During a yahrzeit seuda for his father ZT”L on Monday night the eve of 27 Shevat 5774, Mora D’asra of Bnei Brak HaGaon HaRav Yehuda Leib Landau Shlita addressed the many tragedies that have befallen Am Yisrael of late.
The rav said that among other factors that have contributed to the current situation is the disgracing of an agunah. He explained that in his opinion, the attacks against Gedolei Yisrael Shlita and the mistreatment of the agunah have resulted in the many tragedies R”L.
Persons in the rav’s circle explain he was referring to the chasenah of a woman in the city who some claim was contrary to Halacha for she is still married to a man in New York. The rav explained that some rabbonim were opposed to the chasenah while others were matir it, and ultimately, it was held in Malchus Hall in the city with the participation of prominent rabbonim from the chosson’s chassidus.
The rav continued “Little people who understand little regarding gittin and kiddushin then began threatening rabbonim who permitted the chasenah. What do they want, to permit the woman to remain an agunah so she can never marry? Where have we heard of such a circumstance, where people threaten rabbonim because they do not agree with their psak? Will they dictate to the poskim how to rule in matters of Halacha?”
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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You lost me at “The rav said that among other factors that have contributed to the current situation is.” The rest of the sentence (and the post) is not relevant.
רמב”ם
אבל בדברי שמים אם לא חזר בו בסתר מכלימין אותו ברבים ומפרסמים חטאו ומחרפים אותו בפניו ומבזין אותו עד שיחזור למוטב וכו’
עין כסף משנה (המקור) “פשוט
חפץ חיים הלכות ל”ה כלל ד’ ס’ ז’ ……לכן מותר להכלימו ולספר בגנותו בין בפניו…..צריך לשפטו לצד החוב…ולשפוך בוז עליו.. מותר לפרסמו ולגלות חטאיו בשער בת רבים וכו’
וע’ עוד חפץ חיים הלכות ל”ה כלל ד’ ס’ י’ “לחזהיר בניו ותלמידיו” וכו’
ועין עוד בכתבי חפץ חיים – מכתב מ”ו- ע”כ הנני מודע בשער בת רבים
שבמקום הריסת הדת וחרבן הדת-נעשה כל זה כהלכה “מצוה רבה וחובה גדולה לעשות כל מה שביכולת לגדור גדר ולעמוד בפרץ , ואין בזה משום חשש איסור.
ומוסיף הח”ח “ופליאה לי על כל גדולי ישראל, המחשים בזה ואינם יוצאים במחאה גלויה, וכו'”
תדע שזה לא בא ממבקשי אמת ותורה וכו’ רק רק מה ס”א ודורשי שקר ואינם מאמינים בתורה מסיני ר”ל.
To #1. Id ont get it he didn’t say that that is the reason he said disgracing agunos is A reason, it contributed. When bad things are happening to Klal yisroel we must look at where we have gone wrong and must do teshuvah and where we can improve which should be a zchus that such troubles should not befall us.
To #2 They are all talking about where there is clearly something wrong and where us simple people people have a right to talk. Where it is between those greater than us, we dont. The rabanim never threatened, why should we.
And yes Rabanim have a special siyato dishmayo from Hashem to make correct piskei dinim.
#2, what are you trying to say?