tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097470114630520031.post697665702593620219..comments2023-07-19T03:29:08.647-05:00Comments on Emes Ve-Emunah II: A Satmar Scribe Writes a Temple TorahHarry Maryleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936405163453714823noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097470114630520031.post-64068454448573771452013-02-04T17:45:14.835-06:002013-02-04T17:45:14.835-06:00I always wondered where Sifrei Torahs for Conserva...I always wondered where Sifrei Torahs for Conservative shuls and Reform temples come from.<br /><br />From the photo and the write-up, nothing about the person's background is revealed, except that he is an orthodox scribe.<br /><br />I theorized that it may be that certain letters are missing from the Sefer Torah, thereby rendering it someone possul from halachic standards, which could be how they end up in non-orthodox environments.Anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183589243843442250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097470114630520031.post-56163350202491316162013-01-07T13:32:13.834-06:002013-01-07T13:32:13.834-06:00Eisenbach is a famous yerushalmi name. Harry- this...Eisenbach is a famous yerushalmi name. Harry- this is basic 101. I would think you are more astute than to assume any white beard in Williamsburg means Satmar! You sound like a NYT reporter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097470114630520031.post-23282674500914857432013-01-02T18:37:07.969-06:002013-01-02T18:37:07.969-06:00Actually I never waste an opportunity to bash peop...Actually I never waste an opportunity to bash people who make a Chilul HaShem. Satmar happens to fit that category a lot lately. Nothing against any individual Satmar Chasdim. Nor their Hashkafos or Hanhagos. Said so many times. <br /><br />I have to give you credit though. You actually read both of my blogs. Kol HaKavod. :)Harry Maryleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936405163453714823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097470114630520031.post-44904221163381021192013-01-02T16:30:25.175-06:002013-01-02T16:30:25.175-06:00Well to me it doesn’t. To you it obviously does, a...Well to me it doesn’t. To you it obviously does, as you never waste an opportunity to bash Satmar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097470114630520031.post-38583519131357391312013-01-02T15:11:27.991-06:002013-01-02T15:11:27.991-06:00Like you said... Not that it makes any difference....Like you said... Not that it makes any difference.Harry Maryleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936405163453714823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097470114630520031.post-85765549361894845702013-01-02T13:32:31.884-06:002013-01-02T13:32:31.884-06:00I know the guy. Not that it makes any difference, ...I know the guy. Not that it makes any difference, but he is not a “Satmar” Chasid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097470114630520031.post-2155408043256201912013-01-02T12:29:50.672-06:002013-01-02T12:29:50.672-06:00:) True.:) True.Harry Maryleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936405163453714823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097470114630520031.post-51104102518556136562013-01-02T00:03:47.528-06:002013-01-02T00:03:47.528-06:00Yes, it comes dangerously close to an admission th...Yes, it comes dangerously close to an admission that a Reform congregation is a Jewish congregation and a Reform synagogue is a Jewish synagogue. But the real surprise would be a Reform sofer writing a Sefer Torah for a Satmar shul. :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097470114630520031.post-60084670752999833092013-01-01T17:26:22.350-06:002013-01-01T17:26:22.350-06:00Business is business.Business is business.Warren Bursteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09851196721637207769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097470114630520031.post-33367762418365691652013-01-01T15:35:28.480-06:002013-01-01T15:35:28.480-06:00Could be... Just seems strange for a Chasidhe look...Could be... Just seems strange for a Chasidhe looking guy to be writing a Sefer Torah for a Reform Shul. Not sure what the Halachic issues are.<br />Harry Maryleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936405163453714823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097470114630520031.post-39564521800685450102013-01-01T15:33:14.367-06:002013-01-01T15:33:14.367-06:00The article says he's from Williamsburg. And h...The article says he's from Williamsburg. And he looks very much like a Satmar Chasdid in the picture. But your right... he may not be. But if he is, I don't think a Sofer from Satmar would do anythig the Rebbe didn't approve of... becuase if he did, that would probably be the last Safrus job he would ever have.Harry Maryleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936405163453714823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097470114630520031.post-81250704669327628402013-01-01T13:49:35.976-06:002013-01-01T13:49:35.976-06:00Why is this an issue? Wouldn't you (and satma...Why is this an issue? Wouldn't you (and satmar, and the agudah) prefer that all sifrei Torah in circulation are k'sheirim? Wouldn't it be worse to enable a "non-approved" sefer to go to this congregation . . . Which after a couple of generations and poor keeping of provenance records, might accidentally find its way to an Orthodox congregation?<br /><br />I think it's one of those situations of doing things to limit trouble with mamzeirim down the road . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097470114630520031.post-56335435290343240402013-01-01T08:46:16.603-06:002013-01-01T08:46:16.603-06:00The article says nothing about the Satmar Rebbe ap...The article says nothing about the Satmar Rebbe approving or not. It does not even mention that the sofer is a satmar chasid. All it says is that he is Orthodox nothing more nothing less. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com