I saw a podcast where a very well respected [and deservedly so!] Orthodox rabbi interviewed a well known personality whose stated purpose in life is to bring people to Yoshke 专讞"诇. That is his focus and central goal. And an Orthodox rabbi gave him a platform with a vast listening audience joining in from all over the world.... 馃槻馃槻馃槻
Shabbos 75a:
讜讛诇讜诪讚 讚讘专 讗讞讚 诪谉 讛诪讙讜砖 [诪讬谉
讛诪诪砖讬讻讜 诇注"讝 讗驻讬' 讚讘专 转讜专讛 讗住讜专 诇诇诪讜讚 诪诪谞讜 - 专砖"讬] 讞讬讬讘 诪讬转讛.
This dude is DEFINITELY a "min" who is trying to draw people to his Avoda Zara. Even if nobody converts 讞"讜 b/c of this interview, the very fact that he is made the subject of great admiration is a spiritual churban.
I would write this rabbi an email but he knows the Gemara and has been reprimanded in the past and continues on this path so it wouldn't help. Sad and unfortunate. I get "Modern Orthodoxy" as sanctifying all aspects of life. I don't get "Modern Orthodoxy" as admiring and placing 注讜讘讚讬 注讘讜讚讛 讝专讛 on a pedestal. 讘"讛 many people who identify as MO don't either.
