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<font size=3>At 02:02 PM 4/15/2018, Marty Bluke wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">This is not something to be
happy about. This is more along the lines of es laasos lashem heiferu
torasecha. The rabbanim has to make a very difficult decision to violate
the Halacha in order to save the next generation. This was not uncommon
in America of that time. Young Israel’s sponsored mixed dances for the
same reasons. However, now that the Torah community is much stronger they
are trying to go back to the strict Halacha. Â </blockquote><br>
On the contrary, this is something that is appropriate for our time
and the future.<br><br>
Do you really think that the Torah community is much stronger?
Externally it appears so, but, as R. A. Miller once said to me,
"There is a thin layer of frumkeit and underneath it is all
rotten."<br><br>
How much Chillul HaShem do we see? How much sexual abuse do we hear
about?<br><br>
See my article <br><br>
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<a href="http://personal.stevens.edu/~llevine/jp/frum_or_ehrlich.pdf">
<font size=3 color="#0000FF">Frum or
Ehrliche?</a></font><font size=3>" <b>The Jewish Press</b>, October
20, 2006, page 1. This article is also available at
"<a href="http://personal.stevens.edu/~llevine/Frum_or_Ehrlich_v3.pdf">
Frum or Ehrlich</a>".
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<a href="http://personal.stevens.edu/~llevine/jp/Letters%20To%20The%20Editor_11_1_06.pdf">
<font size=3 color="#0000FF">Letters to Editor </a><br><br>
</font><font size=3>Also see
"<a href="http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/front-page/the-obligation-to-support-a-family/2015/02/18/0/?print">
The Obligation to Support a Family</a>" <b>The Jewish
Press,</b> February 18, 2015, front page. <br><br>
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