Following the attack on the gadol hador shlita, HaGaon HaRav Aaron Yehuda Leib Shteinman Shlita in his home on Wednesday morning 19 Cheshvan, an atzeres will be held in the Torah city.
When asked how to respond to the deplorable assault, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita called for an atzeres protest. The event is set for Wednesday night at the intersection of Landau and Nechemia Streets in the city, not far from the rosh yeshiva’s home. No time is being announced at present.
It is reported that the Rosh Kollel of Rav Rothschild in Ramat Aaron moved aside the paroches of the Aaron Kodesh, sat on the ground and wept, stating “We have not seen an act like this since the days of Yirmiyahu”.
The avreich who attacked HaGaon HaRav Aaron Yehuda Leib Shteinman Shlita is a son of a rosh kollel in Modi’in Illit. He is married to a teacher and they have children. He learned in the Tifrach Yeshiva.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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According to those who feel that this was an act perpetrated by an unstable individual, what exactly is being protested here?
“at the intersection of Landau and Nechemia Streets”. Sorry YWN but those 2 streets don’t intersect.
“We have not seen an act like this since the days of Yirmiyahu”
Yes we have.
The Baba Elazar, zt”l was murdered two years ago. Have we forgotten? If we did the it is no surprise it almost happened again.
Comparing the Baba Elazar with Rav Shteinman is adding insult to injury.
I’m sorry, photobyeli93, but they do. Here, in the space between the end of Landau and Chazon Ish:
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I heard that also in Kiriat Sefer they are doing an Atzeres tonight
Good, they should have as many Atzeresen as possible, everything is better than going to work.
The new Bochrum are already starting to complain that E”Y is getting too boring.
What’s with bitul torah? does it only apply to atzeres against gezeires giyes?
Rainus, you are right. But it’s not really an intersection. Rather Landau changes names into Nechemia when you cross over Chazon Ish.
Wow, a protest against a Meshuganer, look to what we accomplished.
Realistic100
You think Rav Chaim doesn’t know that?! What do you and the meshuggener and many other posters here have in common? You all think you know better than the gedolim. Its because the Emunah in daas Torah and the derech Eretz for Torahand Rabbonim has so eroded that a meshuggener can even have such a hava amina to do such a thing.
What about when they tried to burn R Steinman’s car? ( I think it was Rabbi Steinman) when he was for Haredim joining Nachal Haredi.
“We have not seen an act like this since the days of Yirmiyahu”.
Only flip your minds back to yesterday 23 years ago:- Yesterday marCheshvon 18th, was the 23rd Johrzeit of Rav Meir Kahana HY’D. Rav Avigdor Miller ZT’L described him as a Yehudi who goes straight to Gan Eden.
If this is not enough, how about April 2005, when hoRav Ovadiah Yosef ZT’L the Godol haDor had an assassination attempt. Musa Darwish, was convicted on December 15, 2005 of Yossef’s attempted murder and of throwing firebombs at vehicles on the Jerusalem-Ma’aleh Adumim road. He was sentenced to twelve years in prison and three years probation.