[Avodah] Austritt, TIDE, and Israel

[Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer]

My understanding (confirmed by Breuer family members) is that he did not 
attend the Agudah conventions, and never joined the Mo'etzes or the 
Nesi'us, out of respect of the breach between the Breuer Mishpocho and 
the Agudah (in the guise of Jacob Rosenheim). This kepeidah was not 
maintained by Rabbi Gelley, who did join the Nesi'us.

KT, GM,
YGB

Prof. Levine wrote:
> At 11:53 PM 4/21/2008, SBA wrote:
>> Thus I would suggest that the had RSRH lived in our - post 
>> establishment of
>> the Medinah - days, there is more than a probability that he would have
>> lined up with the EH/Satmar team rather than Agudah..
>
> Rav Shimon Schwab, ZT"L, took essentially this approach. Indeed, for 
> many years he would not attend Agudah Conventions, because the Agudah 
> had originally been part of the Israeli government at the time of the 
> founding of the State.
>
> However, after a number of years he was prevailed upon to attend. Some 
> Baalei Batim said to him, "True, you do not agree with their 
> philosophy regarding Zionism. However, is it appropriate to deprive 
> them of your Torah." I cannot vouch for the preciseness of this 
> recollection, since I no longer recall whom I heard it from.
>
> YL
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