Reb Shlomo Zalman said "Intermarriage is caused by non-adherence to the halachos of Bishul akum and wine, of which the star-k's "choch'mas" (see Rashi-Kaheles, perek 1, posuk 16 "yudati") is the main cause of the high incidence of intermarriage" end of quote.
From an Email:
From an Email:
Hey - Let's continue to beat the dead horse!
The (above) article was brief and to the point:
New contemporary "heterim" which the recognized gedolim do NOT approve of:
1- Light bulb for Bishul Yisroel
2- Mashgiach lights boiler once even if non-Jew shuts off and turns on.
3- Fish does not need Bishul Yisroel, because Sushi has raw fish.
4- Grama circuits Shabbos/Yom Tov- an Issur Di'oirasah (Zomet style)
5- Etc.
2- Mashgiach lights boiler once even if non-Jew shuts off and turns on.
3- Fish does not need Bishul Yisroel, because Sushi has raw fish.
4- Grama circuits Shabbos/Yom Tov- an Issur Di'oirasah (Zomet style)
5- Etc.
I've twice seen the need to comment and explain to those interested (not those UN-interested, v'hamaivin yavin) why this is necessary to call out, and how one must be wary of whom he talks to/listens to regarding negative reporting l'to'eles, and how outsiders are absolutely FORBIDDEN to read the same reports!
Reb Yudel is only quoting here the words of Harav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zatza"l, and Ybl"ch Harav Mosheh Shternbuch shlit"a. Any attack on Reb Yudel here is merely a disguised attack on THEM and their Torah!
In addition - CHAZAL teach us (in Chagiga 14 is it? somewhere in seider moeid) that in the days before Mashiach those who hold severe issurim lightly will openly disparage those who hold light issurim severely...
To be properly faithful to HKB"H and His Torah one must (especially in our day!) make himself IMPERVIOUS to personal interests and attacks!
It is interesting how (aside from "revising" Rav Auerbach's Halichos Shlomo to delete this "inconvenient" issue) you irate commentors "throw the book" at Reb Yudel - going so far as to (100%!!) invent new "rishonim" and "acharonim" who re-wrote the issues of light bulbs and boilers to your satisfaction!
*************************************************Per Reb Shlomo Zalman Aurebach and Rav Moshe Shternbuch, Shlita, et al
It's the fault of the Baltimore based kashrus agency.
They allow unacceptable "Heteirim" by Bishul Akum, and wine; among them are the following;
1- Light bulb for Bishul Yisroel
2- Mashgiach lights boiler once even if non-Jew shuts off and turns on.
3- Fish does not need Bishul Yisroel, because Sushi has raw fish.
4- Grama circuits Shabbos/Yom Tov- an Issur Di'oirasah (Zomet style)
5- Etc.
6- Rav Rubin's report on the Galil poultry Shechita certified by Star-K concluded that 20% of them are actually Neveilos/Treifos, etc. The Star-K "doctored" the report with numerous changes in order to entice Rav Rubin to write to the OU that the report is a "forgery".
See Rav Sternbuchs letter, re Wine
See Halichos Shlomo (not the Baltimore based agency doctored version) re: Intermarriage
for copies, send email to kashrusy@aol.com
subject- Rav Sternbuch, Halichos Shlomo
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