It is always the little guy who gets the short end of the stick. The lesson is always imposed on the backs of the little guys.
The Eida and their "crowd" are, or were, in a fight with Hadassah Hospital. Some statements were made way back when about possibly banning haredim (or anyone who follows Eida bans) from using Hadassah Hospital services.
The whole concept is ridiculous. Who can ban the #1 hospital in the country? What happens when you have patients who need the care and treatment that can only be obtained at the #1 hospital in Israel?
But the statements were made. And while over the past month we have seen both the Gaavad of the Eidah himself being treated at Hadassah Hospital, along with other dayanim of the Eidah, for example most recently Rav Rosenberger of Bet Shemesh, the message that Hadassah services can be used seemingly has not filtered down to the people. Some still think there is a ban of sorts - that only apply to the non-rabbonim I guess.
A 16 month old baby in Jerusalem - from Mea Shearim and the family is an Eidah follower/member - got burned by a pot of boiling water. Horrible burns - second degree over 20% or so of his body. The best hospital to care for such an issue, and the one recommended by the paramedics at the scene, is Hadassah Hospital. They are also the only ones in Jerusalem with a burn unit, and therefore the only ones capable of best treating serious burn patients like this.
The father refused to allow his kid to be taken to Hadassah because of the ban on the hospital.
While the rabbonim use Hadassah and clearly there is no real ban on the hospital, the little people, literally in this case, are the ones upon who's backs such bans are imposed.
I hope the kid gets the treatment he needs, despite the stupidity of his parents.
(sources: ynet and kikarnet)
Hashem gave the little people the ability to think for themselves.
ReplyDeleteThe difference between the aforementioned Rabbonim and the baby in question is that there is NO chance that the rabbonim would be turned over to the police or social services for investigation about how they were injured. There is a real concern for some people that if a chareidi parent shows up in a hospital that the staff will turn him in for abusing his kid, or not being able to protect him
ReplyDeleteAgree or not is up to you. But I would have to think that this is the line of thought in the parents mind.
Wanna Saab -
They think for themselves. Maybe they choose to listen to those that know more than them.
Anon,
ReplyDeleteA caring parent puts his child's needs before his own. We're not talking about a run of the mill broken finger here. Haddasah has a burn center Shaarei Tzedek doesn't.
Furthermore I would hope, expect, that social workers at Shaarei Tzedek too would at least question a parent who brings in such a young child with such a severe burn.
Do you really think that parents at Sharei Tzedek are NEVER questioned or even "turned over" and conversely do you really think that ALL chareidim are questioned and turned over at Haddassah?
This type of ignorant response spreads easily in communities that choose to make themselves ignoramuses.
I wrote a post shortly before yom kippur on my blog detailing why the rabbis and leaders of these right wing cults are r'shaiim, evil people. The main thrust of my argument was that their actions would lead to children getting hurt or worse.
ReplyDeleteAnd here we are.
Every hospital is required to do an evaluation for endangerment in case of a child with a serious burn, of whatever population.
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