Ani Maamins for the J-Blogging Nation include these articles of Faith:
I beleive with perfect faith that whereas Kharedistan is where you go for Mohalim, Sofrim, Cholent and Kishka and good chopped liver it is also the place where you go for 9-Days Money laundering, sundry financial chicanery and black market kidneys
I believe with perfect faith that whereas ModernOrthodania is where you go for mixed swimming, moronic RW Zionism and suburban flight it is also the place where you go for Ivy-educated professionals, Academics, Wine and Cheese tastings, fresh Sushi, good citizenship, straight shooting and pristine business Ethics.
Well lo and behold it seems that in the Sepharadic Syrian Community עולם הפוך ראיתי where the "traditionalists" are the business sleazeballs and, in an inversion of 50s B movie Westerns, where the good guys wear the black hats.
Money quotes:
"Solomon Dwek took down the rabbis from the two main rival families whose leadership struggle divided the community some 15 years ago. And in damaging these pillars of the community, some say, Dwek may have strengthened the ultra-Orthodox “black hat” stream that has been a rising force, at least among the rank and file."
"The Deal Yeshiva and Deal Kollel, both headed by Dwek’s father, are the centers for the ultra-Orthodox in Deal and remain untouched by the scandal, as does Ateret Torah, the central ultra-Orthodox Syrian congregation in Brooklyn".
The source for this Bloggish Qefira, Formulaic Kharedi apologetics, circle-the-wagons defensiveness and distortions? The Yated? HaModia? Cross-Currents? Lazer Beams? NO...The Forward!
Qedusha-Havdala...Have you had yours today?!
Friday, August 7, 2009
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The Deal Kollel is not not headed by Dwek's father but rather R' Shlomo Diamond. Most of the black hats there are Ashkenazi which ,due to the generosity of the community are included.
Midwest
A. I am personally unfamiliar thanks for fleshing it out.
B. I was just relating what I read in the article
C. Bottom line is neither they nor Ateret laundered money
Bray,
With all due respect, of course they didn't launder money. The rat wouldn't entrap his father, I assume.
Nuch ayn zach:
Unforunately, the susing eating, cruise going, hotel hopping, fancy vacation and extravagant simchas... effect us also to a certain degree.
Not brisk... Occasionally you should look up and take a look at the world. (KIDDING, JUST, KIDDING.)These charedi sushi eaters, which btw are a lot healthier than chulent until you pass out devotees, are the same crowd that support the entire charedi establishment... the rebbes and the yeshivas and the kolelim. I am all in favor of class consciousness, but you can't take down one half of the oligarchy (the charedi super rich ) while idealizing their beneficiaries and partners (the rosh yeshivas and rebbes.)
And btw how do you think a guy taking a million a year should act?
A rat knows no moral boundaries. especially a trapped rat.
And btw how do you think a guy taking a million a year should act?
As a Jew in golus??? With understated tzniyus. I think that the Breuers community in Washington Heights boats a few Negidim but you'd never be able to tell by their apartments, simkhas clothing or automobiles.
ej
Off the top of my head, I can name several gvirim that don't engage in such activities.
Of course, the rich can live with more lavishly, but certain things cross the line. Personaly, having a Seder in a hotel destroyes the central component of that night; the transmission of our heritage which is done much more effectivaly in a heimeshe setting (with the bubbas and mothers home made bletlach). Even a private family room in a hotel doesn't cut it.
Meh..class envy a break from the back-breaking occasionally doesn't harm anyone.
the Hotels themselves could be done with a lot more class and understatement.
If I had the money and trusted the hashgakah I would not hesitate to give my long suffering wife a Hotel Pesakh...at least once to try it out.
ej
For the record, I wasn't referring to the super-rich. There are many in the average income range who are affected by the rat race; the fancy house and car and the chusheve eydem (some gvirim look at a good eydem as a 'caddilac'- I am not joking)
In other circles, the pressure to make the fancy simcha especially, is enormous; the bar and bat, etc..
Even in some Conservative communities, people work an extra job for a couple of years just to make the fancy Bar Mitzvah
the rat race is also causing our human resources to diminish via birth control while our finacial resources increase often through financial shenanigans.
A sinful situation all around.
(some gvirim look at a good eydem as a 'caddilac'- I am not joking)
Vee ess kistalt zikh azoi Yeedelt zikh...they have trophy wives to assuage midlife crisis and we have trophy aidems! LOL!
BOF...your response "As a Jew in golus??? With understated tzniyus" is to me very interesting. Rav Schorr in his Agudah speech, available in this week's Hamodeiah says "We must hide in galus."He ties that in with having so much chutzpah. If we recognized we were in galus "we wouldn't dream of doing things against the government," i.e. stealing etc.
The issue for me is what counts as "showing ourselves the least amount possible." I don't feel not eating sushi or not going on a cruise captures the essence of what it is to be hidden. The essence of violating the recognition of our golus is to violate the laws of our host country & in Israel to engage in an aggressive foreign policy that brings the wrath of the nations upon us. In addition being a bad neighbor and as a result being hated by the non Orthodox Jewish world.
I live in the capital of shabby chic. LOL. In Evanston we keep the Toyota out in front and the Lexus hidden in the garage.It's a style that is easily learnt; in decorating they call it the Sister Parish look. It's for the most part superficial. The days when women including ours went to simchas badekt with diamonds are over. The diamonds are in the vault. Bling bling fake baubles are just that...one more ironic joke.
Bray
You had the whole weekend to write a post....
A. I was busy
B. I'm not sure what you're muhning me for? Was there some topic that I was mekhuyav to blog about?
C. I've got two new posts up today so waht's genoi the problem?
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