tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post2046678163251055039..comments2024-03-02T03:29:09.759-05:00Comments on SerandEz and Friends: The Worthless Kol Koreh?Ezziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-10465289437547348902009-07-05T20:30:33.868-04:002009-07-05T20:30:33.868-04:00CJ - Agreed that the more they appear the less eff...CJ - Agreed that the more they appear the less effective they are.<br /><br />I don't think we're going off the cliff - but we're quite close to digging ourselves into holes that we'll simply never recover from, whether from an economic standpoint or from a religious standpoint.Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-5450560997335214712009-07-05T01:57:06.397-04:002009-07-05T01:57:06.397-04:00Whether or not the story happened the way, lulei d...Whether or not the story happened the way, lulei demistafina, it was reported, I believe Rav Elyashiv understands the facts "on the ground." The more these kol koreis appear the less effective they are.<br /><br />My nieces live in Lakewood in a prototypical kollel family. I am always pleasantly amazed at how aware they are of the shtick that sometimes surrounds them. These are not rebellious teenagers; they are "sheina maidelach." But they know the score.<br /><br />Warren Buffet recently said that despite the economic turmoil and his belief that we are still a half a decade away from sorting it all out, "No one ever made money betting against America." I believe every Jew should feel the same way about our people: "Never bet against Klal Yisrael." There are too many who believe that Jewish life "as we know it" is doomed. That the inmates have overrun the asylum.<br /><br />God forbid.<br /><br />We are a smart, talented, creative nation - and stiff-necked to boots. The feeling that everyone else (it's never me and my family) is a lemming waiting to follow some kanai off a cliff is false.<br /><br />That's why everyone loves Rav Berel Wein.CJ Srullowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851508109666827492noreply@blogger.com