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I heard a godol say that it is prohibited for a yid to publicly criticize the President (and other politicians) as this is a medina shel chesed and such criticism causes sinas yisroel (anti-semitism) and we are still in golus.
Bava Basra 4a (3a?).
Sam2: maybe the gemara is davka talking about a king.
The Gemorah there is talking about cursing a Jewish king and actually criticizes Herod. It seems that even to curse Herod would have been permisable but wasn’t done due to fear.
If it was Assur I would have said it was Assur. This Gemara shows that it’s a good idea not to regardless.
Only American Jews can criticize a U.S. President. If you are an Yisroeldike or British or European Jew, mind your own business!
Seriously, we’re Jews but we are also Americans with the same rights, protections and priviledges as any other American.
Just because the Satmar Rebbe said LT doesn’t make it Torah law
The Satmar Rebe’s views are his ( especially on Israel ) but are not Torah law to non-Satmar
But not his interpretation of it
passfan
Must I follow the Satmar Rebbe’s interpretation in everything? If my Lithuanian Rosh Yeshiva allows me to shave, does that mean I am violating the Torah since the Satmar Rebbe forbids it?
As we both know, there are seventy faces of the Torah. You and I can follow different faces, yet the same Torah.
I believe the Gadol in question said not to be rude and insulting when criticizing the President. YWN’s editors dreamed up the part about not criticizing the President.
I think that just like the halocho of if one person does not want the chazan no’one is yotzei,
if one person is president and NOBODY wants him ….. (even if we are British)
but we must still respect him if we want pollard and rubashkin freed…
so yes, we must not (publicly) criticise the president (or anyone else)
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