Jan 17, 2023
ארבע לשונות של גאולה ועוד אחת • יציאת מצרים כדי לנחול את ארץ ישראל • כל המתנות לא כדאיות בלי הר הבית • את הר הבית נכבוש בקדושה ובטהרה • הרב יצחק ברנד • פרשצ וארא בבית המדרש בהר הבית
09/30/17 – SHIUR 137
It is no secret here that the haredi landscape is littered with the remains of casualties of self-appointed “therapists” who ply their incompetence on a population often skeptical of the people with real training, because they have been poisoned by detested universities. (Add to this the assumption that there is little of value in any secular pursuits, so minds shaped in a Torah environment clearly can learn in a matter of weeks what takes others years to master.) This proposal can only further victimize the charedi population – and enable the next Chaim Walders as well.
To get the fuller story, read this courageous piece by Amudim (the place that so much of the American yeshiva community goes for addiction, abuse, and crisis response assistance) CEO Rabbi Zvi Gluck. And then stop and think about just how antics like this from charedi politicians are supposed to be upholding our Torah values, like they tell us before elections.
From Cross-Currents, here.
POLITICS · Jan 14, 2023 · BabylonBee.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden has called on Americans to refrain from cooking with gas stoves for the next two weeks to help “flatten the curve”.
“It’s real simple, folks,” said President Biden. “These gas stoves have brought upon us a terrible pandemic of asthma, brain damage, and scurvy! Now folks, I still believe in America. I believe we can beat these stoves! And it starts with us coming together to flatten the curve of, you know, the thing! For just two weeks, America! Not a joke!”
In addition to the two week ban on gas stoves, the Biden administration has also recommended social distancing from gas stoves for the foreseeable future. “After the two weeks, if you must cook on a gas stove, we recommend doing so from a safe distance of six feet,” said Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. “We advise all kitchens be marked six feet from the gas stove, and ingredients be lobbed at your pans from that safe distance. The science on this is settled. All of these precautions should be continued until Moderna comes out with their brand-new gas stove vaccine.”
While many Americans have heeded the President’s call, the administration has expressed deep frustration at the stubborn refusal of Republican-leaning areas. “We have to have consequences for people who refuse to follow the science, and risk the lives of others by continuing to cook with gas,” said MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow. “The first step ought to be a stove passport, which only allows those with electric stoves to participate in society. If that’s not sufficient, then we must refuse hospital beds to those who brought sickness on themselves with their ignorant choice of stove.”
At publishing time, the Biden administration had extended the two week timeframe to whenever the next President is sworn in.
From Babylon Bee, here.