tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post2551483083406692126..comments2023-09-11T17:58:13.764-04:00Comments on The Rebbetzin's Husband: Three lessons of the rabbinateThe Rebbetzin's Husbandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-5145308217614437882011-08-14T04:29:29.183-04:002011-08-14T04:29:29.183-04:00I suggest that rabbis that are not sitting and lea...I suggest that rabbis that are not sitting and learning most of the day are a source of darkness in Klal Israel.<br />I base this these on the fact that<br />I knew a few great people.<br />One was Reb Shmuel Berenbaum. Another Rav Shick in Breslov. And there are a few other great people in Jerusalem like Rav Silverman and Rav Buso in Netivot.<br />I don't know what made or makes these people different from the general orthodox rabbi. i assume first of all that it might be that any person in a position of authority that receives great respect and power as rabbis do in Israel are in danger of the dark side. So why these people were different I don't know. One thing i think you can see is they all have a common denominator of learning Torah with great devotion and perhaps even fanaticism. They are not particularly smart except Reb Shmuel (nor profess great moral values).<br />It would be logical to conclude that what Klal Israel needs is not rabbis but people that sincerely learn Talmud--even if it is the context of a Kollel. And in fact there is some evidence of this because almost every horror that I have seen or heard about orthodox rabbis is almost universally not rabbis that are actually sitting and learning Torah all day. It is usually people that were very good in yeshiva and then got Semicha and then received a shetele (position). At that point it seems the Sitra Achra gets a hold of them just like it says in Mesechet Shabat.Avraham https://www.blogger.com/profile/07822433921393627746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-38157284573757918822011-08-11T15:48:17.691-04:002011-08-11T15:48:17.691-04:00#3 is key. The success of some cities (Kansas Cit...#3 is key. The success of some cities (Kansas City and Boca come to mind for different reasons) is the fact that they have a community feel.<br /><br />Sadly, when communities pull together these days, its' a result of a tragedy or crisis.Neil Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12797772082427806345noreply@blogger.com