Comments on: Bratslav Rabbi “Detained For Questioning” http://jewschool.com/2005/10/31/9522/bratslav-rabbi-detained-for-questioning/ Progressive Jews & Judaism Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:03:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6-beta1 By: josh http://jewschool.com/2005/10/31/9522/bratslav-rabbi-detained-for-questioning/#comment-57515 josh Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:51:15 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=9522#comment-57515 My wife's aunt was married at 14. My wife also reminded me that it was not unheard of for wealthy older Jewish men (20s, 30s) to offer money to the family in order to marry a young girl. In hebrew, with more reasons. The professor states that there were bad side effects: <a href="http://lib.cet.ac.il/Pages/printitem.asp?item=9290" rel="nofollow">http://lib.cet.ac.il/Pages/pri...</a> My wife’s aunt was married at 14. My wife also reminded me that it was not unheard of for wealthy older Jewish men (20s, 30s) to offer money to the family in order to marry a young girl.

In hebrew, with more reasons. The professor states that there were bad side effects:
http://lib.cet.ac.il/Pages/pri...

]]> By: blamegame http://jewschool.com/2005/10/31/9522/bratslav-rabbi-detained-for-questioning/#comment-57514 blamegame Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:47:52 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=9522#comment-57514 I'm with AngerBoy. As a Jewish feminist, I find it incredible that someone is attempting to blame Arabs for the exploitation of Jewish girls by Jewish men. We need to honestly look at the crimes within our community as well as the crimes committed against Jews by non-Jews. I’m with AngerBoy. As a Jewish feminist, I find it incredible that someone is attempting to blame Arabs for the exploitation of Jewish girls by Jewish men. We need to honestly look at the crimes within our community as well as the crimes committed against Jews by non-Jews.

]]> By: AngerBoy http://jewschool.com/2005/10/31/9522/bratslav-rabbi-detained-for-questioning/#comment-57513 AngerBoy Tue, 01 Nov 2005 23:27:32 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=9522#comment-57513 Josh and Ezra: If you're going to post something as blatantly ridiculous as that, at least have the integrity to cite a scholarly acceptable source. Josh and Ezra:
If you’re going to post something as blatantly ridiculous as that, at least have the integrity to cite a scholarly acceptable source.

]]> By: schmiel http://jewschool.com/2005/10/31/9522/bratslav-rabbi-detained-for-questioning/#comment-57512 schmiel Tue, 01 Nov 2005 13:22:45 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=9522#comment-57512 I think Jews are kind of wierd. Is that true? I think Jews are kind of wierd. Is that true?

]]> By: Na Nach Naches http://jewschool.com/2005/10/31/9522/bratslav-rabbi-detained-for-questioning/#comment-57511 Na Nach Naches Tue, 01 Nov 2005 08:22:59 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=9522#comment-57511 Rabbi Nachman got married at 14. He may have been pre-pubescent. Rabbi Nachman got married at 14. He may have been pre-pubescent.

]]> By: Ezra http://jewschool.com/2005/10/31/9522/bratslav-rabbi-detained-for-questioning/#comment-57510 Ezra Tue, 01 Nov 2005 08:21:26 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=9522#comment-57510 There is truth to Josh's latter comment RE Arab marriage of young Jewesses. That is one explanation for the difference in custom between Ashkenasim and Sephardim in regards to Tallis wearing. Ashkenasim generally wait until marriage before donning the larger tallis, wearing up until then a tallit katan ('tzistzis'). Sephardim wear tallits from the time they're boys. I've been told that it was a general custom amongst Jews back in the days of old for all Jewish men to wait until marriage before wearing a tallit; but because Sephardim got married so young - to avoid having their daughters forced into marriage by Arabs - they wore a tallit young too. There is truth to Josh’s latter comment RE Arab marriage of young Jewesses. That is one explanation for the difference in custom between Ashkenasim and Sephardim in regards to Tallis wearing. Ashkenasim generally wait until marriage before donning the larger tallis, wearing up until then a tallit katan (’tzistzis’). Sephardim wear tallits from the time they’re boys. I’ve been told that it was a general custom amongst Jews back in the days of old for all Jewish men to wait until marriage before wearing a tallit; but because Sephardim got married so young - to avoid having their daughters forced into marriage by Arabs - they wore a tallit young too.

]]> By: josh http://jewschool.com/2005/10/31/9522/bratslav-rabbi-detained-for-questioning/#comment-57509 josh Tue, 01 Nov 2005 07:35:16 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=9522#comment-57509 typical haaretz slander story. One fact: police detained Rabbi for questioning and Rabbi released with restrictions (as Mobius knows, police can basically do what they want here). But the rest of the story is pure speculation with no corroborating information or examples in the flesh and blood. The interesting history about marrying minors is that in Arab countries, the Arabs would take Jewish girls for wives and force assimilation. To prempt this decree, the communities would marry off the kids really, really young. typical haaretz slander story.

One fact: police detained Rabbi for questioning and Rabbi released with restrictions (as Mobius knows, police can basically do what they want here). But the rest of the story is pure speculation with no corroborating information or examples in the flesh and blood.

The interesting history about marrying minors is that in Arab countries, the Arabs would take Jewish girls for wives and force assimilation. To prempt this decree, the communities would marry off the kids really, really young.

]]> By: Big Bill http://jewschool.com/2005/10/31/9522/bratslav-rabbi-detained-for-questioning/#comment-57508 Big Bill Tue, 01 Nov 2005 03:36:21 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=9522#comment-57508 How surprising! I would have expected it of Rav T and the Satmarrers before the Bratislavers. How surprising! I would have expected it of Rav T and the Satmarrers before the Bratislavers.

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