To coffee addict
Thank you for responding, that shows menschlichkeit. I’m familiar with Rabbi Miller’s haskgafah because I spent thirty years (1990-2020) in a Yeshiva run by his Talmud Muvhak. When Rabbi Miller’s statement came out on Toras Avigdor that “real Jews” meaning Chareidim should avoid MOs by treating them like relatives who have an infectious disease, I was furious. I brought this up to the Rosh Yeshiva and he said, “I agree 100% with Rabbi Miller.” I realized that he views Rabbi Miller as infallible. And of course, the main problem was that my Rosh Yeshiva refused to listen to anything I told him about Chabad because Rabbi Miller liked Chabad. I agree that Rabbi Miller was a great man, but there are things that he said that were wrong. So, let’s consider your theory that Rabbi Miller likes Charedim because they adopt Chumrahs. Well, I learn about seven hours a day and I also write a very well received weekly Dvar Torah over the internet. I do all this while maintaining my practice. Trust me. I love Hashem. I’m a Lower East Side Jew. We don’t judge people by their beards and black hats. If Rabbi Miller wanted to say that he prefers Charedim because they’re more devoted to Hashem, I would respectfully disagree with his opinion. The problem was that he used the term “infectious disease” to describe tens of thousands of observant Jews. You gave examples of MOs who do questionable things. That’s true but there are a great many Charedim in jail for various forms of theft. That’s an Issur Doraysa and it’s a form of Kefirah, because it means that they don’t believe that Hashem provides their Parnasah. But you won’t find me making blanket statements that all Charedim are atheists. No, they believe in Hashem, but we all have a Yetzer hora and Teivos. The only group I criticize is Chabad because in their belief system, the Rebbe and not Hashem is in control. Let’s continue this, I’m impressed with your responses because you seem like an Ish Emes.