Not your father's "rabbi"
A misguided compassion and strong Christian"turn the other cheek" influence among the Man made branches of Judaism is once again illustrated by this disturbing story of a Conservative temple's response to its "rabbi".
Today's N.Y. Times:
BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y., Aug. 24 - The congregation's leaders were like disappointed parents. Earlier this month, their widely popular rabbi had been charged with possessing marijuana and driving while his ability was impaired by drugs, both misdemeanors. Now, the board of trustees at Congregation Sons of Israel had to decide on the proper punishment.
In the end, after a meeting that began on Tuesday night and lasted until 2 a.m. on Wednesday, they decided that the rabbi, Steven C. Kane, 50, should receive a 30-day paid suspension....
Several local Jewish leaders, including Rabbi Lester Bronstein, the president of the Westchester Board of Rabbis and the leader of Bet Am Shalom Synagogue in White Plains, called Rabbi Kane a respected colleague and sent letters of support to the synagogue board. Rabbi Bronstein called the board's decision "impressive and mature."
The Torah is malleable to them, so is all other standards. When you interpret all things using today's culture as the yardstick well a 30 day suspension is what you get.
If their leader would be looking High he wouldn't be getting high!
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/25/nyregion/25rabbi.html
Today's N.Y. Times:
BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y., Aug. 24 - The congregation's leaders were like disappointed parents. Earlier this month, their widely popular rabbi had been charged with possessing marijuana and driving while his ability was impaired by drugs, both misdemeanors. Now, the board of trustees at Congregation Sons of Israel had to decide on the proper punishment.
In the end, after a meeting that began on Tuesday night and lasted until 2 a.m. on Wednesday, they decided that the rabbi, Steven C. Kane, 50, should receive a 30-day paid suspension....
Several local Jewish leaders, including Rabbi Lester Bronstein, the president of the Westchester Board of Rabbis and the leader of Bet Am Shalom Synagogue in White Plains, called Rabbi Kane a respected colleague and sent letters of support to the synagogue board. Rabbi Bronstein called the board's decision "impressive and mature."
The Torah is malleable to them, so is all other standards. When you interpret all things using today's culture as the yardstick well a 30 day suspension is what you get.
If their leader would be looking High he wouldn't be getting high!
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/25/nyregion/25rabbi.html
posted by Yeshiva Orthodoxy
at 12:11 AM
1 Comments:
I'm not sure what your orthodox Torah reads, but the Torah the Gd gave the Jewish people teaches about teshuva! If you believe that orthodoxy is more righteous than any other form of Judaism, look in the mirror and think about how you would want your Jewish community to respond when one was in need.
The Judaism that I believe in, believes in forgiveness, repentence, accountability and love. I am proud to be that Jew, and wonder what kind of Jew you are proud of being.
This rabbi must have met the spiritual needs of his community, for they responded with clarity and most of all with morality. Study Torah yeshuvah boy, and learn well. We are a forgiving people, we are moral- look at your patriarchs and matriarchs (if you dare). They too have made mistakes, and Gd forgave. Why can't you?
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