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AddReply(290763,"To #23: Machon Meir is not part of Mercaz","David","Givat Shmuel","03/24/08","There is no \'Machon Meir\' department of Mercaz. They\'re two, separate yeshivot. By the way, how could you defend \"MSP, Ra\'anana\"? Shame on you!");
AddReply(289284,"In defense of MSP, Ra\'anana ","Debbie Reich","Jerusalem","03/20/08","Perhaps Doron, HY\'D wasn\'t qualified to learn in that particular class, but the Rabbis should have offered him a class in their \'Machon Meir\' department where Ba\'alei Tshuva learn, instead of just rejecting him outright.\nI think MSP is as pained as I am that Doron was rejected and not offered an alternative study option.\n");
AddReply(289253,"The difference about sacrifice","Yitzkhak Mezuza","Jerusalem","03/20/08","The idea of one or few being sacrificed for other\'s sins is menthioned in Jewish learnings of our history. Perhaps the ten martiers who we read their life story on Tisha BeAv is an example that Sadighim were taken away from us because we did not deserve to have them among us and they were taken away inorder to save Am Israel. The Cristianity and Islam have taken this this idea and wrongly applied in their idealogy. There is a huge, big, very very big difference between what we declare about one or many being sacrificed and what other faithes claim about their sacifices to their gods. In our faith we do not volentier ourselves or others to be sacrificed to HKBH. The Sadigh who was murdered was chosen by HKBH to be taken away because we did not deserve to have him among us. Other faithes they claim they are in control to have themselves or others being sacrificed for whatever crazy reason ");
AddReply(289086,"Disturbing","Joel","Disturbing","03/19/08","Thank you to Arutz Sheva for remembering the kids and young men murdered at Mercaz HaRav: Doron Meherete and Avraham David Moses. (Now I would like to read about Segev Peniel Avihail, Neria Cohen,  Yonatan Yitzhak Eldar, Yehonadav Haim Hirschfeld, Yohai Lifshitz and Ro\'i Roth).\n\n[Editor\'s note: You can find a write-up on Segev Avichayil in our feature section]\n\nBut how disturbing this sentence: \"He truly was an unblemished sacrifice, who gave his life for all of us.\" Notice that the author writes \"HE was a sacrifice,\" not \"HIS was a sacrifice,\" which would still be incorrest (because these kids were not soldiers on a battlefield about whom one could say they give their lives to defend Israel) but would at least make some sense.\n\nThe idea of human sacrifice is justly abhorrent to Judaism.\n\nDoron and his friends were STUDYING TORAH. And unprotected! The police arrived when all was over. If Shapira and Dadon hadn\'t killed the terrorist, we would have more dead to mourn.");
AddReply(289031,"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness","Mrs W","London","03/19/08","Bless you rabbi, but re-incarnation is Hindu, we do not serve a production line God we are all one offs, for He is the Lord of Creation, Holiness and infinite variety, but a good story of one who hungered and thirsted after righteousness, none the less.");
AddReply(288978,"#14 Chuck: Yours is one of the most appropriate and sensible TB\'s ever on A7!  ","Hoi Polloi","Bleachers","03/19/08","Hindu \"reincarnation\", why would any holy Rabbi ever think such thoughts much less publish them? Inappropriate \n\"Televangelist\" blather indeed!\n\nChuck, you perfectly nailed what needed to be said about this (in)sensitive article and, truth be fully known, I\'d expect victim Doron would humbly agree with you!\n\nMay HaShem give rest to his precious spirit and I pray will take his full revenge!\n\nAlso, my sincere condlences to his grieving family and friends!\n\n\n  \n ");
AddReply(288922,"Heavens gain - our loss!","KN","Northern Israel","03/19/08","What an uplifting and inspiring story!\nFrom all I have heard and read, Doron Mahareta seems to have been the embodiment of the very best in dedication to Tora-study.\nWhat a pity that Heavens gain must be our loss!\nMay his memory be for a blessing!");
AddReply(288900,"MSP wake-up!","jimjames","Jerusalem","03/19/08","MSP you need to wake-up. There are incidents in life which seem to be unfair. But you have to be aware that Hashem is aware of all things. Read the Rav and what he taught! Then see if you understand something more sublime! ");
AddReply(288897,"thank you for the story","jimjames","Jerusalem","03/19/08","These are the stories that are needed to be heard. It is a story that uplifts the teachings of the Rav.\n\nOnthing- I wouldn\'t call for revenge. I would call for Jews to unite and defend Judaism. Uphold the teachings and defend the land that G-d gave to us as an inheritance. There is no cannot be a two state solution! The Arabs don\'t think so and only disoriented leftists think so. A Jew would be very very careful about any \"land for peace\" deals..that would have to involve principled people. Such is not the present case.\n\nEight new settlements in Tesha!");
AddReply(288884,"May Doron\'s memory be blessed - and reply to LF","Savta","Texas","03/19/08","May Doron\'s holy memory be blessed.\n\nLF, I\'m not so educated Jewishly either, but I think what the rabbi probably meant was, there is a concept that the death of a Tzaddik (saintly person) is an atonement for their generation -  not in the sense of human sacrifice - but in the sense of arousing G-d\'s mercy.  Please ask your local Orthodox Rabbi for a fuller explanation.  Any Orthodox Rabbi (particularly Chabad) will be happy to clarify this for you.  And good for you that you returned to Judaism.  You must also be a holy person.  May you live long and happily.");
AddReply(288877,"For modesty and serious measures","Chuck","Amsterdam","03/19/08","In Judaism it is not accepted to sanctify a crime scene. And only anonymous gifts REALLY go to the receiver. \n\nBrody, with his \"saintly memory\" and \"martyr\" and \"unblemished sacrifice, who gave his life for all of us\" and \"reincarnation of Hillel\" and \"May his holy soul beg mercy\" writes like a televangelist.  \n\nSuch praise for this crime victim by people who did not know him – everyone but family and friends - is disrespectful. Modest description, OK. But do not demean authentic grief with hyperbole.\n\nSuch praise is opposite to an anonymous gift: the dead can’t receive it; the giver gets the gift of self-promotion. \n\nAlso #11, raving about the “whore Bush,” and similar language that any fool, including one trying to demean us, can utter, does not help the dead. \n\nWhat helps them? Justice. Someone asked:  \"Why were the Jerusalem police not guarding this target?\" I wondered too.");
AddReply(288860,"Tragic","KB","USA","03/19/08","These were the best of us, we must make sure this does not happen again.");
AddReply(288790,"sacrifice","LF","Canada","03/19/08","As a Jew who became a Christian and then returned to Judaism, I am surprised at the Christian=sounding reference to an \"unblemished sacrifice who gave his life for all of us.\"  I was partially talked into the wrongness of Christian theology by a rabbi who emphasized that the idea of a human sacrifice is totally unJewish, as is an unblemished person.  That was a real wake-up call, and now here is the same kind of language written by a rabbi.  Huh?");
AddReply(288780,"The left/Kadima sacraficed this man to Allah","JK","SD, USA","03/19/08","The perverts of the left and Kadima sacraficed this wonderful human being to the moon god Allah to appease MahMUD Bush the Saudi pimp, and Fatima Rice, the Saudi whore. \n\nWhat a terrible waste of such a valuable person, to be sacraficed for the vile legacy of such low life \"elite\" like Bush, Rice, Olmert, et al. \n\nIt makes my blood boil to think that Doron is not with us in body, but Bush, Rice, Olmert and their leftist goons still crawl this earth. \n\nBut, we deserve what we got, because even Shas would not help to remove Olmert. \n\nUnfortunately, Doron did not deserve what he got. All I can hope for is that Doron\'s soul is languishing in World To Come. \n\nAre we ready to learn from this? I don\'t think that we are ready yet. ");
AddReply(288695,"Honor Doron w/ Yeshiva outreach to Ethiopians","Judith","NY","03/18/08","In honor of Doron\'s spiritualy righteous example, the Yeshiva should extend its Hesed w/ an overflow of teaching religious-Zionism & Halacha to the Ethiopian Jews who are hungry to learn. They are more resilient & motivated to be attached to true Judaism since they didn\'t struggle to leave their homes just to watch TV, cut-off from learning how to get closer to G-d...like all of us seaking a redeemed, noble life.");
AddReply(288694,"MSP, Ra\'anana - that was uncalled for","Dave","Australia","03/18/08","They did not reject him because they were snobs, he was not of the academic standard to start learning the complex works. He did not gripe as you are doing, he accepted the verdict and set about getting the required standard through shear hard work. He was accepted on his merit when it was warranted. Do university students get accepted if they are are below par in their education? All students no matter what subject have to be on a certain level for higher education. He was a wonderful man, you should follow his example in fortitude instead of having a chip on your shoulder.");
AddReply(288682,"MSP Shame on YOU","JTFer","Galut land","03/18/08","The Yeshiva is one of the tops in the country, 600 applied and 80 got in last year.  If someone is not qualified, they don\'t get in, and can get in elsewhere.  It is a testament to Doron\'s perseverence that he worked so hard to earn the qualifications that earned him a spot.  He was so determined that he acquired the gemara skills he was lacking while working as a dishwasher, while he could easily have \'settled\' for a different yeshiva less in line with his life\'s dream.  What a true tzaddik he was.\n\n  Way to spread venomous hatred into a touching memorial for an innocent victim.");
AddReply(288647,"Snobs","MSP","Ra\'anana","03/18/08","The yeshiva ignored his desire to learn because they\nbelieved he was not qualified. Then he prooved what snobs they are and then his life was taken by a less than caring people. Shame on you all.\n\n");
AddReply(288645,"Revival dead 1 of 13 principals jewish faith. Reincarnation just consistent  ","rmp","eretz > earth","03/18/08","Revival dead 1 of 13 principals jewish faith. \nmy limited understanding of Reincarnation just consistent  with Torah/Jewish faith but no obligation to hold by.\nOne well known medrash connects King David and Adam who could have lived full 1000 but 70 for/as David");
AddReply(288633,"Zichrona Tzaddik Livracho Doron Mahateta","Norman F Birnberg","Salida","03/18/08","There should be never be doubt about Ethiopian Jews\' Jewishness again. They know Torah but their unfamiliarity with Gemara stems not - as with the Karaites from outright rejection of it - but from ignorance.\n\nThe Beta Israel have always followed Torah and Shabbat. Most Jews couldn\'t achieve in a lifetime what Doron Mahareta achieved in his 26 years upon this earth. Its not every day a good Jew does Kiddush ha Shem. May Doron\'s memory be for a blessing.");
AddReply(288624,"Do the Jews believe in \'reincarnation\'? -- Just curious to know!","MED","USA","03/18/08","");
AddReply(288610,"\'Sacrifice\'? Or DOUBLE crime?","Jared Israel ","","03/18/08","I found this tribute very moving, but I wonder at the statement that Mr. Mahareta \"was an unblemished sacrifice, who gave his life for all of us.\" He did not GIVE his life; it was stolen, and the thief was facilitated by criminal policies. Just for starters: why wasn\'t that Yeshiva guarded by the POLICE?  Does it take a rocket scientist to see it was a likely target? Why, as has been asked, has the Israeli gov\'t armed these terrorists for years? Why isn\'t the IDF permitted to root out and crush the terrorist organizations? If a soldier dies in battle, perhaps one could say he made a sacrifice - unless he was killed because of bad policies that permitted the enemy to get away and strike again.  \n\nTalk of \'sacrifice\' is false comfort. And please, don\'t wait for God to \"avenge his blood.\" That is for the living to do, by crushing the apparatus that killed him. \n-- Jared Israel (Zalmanson)");
AddReply(288606,"Thank You for Eulogizing Doron","Brana Lobel","Israel","03/18/08","Thank you R Brody.\nYour words and Doron\'s deeds brought tears to my eyes.May his soul study forever.");
AddReply(288579,"What can I say? We are unworthy of that young man!","Ben Israel","","03/18/08","May we strive with our lives to follow in that young man\'s path. And may the historical heritage that we begin to build, this day forward, be something Doron Mahareta be proud of.");

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