Important message to my readers!!!!!!

 

When I was growing up as a teenager there was a popular song that began with the words:  "Where do I begin?" It was the theme of a popular movie.

על ראשון ראשון 

First I have to thank the hundreds of readers that e-mailed me to ask about my welfare when they noticed that I hadn't blogged in three days. I cannot answer all of you individually since that would take a lot of time from my day, time of which I have little, and I am not out of the woods just yet! 

I am humbled that many of you wrote to me that I, even though, you have no clue to who I am, became part of your morning routine and that I make your day! Some even said that they feel that I am part of the family! Many of you said that I opened their eyes and that they actually changed their perspective and understanding on many issues because of my explanations, and some added that "I think out of the box."  

If I can make even one of you smile in the morning, that makes it all worthwhile!

 I also know that many of you do not agree with me many times and may even get very upset with me, and would probably love to knock my lights out, but as the "great one" the late Bob Grant used to say that "if you agree with me 100% of the time, you need to be institutionalized!"  

As many of you know, I am now part of a Kollel where I spend most of my day, shteiging away with dozens of young Avreichim that are studying to be future Rabbanim and leaders.  I am thrilled and privileged that they consider me part of the chevreh and cherish their friendship and admire their resolve! They were so worried about me that I was moved to tears. I am grateful to HKB"H that in the twilight of my life I can finally sit and learn and be surrounded by a  קול תורה in  ארץ הקדושה, and watch in real-time young Avreichim grow spiritually daily. 

I also give a well-attended shiur once a week.

I am making a Siyum Hashas in two weeks, how time flies when you are having fun!

Those of you who have been following my blog know that I come from a Chareidie (In those days the word "Chareidie" didn't exist)  background and that I learned in both Chassidihe and Oberlander ( German/Hungarian) Yeshivas"! I lived surrounded by Holocaust Survivors and their families, I never met another frum Jew that had grandparents until I was in my early 20's! In the first 10 years of my life I don't remember anyone being bar-mitzvad, that age group was all murdered by the Nazis ym"s!  Yes, there were weddings as many survivors who were orphaned and came of age, got married. 

Except for the tiny Lakewood Yeshiva, Kollilim didn't exist! Yes, there were older Litvaks who were survivors and had learned in the Mir in Shanghai, who learned all day in the shuls, but never as an organized Kollel, many of those Litvaks never got married, there were loads of old bachelors in Bais Hatalmud in Bensonhurst! 

 I saw, met and knew personally Gedoilim from the previous generation! I heard what they said from their very own holy mouths, watched how they behaved and couldn't help but admire how they treated fellow Jews! I saw as the Coke song goes "The Real Thing"

I also learned and was classmates with many who ultimately became and are presently Roshei Yeshivas in the most respected Yeshivas and I still keep in touch with them! 

On the other hand, I know many who became Spiritual leaders who are "Fake, Frauds and Phonies" I spent a lot of time with them over the years and I know them very well and know that deep down they are nasty and flawed people that shouldn't be in the positions that they are in. They are destroying holy souls and need to be called out before they do more damage!  That is where my cynicism kicks in and that is why I am fighting the fight in my small way! If I see injustice, I will investigate the matter and call them out! 

I get over 200 emails a week about some of those in a position of power who either abuse their positions or exploit their followers, but I cannot take on every battle while some of those stories I cannot verify! I need to choose my battles! 

Which brings me to my final point! 

While I was out trying to recuperate, I also received emails that contained the most nasty and horrific curses that you could possibly imagine. Just to give you a clue, those curses are not even mentioned in the two "toichehos" written in the Torah! 

But I get comfort from the words that HKB"H promised to Avraham (My name is Avraham).

ואברכה מברכיך ומקללך אאר 

"those who bless you, I will bless, and those that curse you I will curse"

The guys writing those emails are Frum Jews some of them Talmeidie Chachamim, and some of them seem to know who I am! I know that because they drop personal info about me in their emails. I can only guess who they are!

 These self-righteous guys follow my blog religiously and surf the internet on computers that have no filters yet they are giving me musser! 

כל הפוסל במומו פוסל 

Not too long ago I called out a Rosh Yeshiva (See side bar) who compared our holy soldiers to "garbage cleaners!" This was just a couple of weeks after Oct 7! Not only that but he told the talmidim that they don't have to help them in any way and that they shouldn't daven for their safety! This RY was getting 80% of his budget paid by the Zionist government! He did "retract" and said that "his remarks were taken out of context," and that was the extent of his half-assed apology!  The entire context is on my blog and no one took anything out of context! He is a nasty guy and shouldn't be in chinuch! He needs to be removed ASAP!

במקום חילול השם אין חולקין כבוד לרב

Not too much longer after that, a Rebbele in New York (Not Satmar) with thousands of chassidim was heard mumbling (it was recorded and played on this blog) that no one should daven for the safety of soldiers but to daven for the Jewish people living in Israel as a whole! This Rebelle, who looks well-fed, I may add, spoke these blasphemous words at the height of the war while the blood of Jewish children was still gushing on the streets of Gaza! I remember this Rebbele when he was just a child and I remember very well that he was just as nasty! I guess becoming a Rebbele didn't do much for his יראי שמים or אהבת ישראל

These email writers defended these frauds, fakes, and phonies! 

I am getting older not younger and I don't know how much longer I will blog, it does take three hours of my night when I should really be learning and growing in my spiritual journey towards my relationship with the One Who Created me! I write chiddushim on the parsha and I should really get it ready to be edited and published!

I have to admit that if it wasn't for the nasty email writers, I probably would have stopped a long time ago, but somehow in a crazy bizarre way, these nasty guys give me the strength and courage to keep on blogging to expose the Fake, Fraudulent "spiritual" leaders; I must be   hitting a nerve!

One of my chushiveh followers who I know personally, and who was bedridden for a while, may Hashem send him a רפואה שלימה  told me that it was my blog that made him laugh and smile! Mind you, he doesn't always agree with me, sometimes he thinks that I went too far, but it is followers like him that give me the umpf to go on!

If you look on the sidebar you will notice the "Google Page View" counter!

 We are going to hit 21 million page views very shortly. The "Google Analytics" of my blog estimated that each viewer spends an average of 4.3 minutes on my page which is one minute longer than the average viewer of other social news media! That is impressive if I say so myself! It's not that I make any money on this blog, I think I made $32.00 last month, but what it tells me is that DIN can be a very strong advocate and positive influencer on those reaching my blog!

 With strength in numbers, we can make change even one step at a time! 

 I truly love you all, and those who know me know that I do not possess even a spark of hatred in my body for any Jew, and it is only those who see me as someone who hates who are really the haters themselves and are only reflecting the vile filth that is unfortunately deeply recessed in their souls! 

Know that I don't get easily intimidated, and as long as people abuse their power in authority they will be called out so that they do not damage others in their destructive paths, and if can in some little way expose them, then as long as HKB"H gives me the strength I will continue to do my  עבודת הקודש my Holy work!

ברכה והצלחה