Hamodia Hypocrisy, Rabbaniem Should Get Involved In Politics Now That Erick Salgado Went To Rabbaniem

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Yesterday we reported that a study shows that most stories in the media about Toevah "marriage" in the media are positive towards toevah, we asked "what about the Orthodox media?" Hamodia today show they are against candidates that oppose Toevah showing they also support toevah

A Meeting Is Not an Endorsement

Written anonymously though all evidence supports that Hamodia writer Avraham Heschel wrote this article Avraham Heschel called up many people involved with this story to "prove" the rebbe didn't support Erick Salgado.  In at least one of his conversations he "paskened" yesterday that we shouldn't vote for Erick Salgado based only on the polls.  He specifically had a problem that Mr Salgado's chances were not discussed at the meeting.  He also lied saying that if the Rachmastrivka Rebbe would endorse a candidate he would lose his tax exempt status, which would only be true provided he endorsed as part of a non profit, every single person can legally endorse a candidate as a private individual. 
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 | י' תמוז תשע"גFor years, a stop at the home of a prominent Rebbe or Rosh Yeshivah has been an integral part of the itinerary of candidates for political office. Some actually talk about issues that are important to the community, but few of those who go on to win the election come back — until their next campaign.  rov of the time the politicians never talk about the important issues (Torah) because they are bad on them.
 
In the past, campaigns were usually cognizant of the fact that, as a general rule, spiritual leaders don’t make political endorsements. Rav Nelkenbaum (Rosh Yeshiva of Mir) sure seems like he's endorsing Erick Salgado in this video Some candidates chose to publicize the fact that they received a blessing, avoiding the fact that these leaders grant some sort of blessing to virtually all who ask for it. most Rabbaniem will not give a bracha to a pro toevah candidate  Others sufficed with a photo of themselves with the spiritual leader. which has always been seen as an endorsement
Some in the community have expressed doubt regarding the appropriateness of these visits how come you didn't complain about Satmar with Coumo or Munckatz with Weiner? They wonder whether anything tangible is accomplished, and whether involving Gedolim — even tangentially — in political campaigns impugns kvod HaTorah only a complete idiot/apikores would think that rabbaniem being involved in political campaign impugns kvod HaTorah when issues like Toevah and freedom of religion are what was being discused.

In recent years, however, this practice has reached a new, unacceptable level. when the endorsements are based on Torah you have a problem?

On Tuesday, Hamodia, along with numerous other media outlets, received a press release from a candidate for mayor that stated that on Monday night he had received the endorsement of a prominent Rebbe in Boro Park. Last week, a candidate made the same dubious claim about a different Rebbe. how come you ignore the Weiner endorsement?

It didn’t take our staff long to confirm with others who were present during the meeting that while the candidate did indeed visit the Rebbe, he didn’t receive any sort of endorsement. The Rebbe, whose counsel is sought in many areas, doesn’t intervene in political issues. the issues that were discussed were religious not political one was toevah, and the second was MBP

Since the Rebbe speaks in Yiddish, a language with which the candidate is not acquainted, this particular release can be chalked up to a misunderstanding or faulty translation. even though there was no official endorsement by the Rachmastrivka Rebbe he was clearly supporting him!

But this is only the latest inaccurate claim from politicians on both sides of the political divide, and it is high time for those who serve as liaisons between candidates and our community to put an end to these shenanigans. It seems your only against this now that the candidates who's getting rabbaniems endorsements are not the picks of our askoniem, but people who choose to follow the Torah!

If and when our spiritual leaders choose to instruct their followers how to vote, they will do so directly and not through the press releases of political campaigns. Would you be in favor reporting it?

(Hamodia) This is an attack on this "anonymous" writer not all the writers at Hamodia many of who follow the Torah when reporting