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Rabbi Yehuda Levin speaks for 20,000 Hispanic Evangelicals on Sunday, May 17 2009.
[Take note of last minute of speech 8:50 until end]
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/video_viewer.php?clip=W-mnf4Ti-Yk&player=y&
He makes a good point. We need people like him. He makes us uncomfortable. R’ Meir Kahane made us uncomfortable. We look up to our Gedolim today for guidance on this topic but where are they? To say that it’s not important and that’s why they’re quiet is not true. You see that for the longest time our Gedolim have been quiet about the child molestation problems in our community and now when the people are demanding action, now’s when they’re coming out and speaking up. R’ Miller Z”L was once asked if Jews should join the Moral Majority (led by Jerry Falwell) and he responded that they should be supported because they’re doing the work we should be doing.
Let’s not disparage Rabbi Levin. Good for him that he has the guts to do what he’s doing.
Many years ago, there was a man name Pinchas who saw a big Tzaddik doing something terrible against HaShem and had he taken the consensus of all the other Tzaddikim in his time, they would have surely told him to take two aspirin and call them in the morning. Yet, we see that HaShem said “Hineni Noisen Lo Brisi Sholom”.
The Torah is not a story book nor a history book. Many events that took place during that period was not recorded. Every story that was recorder is there for a lesson.
When someone does against the Torah, it should hurt and we should cry out. The fact that the Gedolim are not crying out is because they have their livelyhoods and organizations to worry about. HaShem will already take care of them. But we as G-d fearing people should not allow ourselves to be cowed into inaction because of their fears of losing some programs.
I wish I had the Emunah and guts like Rabbi Levin to step up and do what’s right, but I also fear that my kids will be ousted from their cheder.
cannot even watch past the first 30 seconds. As soon as this Meshugane stands up in front of 20,000 people and says he is embarrassed of his people that is it for me. You can all post what you want I am done with this!!! I won’t even check the comments. When a cancer is detected one must rid himself of it as quick as possible. I am done. And anyone who thinks Rav Miller ZT”L would have agreed to allow for this to take place is nuts.
Post as you wish i will never know if you agree or disagree with me. I don’t even care anymore. The true Chillul Hashem is that one of our own stood up in front of 20,000 goyim and said he is embarrassed of us – his own people.
YWN is on a roll. A post about Neturei Karta and a post like this. what’s next?
He could have made his point just as well without causing a chilul hashem himself. He need not ridicule yidden just to make his point. Possibly other yidden, just as smart, understand that there are other routes to accomplish the goal. And that includes, talking to politicians that have opposing positions.
If you look back in history there was always a difference of opinion, what approach to take(eg State of Israel).
26 estates, may i humbly suggest you seek Rav Levin shlitta’s mechila before meah v’esrim?
I Know that Rav Miller Ztl Is very proud of Reb Yehudah.
sure you do pal. R’ Miller was niftar in 2001, it is now 2009. Did he appear to you in a dream or are you projecting your beliefs here?
Oh, and when did “Rabbi” Levin leave politics to become a “Rabbi”? Was it not after R’ Miller was niftar?
proudtatty, No. Rav Yehuda Levin shlitta was active in politics during Harav Avigdor Miller ZTL’s lifetime, AT HIS DIRECTION. Rav Levin was involved already at least as late as the early 1990’s.
“When someone does against the Torah, it should hurt and we should cry out. The fact that the Gedolim are not crying out is because they have their livelyhoods and organizations to worry about.”
when someone who knows as much about the Gedolim as a worm knows about international politics judges them, then certainly we should cry out; and we should cry for a generation with such chutzpah, even if if it was predicted by the Nviim in the days before Moshiach
Can I put in a request that this thread get closed down BEFORE all the arguing starts?
You got to be foolish that R’ A. Miller would be proud of this clown bashing frum yidden in front of 20,000 goyim. Speaking to goyim about the faults of yidden is in no way shape and form a kiddush hashem. Why does the YWN give this guy press? Ignore him already. Maybe we should also post whenever Avi Weiss gets arrested protesting some cause?
The fact that he entered politics at R’ A. Miller discretion does not mean that these actions are kosher. Nor does it show us that R’ A. Miller of these antics. I’d like to see you eat in a restaurant whose hechsher and Rav Hamachsir expired in 2001.
proudtatty: Rav Yehuda Levin shlitta has been deeply involved in political matters since the 1980’s at the direct direction of Rav Avigdor Miller ztv’l. Rav Levin has been engaged in the same activities he is now, as he was during Rav Miller’s life.
Rav Levin continues to have the support of Rabbonim today. If you wish to verify any of this, you can simply pick up the phone and call Rav Levin OR any of Rav Miller’s children and grandchildren, who are Rabbonim themselves.
At least Avi Weiss never stood up before twenty THOUSAND people who believe in a different faith bashing the aguda in a speech.
Yes, before this gets closed I do have a question and would like a Rabbi Levin advocate to answer this for me, cogently, reasonably, calmly: isn’t bashing Jews in the front of the goyim (even if it is true) a very very serious form of lashon hara? If there was any “ais laasos laHashem” involved, that’s fine, but it has to be explained completely and clearly to the rest of us.
tzippi: Rav Levin is listed in the phone book. Why don’t you call him, IF you are truly sincere in your question, rather than posting in a public forum (that he doesn’t even come to.)
proudtatty: Rav Yehuda Levin shlitta has been deeply involved in political matters since the 1980’s at the direct direction of Rav Avigdor Miller ztv’l. Rav Levin has been engaged in the same activities he is now, as he was during Rav Miller’s life.
Rav Levin continues to have the support of Rabbonim today. If you wish to verify any of this, you can simply pick up the phone and call Rav Levin OR any of Rav Miller’s children and grandchildren, who are Rabbonim themselves.
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R’ Levin is what is called a guter meshuggener – but a meshuggener he is regardless of his correct motivations and good intentions. Lots of better things for wannabe Pinchases to do besides yell at nochrim like this.
Joseph??? Is that really you?
We are live in a Christian county, yet a medina shel chesed, the most benevolent nation in the world and the most tolerant toward Yidden. While we Yidden must do what the Torah requires of us, even in the midst of goyim; we must behave in a menchlechkeit manner, that is as tznius as possible.
Joseph: Where’ve you been?
cherrybim: I’m not sure it’s him because if you go onto his profile page you won’t see the amount of posts he used to post…check it out…
Whats going on here?
Can someone provide a synopsis of what he said? (preferably, unbiased)
I cannot watch the video.
Also, who is Rabbi Levin?
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Rabbi Yehuda Levin once ran on a third party ticket for Mayor. (I voted for him against Koch as a protest against crime; I wanted to write in Bernhard Hugo Goetz but did not want to be bothered with a write-in vote).
Basically, he is a very vocal askan who spends most of his time protesting societal decay such as toeva rights. He shows up at various events with very bluntly worded placards. Whether he is effective or not is a good question.
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