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Avi: What about those in the Army that are not exactly fighting or training every second? They have down time and fool around too, you know.
Was Hillel commiting gezeila when he went to the roof to listen to the shiur, when he could not afford to pay to come to the shiur?
DaasYochid: How does the author know R. Elyashev isn’t only referring to Jewish producers, which would be the default meaning unless otherwise specified?
America, during Vietnam, granted religious seminary exemption to religious students. It also granted exemptions to those in regular Universities. And many people got medical exemptions.
Okay, you are correct that it is more nuanced. I stand corrected. Nevertheless, Klass endorsed Jimmy Carter in ’76, Bill Clinton (both times) and Mario Cuomo (through ’94 when he lost to George Pataki.) In my opinion, at least, those endorsements (that I mentioned in this comment) speaks volumes.
It actually IS a Kiddush Hashem to publicly disparage others beliefs in avoda zora.
When JP founding editor was alive the paper regularly endorsed Democrats for both local and national elections. Their endorsement of Clinton in both ’92 and ’96 was routine for them. It only changed after he passed away in (about) ’00 that the paper no longer endorsed Democrats for public office as a matter of routine.
1) How can a first-time tourist to any country get to know the local traffic laws? Unless you are suggesting tourists refrain from driving.
2) Israeli drivers have a bad reputation themselves. In their own country, no less.
I can’t speak about his afterlife, but rabbonim were not pleased with his public radicalism during his life and held it was very wrong and counter-productive. However “right” one may feel his political position was, his actions accomplished little other than C”H.
Kahane formed the Jewish Underground (in Israel). In any event, he was far from being a positive example for our community.
Yaakov is referring to syndicated political right-wing content such as Charles Krauthammer that the JP has been republishing for the last few years. It is interesting since when Sholom Klass, the founding editor of the JP, was still alive the paper took a consistent left-wing political position. It even endorsed Bill Clinton for President in both ’92 and ’96. Of course on religious issues the JP always was and remains on the far left.