Showing posts with label moser. Show all posts
Showing posts with label moser. Show all posts
Oct 18, 2020
Interesting Psak: someone who reports an illegal minyan is a moiser and can't be counted in a minyan
I couldn't find an original Hebrew article reporting on this, but Matzav has a report on an interesting psak from Rav Moshe Shternbuch, Raavad of the Eida Hachareidis.
According to the article, in a recent shiur, Rav Moshe Shternbuch paskened that one cannot count a moiser as part of a minyan, calling moiserim people who have been reporting to the government on illegal minyanim or yeshivas functioning in ways that are against the health regulations.
Rav Shternbuch says there is no hetter to report this infractions to the authorities and this does not fall into the category of pikuach nefesh. Reporting to the authorities can only be done in exceptional cases, and only after warning the person or people and each individual case must be discussed with a rav examining the details of the specific case.
Rav Shternbuch added that anyone sick or carrying the illness must stay away from others and be careful.
That is interesting on its own, but it is especially interesting light of a psak from Rav Moshe Shternbuch himself from several months ago saying that one is obligated to report to the authorities on people breaking the health regulations, after warning them if possible in beis din or via the city rav. People cannot decide for themselves but must consult rabbonim and poskim on such matters, and it doesn't depend on what the authorities say, as they themselves keep changing their opinion regarding what is ok and what is not.
While there he is mainly referring to reporting on sick people who go out, he says it is an obligation to report on anyone endangering the public, and that could easily include illegal minyanim. often it has been found that illegal minyanim have had people with corona davening in those minyanim, spreading the infection to others in the shul. One could easily say that according to Rav Shternbuch, such a minyan is dangerous to the public and can be reported (after a proper warning).
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Mar 29, 2007
Kollek's legacy revisited
About three months ago, Teddy Kollek, the former Mayor of Jerusalem, died. I then wrote words of praise for Kollek, as he was responsible for building up Jerusalem to the beautiful city it is today.
Many of my more right wing friends were upset at me then because he had a history of being anti-religious.
Today, Ynet is reporting that British intelligence has opened many files from the 1940's. These documents have revealed that Kollek worked as an informer to the British authorities against fellow Jews. He was informing on rival groups and their activities, namely the Irgun and Stern Gang.
So, despite the zchus he has for having built up Jerusalem, it turns out he was a "moser". He gave over other Jews to the non-Jewish authorities because he did not agree with their methods. Jewish history is filled with scum like this, and now it seems he is one of them.
Many of my more right wing friends were upset at me then because he had a history of being anti-religious.
Today, Ynet is reporting that British intelligence has opened many files from the 1940's. These documents have revealed that Kollek worked as an informer to the British authorities against fellow Jews. He was informing on rival groups and their activities, namely the Irgun and Stern Gang.
So, despite the zchus he has for having built up Jerusalem, it turns out he was a "moser". He gave over other Jews to the non-Jewish authorities because he did not agree with their methods. Jewish history is filled with scum like this, and now it seems he is one of them.
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