Sep 21, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Quote Of The Day

All my life I grew up in secular cities, and I raised my children in secular cities. All my children are thank God God-fearing and learn Torah - in the merit of having grown up in secular cities! Specifically because of the need to deal with a different atmosphere, and understanding the importance of living in such a city, that gives the spiritual and Torah strength...

  --- Chief Rabbi of Holon Avraham Yosef

Rav Yosef said this at a haschnassat sefer torah ceremony at the Yeshivat Hesder of Holon

7 comments:

  1. This is fine (perhaps) as long as the seculars don't try to stop a religious resident from wearing/eating/doing any of his religious requirements.... not what they're doing in Modiin

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  3. " not what they're doing in Modiin"

    It should be pointed out, here and now, that the report quoted by Neshama is

    T H R E E Y E A R S O L D.

    It was published on http://muqata.blogspot.com on 5 October 2008. The issue was dealt with then, appropriate conclusions were drawn and it is egregious, to say the very least to drag that boobah meiseh up - yet again.

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  4. he should speak with his housing minister who is a big believer in segregation

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  5. Neshama,

    As opposed to chareidim trying to stop religious people from getting a Jewish education, which is going on right now in Beit Shemesh.

    Of course, overcoming the opposition that the high schooler from Modiin faced probably made his Judaism stronger, not weaker.

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  6. he was my grandmother's next door neighbour in Tel Aviv for years....

    right in the heart of Sheinken

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