Mishpacha publisher R' Eli Paley has said in an interview he was asked by the American gedolim to come and educate the frum Torah community about the current situation with the Giyus bnei Hayeshivos.
The developments in recent months in Eretz Yisroel have left many of us in the American Torah community confused. In recent weeks, Mishpacha Magazine has made it a priority to conduct a dialogue within the American Torah community regarding these issues, giving the opportunity for people to voice their questions and get solid answers.A pilot event was held in Lawrence, where a candid and compelling conversation equipped participants with facts, figures, perspectives and insights from those in the thick of the discussions.
This week, Mishpacha will be hosting two more such events- Tonight July 2, 2013 at the home of Yitzchok and Devorie Fuchs in Flatbush at 8;00 pm, featuring Mishpacha's publisher Eli Paley and respected columnist Reb Yonasan Rosenblum, moderated by Eytan Kobre. Tomorrow evening, Wednesday, July 3rd, these two panelists will be in the Catskills, in the Twin Oaks colony, at the home of Rav Aryeh Zev Ginzberg, who will offer divrei pesicha. The event will be moderated by Rabbi Yehuda Heimowitz.
Please join us, and please get involved in a battle which threatens to splinter Israeli society- its one that cannot be ignored, one which a feeling, thinking Jew should be engaged in at some level- even if its only knowing the answers and having a clear sense of what our gedolim want, to be able to give those answers to ourselves.
We all revere our gedolim- and we legitimately wish to understand the position of our camp. Lets give ourselves the opportunity.
Can we hear directly from the gedolim themselves. What gives a magazine the authority to educate and give solid answers on this issue.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Considering that the Gedolim have banned Mishpacha in one form or another...
DeleteThis is too little, too late. Israeli society is already splintering, and the "but Torah protects you!!!" argument is neither valid nor appropriate, given the parties involved in this mess.
ReplyDeleteI'd be interested to read some reasoned arguments on the Charedi side, but don't have a Mishpacha subscription and can't make it to any of these parlor meetings. So will R' Paley be working to publish a web version of this hasbara?
I am not clear what exactly is the role of the role of the American Jewish community in this discussion. Is Israeli public opinion supposed to be swayed by this? The average Israeli dismissed the demonstration held a few weeks ago in New York because it was largely identified with anti-Zionist elements who in any event are not involved in the Israeli political system. But even if the non-anti-Zionist Haredi community in the US gets involved, Israelis will say that these people don't have a stake in the outtome, one way or the other. If it is meant to give "hizuk" to the Israeli haredi community, it could have a boomerang effect for the same reason, among the Israeli community at large. Thus, caution and a low profile would seem to be the best policy
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