Rosh Yeshivat Har Etzion HaGaon HaRav Aaron Lichtenstein Shlita has come out publicly against the deal between Bayit Yehudi and Shas in the race for new Chief Rabbis of Israel.
In an interview granted by the rav to Makor Rishon on the occasion of the rav’s 80th birthday, he explains that he is a friend of Rabbi Yaakov Ariel Shlita, citing the merit of having such a person serve as chief rabbi. However adds Rav Lichtenstein, “it is not kovod for the rav to be remembered for having been elected using a back door. I would not wish to see the rav remembered for generations in this way”.
Rav Lichtenstein supported by David Stav when the race began, before talk of Rav Ariel’s candidacy, and the rosh yeshiva feels Rav Stav is the best candidate for today. The rav explains that the nation and the Chief Rabbinate have both changed over the years and realizing today’s realities and the work that must be done by the Chief Rabbinate, Rav Stav remains his candidate of choice.
Rav Lichtenstein adds that Rabbi Stav is well aware that he is not on the level of Rav Kook or Rav Goren, or some others for that matter, “and morally speaking this is a wonderful thing.”
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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8 Responses
Can always depend on sechel and chochma from Rav Lichtenstein..
Mr. Stav is a 21st century Mr. Goren.
I aish go remind all the readers that Rav lichtenstein is the talmid and soninlaw of Rov Soliceichik the fatherof modern orthdoxy,the person who has given us rabonnim like Avi Weiss.Rav lichtenstein is modern orthdox himself and would be very happy to see a modern rov like Rav stav in such a position.Rav Stav is too
Rav Stav is too modern for such a position
Rav stav does not come to the dirt under the finger nails of The Rav Zt”l or Hgaon Rav Goren.
AND Rav Stav knows he doesn’t come to their fingernails too, a dose of humility can never hurt.
I love this fake Frumkeit. Bashing one Rav because he’s this or that, the main thing is that he’s not like me, so I can bad mouth him.
And to the other guys – you think the Rav or Rav Goren, zichronam livracha, would allow you to talk like that about another Rav?!
If only YOU could reach their fingernails in humility!
Mr. Goren allowed mamzeirim to get married.