Kavod HaTorah

I am not a big newspaper reader. Newspapers are really Oldspapers. Same old stuff again and again. Stories that drag ones mind and soul into the gutter. Of course, the media also has positive elements such as serving a a watchdog and a deterrent for aberrant behavior for fear of getting caught. But I would much rather spend my time reading what the Maharal said than what some journalist said. It's my own thing. Doesn't obligate you. However, from time to time, I am linked to an article of interest.

There is one on-line newspaper that seems to have a very strong anti-religious bent that is dedicated to reporting Jewish news. So in a recent sensationalist article they accused Rav Schachter of being a racist because he said that if a Jew goes to jail he might be put in a cell with a black [using the yiddish term] Muslim who might want to kill him [or something to that effect].

Sweetest friends, don't many-many black Muslims express an unabashed interest in killing Jews? Why is that racist?? They admit it. They are proud of it!:)

He also said that abusers should be turned over to the police after verifying that they are in fact abusers in order to protect the innocent. I was surprised that the article didn't laud his stance on the issue. It seemed from the tone of the article that they were just out to get him. [If I remember correctly it wasn't until page four that they even mentioned that he said to turn offenders over to the police and that it's not mesira].

So in conclusion - I protest the bizayon of HaGaon Rav Shachter Shlita who in addition to being a huge talmid chochom is also a sweet man and a tremendous baal middos.

Enough said.