Comments on: Can All Israel Be Friends? by R. Yosef Kanefsky

By: Mr. Cohen

Mr. Cohen — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 02:49:15 +0000

Most non-denominational Jewish congregations accept Reform “converts” and so-called “patrilineal Jews,” and are therefore Reform, whether they realize it or not.

In other words, non-denominational Jewish congregations are really Reform congregations that do not realize that they are Reform.

By: Garnel Ironheart

Garnel Ironheart — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:07:45 +0000

Perhaps one can look at it this way. The purpose of Judaism is not to create “friendships”, “chaburos” or “intrafaith dialogue”. The purpose of Judaism is to develop a relationship with the Creator.
And unlike secular liberalism which teaches moral relativity and “As long as you’re not bugging anyone else you’re great!”, Judaism teaches that the path to a relationship with God is through the observance of His laws and the study of His Torah. Therefore, to create a “friendship circle” with people who, l’hatchilah, reject the basic principles of Judaism from time immemorial like Matan Torah, the prohibition on Mishkav Zachar, etc., means that one is more interested in a relationship with one’s fellows than with God.
Tell me, if the Reformatives decide that next year they’ll break the Tisha B’Av fast at the local Chinese restaurant (but out of sensitivity they’ll refrain from ordering the mushu pork) will you go with them? If they decide to create a Saturday afternoon movie event, will you go with them?
It’s one thing to invite them into your shul and expect them to follow Orthodox custom for the afternoon but to bestow an equality on their non-Torah beliefs is quite wrong.
One can be friends without accepting that one’s friend knows what he is doing.
Have an easy fast.

By: Yosef Kanefsky

Yosef Kanefsky — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:42:08 +0000

Thank you Mr. Cohen. May God grant us each length of days to pursue our respective strategies for building a stronger and better Jewish people.
Yosef

By: Mr. Cohen

Mr. Cohen — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:23:23 +0000

Orthodox Rabbis much much greater than Yosef Kanefsky have prohibited join events with Reform and Conservative synagogues.

Even if it were not prohibited, why would any good Jew who believes in Torah want to unite with Reform and Conservative synagogues which reject the divine origin of the Torah and accept so-called “gay Rabbis” and accept so-called “lesbian Rabbis”?

The answer to the question is: NO, all Jews cannot be friends.

And if you don’t like that, then blame the Conservative synagogues for voting to accept so-called “gay Rabbis” and blame the Reform synagogues for voting to accept phoney Jewishness by patrilineal descent.