Rav Wasserman on MAGA Jews and the Role of Rabbis
Plus a special program tomorrow night on the measles situation
In part 7 of Prophetic Teachings of Rav Elchonon Wasserman we learned essential advice for how to navigate the galus, the period of time before Moshaich comes, and all of life’s challenges.
In a nutshell, the answers to any and all of our questions, both individually and nationally, can be found in the Torah. Of course, we need to know where to look and how to look, but this is the only way to receive the best, objectively true guidance. Rav Wasserman bemoans the fact that in recent times (1939) people began turning to rabbis only for questions about reciting Kaddish, but turned to “experts” for guidance on matters of politics and national importance.
This is so true today. How many of our “religious” pundits are really coming from a Torah perspective — and by that I mean a real Torah perspective, not merely cherry-picking some superficial source to kosher up their opinions after they already made up their minds?
Are any of them coming from a real Torah perspective? Do any of them speak with real depth and profundity, or are they just making it up as they go along, with secular-oriented minds, and molding the Torah to suit themselves?
Today we often hear that rabbis shouldn’t talk politics, and pretty much shouldn’t talk about anything outside of ritualistic minutiae and esoteric Talmudic matters. Of course, if a rabbi doesn’t know what he’s talking about, he is advised not to speak from a position of authority — but the same is true of everyone. Where are all the “experts” getting their wisdom from? What about all the social media influencers? If they are thinking like goyim, their wisdom will not save us; just the opposite.
We discussed this at length in the class, as well as the following questions:
How much should Jews in galus be involved in politics altogether? Should they be writing op-eds in the secular media about these matters? Should they be involved in political activism, political protests, MAGA events, and even revolutionary movements in their host countries? Is it a kiddush Hashem for Jews to be involved in these activities, or extremely dangerous?
You can probably guess Rav Wasserman’s answer, but watch the embedded class to learn his prophetic teachings as he wrote them.
This Motzei Shabbos (Saturday night) at 9:30 PM Israel time will be a special Amalek and Erev Rav program with guest Yael Tusk. We will be talking about the measles, the measles vaccine, and related matters. There will be a question and answer session after the interview.
The link to join the live program is https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83117434624?pwd=A65vi6r4br36LTNGkspskTlqRGx5BT.1. The recording will be available on Rumble and Substack next week.
Dr. Yael Tusk has been treating patients with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for over 15 years. She treats patients at her office in Jerusalem, and also offers phone consultations to people from abroad. She is also the author of Health: A Natural Approach, and several other books.
www.yaeltusk.com
Also see Dr. Tusk's previous appearances in episode 25 and 59, here and here.
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