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Friday, May 18, 2012

Satmar Rebbe: Internet Asifa Or Siyum Hashas Event Not For 'Satmar' Chasidim


Kiryas Joel, NY - The Satmar Rebbe, R’ Aron Teitelbaum, broke his silence on the upcoming CitiField Asifa today, announcing that there was no reason for any of his chasidim to attend this event or the upcoming Siyum Hashas.

Until now the Satmar Rebbe had been careful not to speak out publicly against the Asifa but his words came today after Shachris at the Satmar yeshiva in Kiryas Joel, alluding to the fact that the Satmar Rebbe Reb Yoel was against any gatherings of rabbis belonging to the Agudah.

“Whoever remembers my uncle, the Divrei Yoel and participated in his Shalsoh Seudos and heard his holy words and came to his house with a kvittel knows that a Satmar Chasid has nothing to gain from attending either the Asifa or the Siyum Hashas.”

R’ Teitelbaum emphasized that he supported the Rabbonim who are endorsing the assemblage and would encourage his followers to abide by the suggestions that will be proposed at the Asifa, but that he felt that this gathering was not in the best interests of his followers.

“It is impossible to speak to every person in the same way. There are people who are already filtering their internet and other who need to be told that they should not have a computer in their house at all.”

R’ Teitelbaum also took issue with the fact that the Asifa would be conducted in English saying “our forefathers fought against having speeches in the languages of other nations and I do not want to send my followers to a place where they will be speaking a foreign language.”

In recent days askanim arranging the event have suggested that the Satmar Rebbe had lent his endorsement to the event and that while he was not sending his Chasidim as a group to the Asifa he had given permission to any individuals who wanted to go to the event.


5 comments:

  1. Satmar only celebrates the Holy Day of "Nakba"
    and other hardline muslim affairs.
    They are the SOURCE of Jewish self hatred.
    Just like the arabs they will welcome you into their home, BUT on the way out stab you in the back.

    Faithful Zionist

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  2. They are decendants of Avraham Aveenu's first son.
    Muslims in Hasidic clothing
    May they all rot in hell

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  3. What a stuck moron
    that's no Rebbe, just as his Uncle said
    the difference between Rebbe and Rabbi, although spelled the same way is Rebbe means ROSH BNEI YISROEL, Rabbi means RAH B'EINEI HASHEM

    Zalman Leib Putzovski

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  4. Look at the expression on his face!!!!
    What a glorified ass hole

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  5. It sounds like a very wise statement. He is putting down the "cookie-cutter" system that the modern people always put down in the Charedi World. But if good words come from someone you don't like, you can't take it. I happen to like him, though. He is a very nice Rebbe in my opinion, having met him several times personally, and attended his davening and tishen on many occasions (as well as work for his institutions now).

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