Crossing a red line, crossing the Atlantic

For the most part, the frum News media, mainly the print media papers and magazines in the US made little or no mention of the goings on in the Torah community in Eretz Yisrael. Its seen either as a localized issue that has to do with the Israeli municipal elections and its aftermath. Or, as a issue to big for us to be involved in.  We feel that its not our place to get involved in a machlokes among Gedolim on how to best approach the gezeirah of Giyus bnei hayeshivos. whatever the reason the general feeling is not to report on it and bring it across the Atlantic  to the US.

 Despite the efforts and pressure by certain individuals to spread it here to the Yeshiva community, It has for the most part been kept away. American Roshei Yeshiva have made sure to keep it out of the yeshiva world here in the states and  not to let it spread to these shores.

That was until Mishpacha Magazine published a full editorial HERE  "How the red line was crossed" 

"In our bleakest dreams, we never imagined the devastation within our community would be so profound. But what happened last Wednesday morning after Israel’s municipal elections was worse than anything we ever expected to see; holy barriers were breached, a clear warning sign for us to brake, stop, and reflect. It’s time for us to make a thorough, exhaustive moral inventory, and to be brutally honest in our conclusions."

The article goes on to blame the editor of a competing newspaper in Israel for inciting and instigating the current atmosphere in Eretz Yisrael. The writer quotes- "This past year, he crossed all red lines with a series of slanderous pashkevilim and pamphlets, reaching a nadir that has never been seen in the history of disputes between the gedolei hador".  (Mishpacha may have its own rabbinical board,)

 Until we hear differently from the Gedolim in America, I believe the bnei Torah here wish to remain out of this and not take sides among something that is beyond them. They don't want to get dragged in by any side they don't feel comfortable talking about gedolei hador nor do they feel comfortable with throwing yongeleit out of kollelim. As a matter of fact it appears a delegation of American Roshei yeshiva will be heading soon to EY to mediate and bring Shalom back to the koslei bais hamedrash.