tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post4678566979338579595..comments2024-03-29T06:05:20.562+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: Rav Chaim Kanievsky, the Litvishe-Hassidic-Sephardic RavRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-51416165367260597142011-09-23T19:22:47.203+03:002011-09-23T19:22:47.203+03:00How so, you used to be able to go and buy a bottle...<i>How so, you used to be able to go and buy a bottle of wine, supposedly blessed by the baba Sali or Rav Kaduri or somone else of similar stature, </i><br /><br />This sounds so .. so .. so Christian to me. It's almost classic avoda zara.<br /><br />Shabbat Shalom all.Markhttp://twitter.com/Marksoflanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-38643431589654721772011-09-22T23:32:49.303+03:002011-09-22T23:32:49.303+03:00Welcome to the cynical world of "marketing&qu...Welcome to the cynical world of "marketing"!Darth Zeidahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11885872955106929227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-66057156997906506352011-09-22T20:21:34.445+03:002011-09-22T20:21:34.445+03:00actually what this shows is the power of money and...actually what this shows is the power of money and greed, at best. at worst it has shades of avodah zarah.shaya gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-59155577514035309002011-09-22T19:43:44.366+03:002011-09-22T19:43:44.366+03:00This shows how great the esteem for R. Chaim is, i...This shows how great the esteem for R. Chaim is, in that so many varied segments of Klal Yisroel are vying for his attention and endorsement. He is seen as genuine and the real thing.<br /><br />Another illustration of this is that he just was asked by Breslovers for an endorsement for their approaching 'tikkun klali haolami'.<br /><br />Rav Chaim is not your typical gadol, as he has a different derech halimud than the typical current Litvishe one, and has been an independent scholar, rather than the typical Rav, Rosh Yeshiva, or Rebbe.<br /><br />Do keep in mind however, the following.<br /><br />1) He is actually of Hassidic descent.<br /><br />2) The great need for tzedokoh can make organizations resort to such innovative, desparate measures, which otherwise might have been rejected.<br /><br />3) Just because he might 'go along' with something, מפני השלום, doesn't mean that he is totally ecstatic about it and harbors no reservations. E.g. he cuts the hair of young boys (upsherin), even though his father refused to do so. Presumably he believes that not everyone is on the level of understanding certain things and that needs to be taken into account when relating to them.Lnoreply@blogger.com