Comments for Rabbi Michael Green

Comment on Of Curses, Seforim & Kareem Abdul-Jabaar! by Gary Shaffer

Gary Shaffer — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:36:50 +0000

This article seems like an unfortunate example of lashon ha’ra at its worst and should be removed from your site. There is no proof of anything other than the Rabbi perhaps having inadvertently picked up the wrong suitcases. Mr. Jabbar has been known for years to be an intelligent and honorable citizen, respectful of all faiths. There is absolutely no reason to think that he acted in the manner the writer fancifully conjectures. If the writer’s comments were true they would be lashon ha’ra. That there is no apparent basis for them makes it much worse.

Comment on A Simple Solution to Solving Shabbos Texting! by Rabbi Michael Green

Rabbi Michael Green — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:36:09 +0000

1. Today, cellphones are typically bulging in ones pocket. One can still go to Shul on Shabbos..shuckle..and yet sneak away to the restroom or anywhere else to text…

2. Negiah we all can get. This issue however, the issue of a new form of communication is one that if one doesn’t text/communicate in this manner, they will struggle to understand. However, once one realizes that this is how teens do communicate nowadays, they will understand just how difficult it may be for some to stop communicating in this method…cold turkey so to speak, for Shabbos…a day that is hard for them to see the beauty in….

Comment on A Simple Solution to Solving Shabbos Texting! by Yehoshua Friedman

Yehoshua Friedman — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:02:51 +0000

How does Shabbos texting even get started? You cellphone is muktzeh. You don’t have it. You go to shul and walk around in a frum environment and you have something bulging in your pocket? I’m from the older generation, but I just don’t get it. Negiah I get, I’m not that out of it. But how can there be even a pretext of Shabbos observance here. I’m missing something.

Comment on The Ramat Eshkol Song! by Marc Friedman

Marc Friedman — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:47:55 +0000

Hi I wanted to hear the song but it won’t let me-private it says. Seems to be a stira to have something on the web and call it private! CAn you help.

Thank you

Comment on UPDATE: Rabbi Lau & Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Story by Arthur Richards

Arthur Richards — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:55:57 +0000

In his book, “Brothers in Arms”, Abdul-Jabbar states in the Preface :…my Dad chose to stay in a band unit and never left the States for the duration of his tour of duty”

Comment on A Simple Solution to Solving Shabbos Texting! by L. Haniford

L. Haniford — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:50:15 +0000

An idea: Create a text-free on Shabbos club.

In the schools you’d have a special club which would go on the kids resumes for when they wanted to attend a paticular seminary or for when they’re ready to get married. The students would get certificates for every month that they’re text free on Shabbos. The mothers would confiscate their daughters phones on Shabbos and then both Mother and daughter would sign a paper verifying that the student was text free that month. You could also let the status affect whether a person got to be valedictorian of the class etc.

Just a little bit of outside pressure would work. And if you don’t think so then remember when you were kids when there was an award for being on-time to school. For myself that was a powerful motivator and I really think the schools can play a great role in solving this problem as well.

Comment on Of Curses, Seforim & Kareem Abdul-Jabaar! by SneadSam

SneadSam — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:35:57 +0000

Who knows, but that guy still has issues to this day, apparently.

http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2011/07/kareem-abdul-jabbar-film-company-faces-lawsuit.html

Comment on Of Curses, Seforim & Kareem Abdul-Jabaar! by Rabbi Michael Green

Rabbi Michael Green — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:34:38 +0000

Thanks!

Comment on Rabbi Yaakov Hillel—A Real Kabbalist by Deborah Addi

Deborah Addi — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:23:36 +0000

I would like to speak to Rabbi Yaakov Hillel on the telphone a s I live inNewYOrk, is this possible? What are the calling hours and do I call the Yeshiva directly. Please advise .thank you, this is an urgent matter,, thank you

Comment on Of Curses, Seforim & Kareem Abdul-Jabaar! by yechiel liff

yechiel liff — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:25:47 +0000

I am rabbi liffs son and I just have a few corrections. First of all my father’s name was abba yaakov not abba zvi. He was traveling to milwaukee to have open heart by pass surgery