Yeshiva to benefit
Typhoon victims in Malaysia by helping themselves
By Rabbi Lamech
Somayach Meshumad Meshubach
Mashgiach Ruchini,
Yeshiva Aishes Eish HaTorah
Special to MeshumadMeshuback.blogspot.com
In an attempt to
alleviate the suffering in the aftermath of the largest tropical
typhoon in history, the rabbis at Ohr somayach in Monsey are planning
to buy a dozen houses for their children.
"In an attempt to
reduce suffering in Malaysia, we agree to recite poems from the book
of Psalms in unison with more than 100 students and complete study
on a section from the Talmud that we are already studying anyways and
we will assign all heavenly benefit from this activity to the people
wrecked by disaster if we raise a million dollars," Said Rabbi
Avrohom Braun, dean of students for the institution.
While there was an
uproar of criticism from many circles for the cynicism of doing
nothing while talking about how much they care, the defense of the
top wise man at Ohr Somayach was able to quell the murmuring crowds.
Rabbi Simcha Schorr,
the top, and only Yiddish lecturer at Ohr Somayach, and son of the
actually famous Rabbi Gedalia Schorr presented his analysis to much
applause.
"We all have a
crop of children coming to marriageable age (the inner circle of
rabbis at Ohr Somayach) and we need to buy them houses and set up
their trust funds. The guilt our wealthy followers feel over the
suffering couldn't come at a better time. This is no different than
every year we prevent our check slaves from going to the Salute to
Israel Day Parade by hosting a special day of learning. Instead of
having fun they tithe and we get rich, this is how we think it should
be," he said.
The rabbis at Ohr
Somayach are not the only rabbis committing this type of fraud.
Almost every synagogue in Monsey has a rabbi who has raise worth in
the millions of dollars by asking his impoverished followers for
"charity."
Although questionable,
this ploy is perfectly legal since the yeshiva fraud is couched in
convoluted rationalization, said area legal expert, Duvid Kaetz, Esq.
"Take for example, my legal collections business. Through ploy
and innuendo, I get people to pay. In turn the synagogue got me to
pay out equally large sums. My rabbi is rich and I'm still not
popular," He said.
