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Tzafni,

Notwithstanding your misguided attack on YWN who has nothing to do with the lead post in this thread, your comment is a whole lot of hogwash.

The lead post was easily as respectful as your post and seemingly even more so.

Additionally, you do not want anybody contacting the Roshei Yeshiva about this.

Rav Malkiel was shipped there by his Brother-In-Charge, Aaron. After the world found out about the event and there was an uproar, he asked that they tone down the event. So they cancelled the choir. The alcohol wad not cancelled. A large purchase of alcohol was made at The Vineyard several hours before the event, and although it was not left openly on the tables, there was alcohol served and available.

Reb Yeruchem was furious about the event, and he will tell you the same if you ask him.

The optics of this event were about as bad as any negative PR that BMG has ever received.

From the unnecessarily grandiose invitation, to the lavish seuda of basar v’yayin during the nine days, and all the way to the widely circulated message from the organizers calling those who were not invited “less fortunate”, this event was a disaster and a bizayon for Lakewood.

Do the people who made this event really believe that throwing a party like this is really serve for the betterment of Klal Yisroel? I somehow doubt it…..