Satmar Rebbe of Antwerp Rav Yosef Dovid Weiss Verbally Attacked for 10 full minutes in the Torah City of Bnei-Brak

DIN: Interesting, very interesting, Satmar has no problem humiliating any Rav that doesn't agree with them, but when it happens to one of them they don't like it one bit. What is ironic, though, is that the "screamer" was a Satmar Chusid! 

The outrageous incident took place at the Chasidic Beit Midrash at Bobov 45 on Hagai Street, where the Oifruff celebration was held for the Dayan's grandson. 

The dayan, was sitting by the "mizrach wall"and discussing Torah words with the rabbis and Rebbes who were sitting at the table, was surprised when a man approached him and began hurling harsh and offensive words at him with tremendous chutzpah.

The verbal attack, which lasted about ten full minutes, came against the backdrop of recent rulings issued by the judge in matters of his lenient ruling on carrying in "reshus Harabam". The large crowd that was there, especially the family members and the rabbis, were shaken by the terrible humiliation and asked to react harshly and remove the  person from the place.

But here the spiritual greatness of the Chida was revealed, and at the height of his serenity, the Dayan signaled to his associates and those present not to answer anything. He looked at the attacker's face with stoic calm, letting him vent his anger to the fullest. When the insolent one finished speaking, the judge calmly said to him, "Gut Shabbat," and continued his Torah conversation with the rabbis as if nothing had happened.

Within hours, the event became the talk of the day in Bnei Brak and in the Hasidic centers around the world. The senior dayan, who serves as the rabbi of the Satmar Hasidic community in Antwerpen, is the only brother of the Rebbe HaNagid of Hordanka who lives in Manchester, and is considered one of the most prominent halachic figures in European Jewry. Harming him in any way is considered significant chutzpah.

The Dayan's associates note that this coming Tuesday, the great wedding celebration for the grandson of the Chida is expected to be held in the halls of the "Ganei HaDekel" in Bnei Brak. During these hours, urgent meetings are held with the professionals and security officials, in order to ensure that the simcha passes peacefully and to prevent a recurrence

"We will not accept the humiliation of Torah scholars in the midst of Bnei Brak," the ultra-Orthodox business said. "Whoever raises his hand or opens his mouth against the judge will be met with a determined response."