tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post8767193118866801855..comments2023-10-23T10:15:44.618-05:00Comments on The Real Shliach: Some ranting, if you're luckyJust like a guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680468025321981540noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-3242766708246281562008-01-27T13:43:00.000-06:002008-01-27T13:43:00.000-06:00Of course every Jew is a diamond. And I understand...Of course every Jew is a diamond. And I understand that Lo Yidach Memenu Nidach. Every Jew is a part of one whole, and joins us to each other. The point I'm trying to bring out however is that idealism with practicality isn't worth much. the fact is that some kids have to be thrown out of Yeshiva. The fact is that some kids were never meant to be in Yeshiva in the first place. Is this nice? Not necessarily. Is this fair? Yes, because it's not fair to make a bunch of kids suffer for the actions of a few. Is there a program available for the (almost) hopeless cases? Probably. But it's not our job here to rescue every basket case that walks in off the street.Just like a guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680468025321981540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-39161520729588202702008-01-25T11:18:00.000-06:002008-01-25T11:18:00.000-06:00MR Real Shliach, Who do you think you’re represent...MR Real Shliach, Who do you think you’re representing?<BR/>When someone asked the Rebbe how he can stand on his feet and give out dollars for hours on end he answered: when someone counts diamonds one can count for hours…..<BR/>A Hunt Bleit ah Hunt. Ah Ferd Bleit ah Ferd. But a rough diamond just has to be cut and polished.<BR/>When is the last time you saw a heel become a head? Yet Rabbi Akiva became the leading Torah Scholar of his time.<BR/>After a child learns the Aleph Bais we don’t tell them they are done learning, their education has just begun. These special kinds of Yeshivas should be in the same category and be honest with their students that this level is a stepping stone onward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-31086789304729456912008-01-25T10:49:00.000-06:002008-01-25T10:49:00.000-06:00Anything for the Roo! (apologies Mr. Real Shaliach...Anything for the Roo! (apologies Mr. Real Shaliach for personal notes but I have to respond to my supporters). L de T.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-30902976324807752092008-01-25T10:33:00.000-06:002008-01-25T10:33:00.000-06:00Yo Leo,Good point and well-said.Now, can I get a r...Yo Leo,<BR/><BR/>Good point and well-said.<BR/><BR/>Now, can I get a ride on your private plane?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-67057401019552258602008-01-25T10:31:00.000-06:002008-01-25T10:31:00.000-06:00To Cheerio-exactly, it's the people who don't thin...To Cheerio-exactly, it's the people who don't think they've dropped out who have in fact dropped out who need to be told that they've dropped out. To Frozen Chosen-why not the head?<BR/>To LtD-yes, we must constantly be aware of where we are coming from and where we are going to.Just like a guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680468025321981540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-76760074157055774742008-01-25T08:22:00.000-06:002008-01-25T08:22:00.000-06:00Dear Mr. Real Shaliach: I once attended, on a fair...Dear Mr. Real Shaliach: I once attended, on a fairly regular basis, a weekly shiur given by a, dare I say it, anti-Lubavitch rabbi who expressed similar sentiments to yours. Essentially he was of the opinion that individuals shouldn't be self-deceptive - if one was doing something wrong, e.g., not being kosher observant, then admit it particularly to oneself. Don't make excuses, don't rationalize just admit that hey, I want a slice of non-kosher pizza because I like the taste of that particular brand without trying to justify it (who can trust any kosher brand anyway? its just cheese and bread? etc.) What I took away from this was the message that a person has to know where they are in the world - if one is honest about where one is, one will have the courage to progress to where one should be. The problem with yeshivas lowering their standards is not that they are lowering their standards but rather that they leave students with the impression that they represent the end of the process, the very pinnacle of religious instruction. If the yeshiva is honest with its students (we are but a rest-stop on the journey) the students will be honest with themselves and appreciate that graduation from this school only means that they can now move to the next level not that they have reached the end of the journey. As my FAA examiner said when he gave me my private ticket, this is not a licence to be a pilot - its a licence to learn how to be be good pilot. Leo de Toot (instrument-rated private pilot)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-71617932878680276662008-01-25T08:05:00.000-06:002008-01-25T08:05:00.000-06:00Which part are you? The heel or the armpit?Which part are you? The heel or the armpit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-56080754073496347742008-01-25T01:11:00.000-06:002008-01-25T01:11:00.000-06:00you don't think the people who've dropped out know...you don't think the people who've dropped out know they've dropped out? they're the ones telling you they've dropped out! its those of us who DONT think we've "dropped out", but who excuse our various inappropriate behaviors, habits, what have you, anyway that lead to the lowered standards. <BR/>i agree, actually. lubavitch could use some discipline. its not all love and harmony and acceptance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com