Q&A: Foolishness
Foolishness
Question
Someone who has reached the conclusion that too many rabbis are simply foolish.
Or that too many foolish people are serving as rabbis,
especially when it comes to understanding reality.
The alternative—that they are wicked—is obviously much more problematic.
(Supporting government corruption and being taken in by Bibi; in conversations with many of them, they are not acting deliberately, but simply buying his line like the most foolish of his supporters among the masses.)
Is one permitted, or perhaps even obligated, to examine Jewish law at its roots and rely on them less, and not see their rulings as binding since they are foolish (perhaps most of them)?
This is a genuine question, not trolling.
Therefore: a. please spare it from the decree of deletion.
b. And if possible, a response from the honorable Rabbi.
Answer
There is no obligation whatsoever to listen to the rulings of any rabbi, foolish or wise. A person is supposed to rule for himself, and if he is not capable of that, he should appoint a rabbi for himself.
Discussion on Answer
But the fact that so very many rabbis are on the side of wickedness and foolishness says something…
After all, “The Torah of the Lord is perfect, making the simple wise,” as King David testified, no?
Apparently they are not learning something pure, but inventing from the imaginings of their foolish and evil hearts all kinds of Jewish laws and other nonsense.
So in my opinion there is really no obligation to listen to them once they have an established presumption of being either foolish or wicked or both, and their Torah is certainly not the Torah of the Lord but whatever their murky hearts fantasize.
Right.
It is written: “The precepts of the Lord are upright, rejoicing the heart.”
That implies that only if they are upright do they have that special quality.
But rabbis and communities who learn and teach it out of crookedness and wickedness—it is no wonder that they decline along with it, and that it does not elevate them but on the contrary lowers them further into wickedness (when deliberate) and foolishness (poor souls—unintentional; the Creator did not grace them).
One must pray for them to repent and learn from upright secular people how a human being ought to behave, all the more so what is expected of a nation that is supposed to be a light unto the nations.
Why are they either wicked or foolish? It could be that they know exactly what you know but understand that the connection to Bibi / his public helps Judaism (as they see it). Indeed, I agree with them that their way is right for their Judaism…
What kind of Judaism are they building with corruption and lies?
Not what the Lord commanded.
It is the opposite of what He handed down to us in the Torah and the Prophets.
Very important to listen only to rabbis who support stitched-up cases and government coups, absolutely. Some “upright settler,” yeah right. Your hands are full of blood.
Tony is falling into a lie.
There were four elections and the people simply did not choose him, that’s all, therefore he is not prime minister.
The High Court of Justice ruled 11–0 that there is no legal barrier (not an ethical or moral one, which is a different issue) to his being appointed prime minister even though he is charged with the most serious offenses for a public official in office.
Look how you are parroting slogans that are one continuous lie.
The people did not choose him, so he will not be head of the people.
As simple as that.
Nothing more.
There are also many rabbis who understand the destruction embodied in Bibi and are against him.
Though it may be that they are not the majority.
So not all of them are either foolish or wicked or both together.
There are also wise and upright ones.