Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger has come out against the growing number of public letters signed by rabbonim, saying they lead to disrespect towards rabbonim.
Speaking at a Yerushalayim conference recently, Rabbi Metzger said, “Today there’s a new fashion – rabbis’ letters. It started in the north, when they decided who to sell to and who not to sell to, and then the counter letters began. And then there were letters about the District Court, whether it was right or wrong in convicting former President Moshe Katsav. Then I received a rabbis’ letter about the social workers’ strike.
Rabbio Metzger noted that although he supports the social workers, “All these letters are becoming slightly exaggerated.”
The chief rabbi explained why the letters were problematic: “Tomorrow they’ll issue a letter against raising petrol prices, and then a letter in support of (ousted Egyptian President Hosni) Mubarak. Do we need a rabbis’ letter about every single thing?”
Rabbi Metzger spoke during a conference of the Commemorating Fallen Soldiers association, which helps bereaved families from the religious sector.
The Ashkenazi chief rabbi’s remarks followed a series of letters issued by senior rabbis from different Religious Zionism factions and reported by Ynet since December, with the first letter calling on Jews not to rent apartments to foreigners. One of the initiators of the letter, which was initially signed by 50 rabbis, was the Chief Rabbi of Tzefas Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu.
{Ynet/Matzav.com Newscenter}
Whoever is about to make a joke about a Rabbinical letter banning Rabbinical letters, it’s not funny.
beyesod rabbi metzger is correct but we must be able to differentiate between different letters and kol koreis and who signed them and who wrote them
you cant just make a blanket statement
to Hoosier so you basicly accused me of saying a bad comment-you did something assur-accusing someone!!! you probably aren’t a yid? correct? where do you live? flat road,ND? ok hick!!!!!
I’m really impressed by his willingness to speak out.
When they don’t say anything they are blasted for not giving moral leadership and when they speak up they are told to stick to chicken questions. One can learn chochma from Goyim (Rick Nelson): you can’t please everyone so you please yourself.
of course hes right but i cant wait to see the stupidity of the average matzav reader responding to this one.
my vote for Rabbi Metzger
The Chofetz Chaim said this as well:
http://pashk.org/
LOL
Rabbi Metzger must get rabbonim on board with him
#1.
Concentrate on Shass Bavli, Rishonim & Achronim & don’t read Shtussim!
#1 i’m glad u said the joke then!
#11 The word is shtuyos, not shtussim.