operates? If this were the case, we could legitimately brand him a 'failure' and Tobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14930468887760990485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-35063939098775520592008-04-14T11:45:00.000-04:002008-04-14T11:45:00.000-04:00I would like to point out that I specifically ackn...I would like to point out that I specifically acknowledge the fact that Rabbi Kamenetsky is a man of a great intellect, a talented speaker and that I am grateful to him for coming to speak in Sabba’s honor. It is precisely because of this claim of Gadol status that I am criticizing Rabbi Kamenetsky at all. If all anyone was claiming was that Rabbi Kamenetsky was the head of a prominent Yeshiva inIzgadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-33475663169249862322008-04-14T10:31:00.001-04:002008-04-14T10:31:00.001-04:00Benzion, I think you completely missed the point. ...Benzion, I think you completely missed the point. You obviously cannot comprehend the greatness of a Gadol. Although you view yourself as an intelectual, you have a serious lack of understanding when it comes to thinking beyond what you are taught. A speech given by a great man, someone well into his 80s that doesnt exactly appeal to everyone in the room, cannot be looked at in YOUR narrow mindedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com