tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post2654512107678841074..comments2024-03-28T09:43:50.919+02:00Comments on Life in Israel: Rabbinic Dental CareRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-61546825691430965742011-05-17T22:59:59.910+03:002011-05-17T22:59:59.910+03:00The english Chadash ended its blurb said "-al...The english Chadash ended its blurb said "-all provided by the best dentists in town." (just above the next item on Victory day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-58379989436806026052011-05-17T01:13:29.605+03:002011-05-17T01:13:29.605+03:00Rafi,
Excellent question about LA and the clinic....Rafi,<br /><br />Excellent question about LA and the clinic.<br /><br />The equipment donated came from the Bet Shemesh Dental clinic which Lema'an Achai ran with funds from a specific donor for that purpose, not from general LA funds.Smart Chesednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-83694353664914457812011-05-17T00:52:47.075+03:002011-05-17T00:52:47.075+03:00Based on the track record of Rabbonim and their la...Based on the track record of Rabbonim and their lack of expertise in understanding complex economic transactions (ie all of the MLM scams that hit the charedi population about 10 years ago, the 'areivim' scam which is not financially stable) I strongly recommend not relying on Rabbonim to make your decisions except in religious matters.<br /><br />Brushing your teeth is not a religious matter (barring shabbos).Moshenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-18277774997148007102011-05-16T22:22:16.514+03:002011-05-16T22:22:16.514+03:00anonymous - I hear your point, but no mention at a...anonymous - I hear your point, but no mention at all of the people who worked to establish the clinic and will be donating their time?<br /><br />and they are not fundraising from the community or from other communities for this, so if they open a free dental clinic, a poor person wont go there to get treated unless they have 15 different rabbis approving it? of course he will.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-30721232965382746952011-05-16T22:20:29.758+03:002011-05-16T22:20:29.758+03:00Hakarat - interesting. I did nto know LA was behin...Hakarat - interesting. I did nto know LA was behind the new clinic. Now I must ask - isn't all LA money meant to stay in RBS? how could LA donate the expensive equipment to a clinic in a different neighborhood?<br />or did they raise the money as a separate collection outside of rbs?Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-9364740131861054892011-05-16T20:50:05.329+03:002011-05-16T20:50:05.329+03:00i think that the reason is because since people do...i think that the reason is because since people don't have the ability to look into things on their own, they rely on their leaders to know if things are legitimate or not,therefore a Rabbinical endorsement makes the people feel that the whole thing is legit and not some crooks out to get them.<br />of course if you are of the camp that the rabbonim are always being tricked and don't know what is going on, then it doesn't add too much for you. (unless you can say that if the Rabbonim were tricked then I certainly would be tricked anyways so there still would be no point in doing my own research so even then there might be a point)<br />but if you feel, as most of the bnay torah do, that the rabbonim are smarter than the average Joe and they are looking out for my benefit than i can faster rely on their endorsement than relying on a sweet looking dentist that I have no idea who he is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-39843322608867650832011-05-16T20:44:50.975+03:002011-05-16T20:44:50.975+03:00Actually Rafi - the new free dental clinic was sup...Actually Rafi - the new free dental clinic was supplied in its entirety by Lema'an Achai to the organization in Cheftzibah. (Moving their facility from the shuk to the new host organization).<br /><br />I don't know if it was the new host organization, or the rabbis, or the Chadash newspaper, which censored any hakarat hatov to Lema'an Achai from the articles.Hakarat Hatov?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-12187018824488699702011-05-16T17:06:58.704+03:002011-05-16T17:06:58.704+03:00I must say that I find this very sad. If the Rabb...I must say that I find this very sad. If the Rabbonim are worth anything - they should be learning and teaching Torah as opposed to opening dental clinics all day. When Rabbonim become PR experts for themselves (as opposed to PR experts for Torah), Judaism is what suffers.Moshenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-9083958379665265852011-05-16T16:28:41.148+03:002011-05-16T16:28:41.148+03:00Not humorous, just sad that the frum Jewish world ...Not humorous, just sad that the frum Jewish world has such mixed up values where endorsements by celeb rabbis are more important than the real content.Rafi (S)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18103892755392538611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-6705901022474431782011-05-16T16:21:29.973+03:002011-05-16T16:21:29.973+03:00Hmmm....sounds like some rabbanim are experts at p...Hmmm....sounds like some rabbanim are experts at pulling teeth...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com