<div>Meir Rabi wrote:</div><div>Hashgacha is required because of Mamonos, money matters. It just happens to be that the money is acquired through various foods which is a matter of Issur VeHetter. It is a question that has to do with evaluating the temptation of making huge profits versus the risk of detection and the consequences.</div>
<div><br></div><div>R Zev S responded:</div><div>You are entitled to recommend policies to people. You are not entitled to make your own gezeros and demand that everyone in the world follow them.</div><div><br></div><div>
MR responds:</div><div>dont shoot me I am only the Piano Player. I am just playing the notes on the sheet; i.e. the Halacha as it is. The Halacha determines that where a serious threat compromises Kashrus integrity, we require reliable verifiable systems to confirm. Eid Echad is not sufficient.</div>
<div><br></div><div>R Zev S argues that if the Monsey Meat Scandal is NOT a YD issue but only a ChM issue, then why was it any concern of ours? The CM issue is between the cheat and the people he cheated. </div><div><br>
</div><div>MR responds:</div><div>I dont follow your logic R Zev. You appear to be saying that the Kashrus issue is 100% OK since Eid Echad NeEman BeIssuRim makes it Kosher; so all the meat was Kosher even though it was not Shechted. The only issue that requires addressing, you claim, is that the vendor unjustifiably charged exorbitant prices for fake product. [the fake product being a cheaper EENBeIssuRim-KOSHER rather than the more expensive regular-KOSHER product]. </div>
<div>I think you need to run your argument past a friend for verification. It does not seem to make any sense to me.</div><div><br></div><div>R Zev also argues that the response from the various Rabbonim in the HaModia Magazine article, who said there has been no change, are actually saying that there is no need for change. [because Eid Echad NeEman]</div>
<div>I urge R Zev to read the article before making such preposterous claims.</div><div><br></div><div>R Zev labels those who made a fuss about Monsey as, scaremongers. </div><div>R Zev takes comfort from the fact that this has happened hundreds of years ago and the Poskim at that time, who were far more learned and competent than our Rabbonim today, saw no need to change the halacha. </div>
<div><br></div><div>If this is comfort for Reb Zev, then let him not foist this upon the Rabbonim and the public who are concerned about these issues<br clear="all"><br>Best,<br><br>Meir G. Rabi<br>
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