(Attached is an unedited letter submitted to us by Avi Solomon. TLS welcomes your letters at thelakewoodscoop@gmail.com . The views are solely those of the writer and does not necessarily reflect the views of TLS). Click on image to enlarge and read.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Avi Solomon Writes: Rabbi Or Sir
(Attached is an unedited letter submitted to us by Avi Solomon. TLS welcomes your letters at thelakewoodscoop@gmail.com . The views are solely those of the writer and does not necessarily reflect the views of TLS). Click on image to enlarge and read.
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Avi, although I would never vote for you, I believe you are a great asset to our community. You say what needs to be said. You are not afraid, and you don't tow the line.
Avi, THANK YOU!!!
shvach! period.
Even though I am a prusta poyer surfing the Net and reading sites such as these, I still feel I should be addressed as Rabbi. It especially bothers me when my place card at a simcha is written as Mr.
It is not that it bothers me personally, it is pushut als kovod hatorah. If we don't stick up for the kovod hatorah, who will?
It is standard in this town to call people Rabbi, because most of them are in Yeshiva, learning at least 12 hours a day, struggling to live a life of yashrus - and I, for one, am very proud to call them by a very well earned title - Rabbi! and there will always be a bigger Rav, Rabbi, Tzaddik, or whatever - doesn't stop that it is basic courtesy to award the title to most of our well deserving chashuva yungeleit. Hope your shidduch comes soon Rabbi!
Most of the time I tell people that I am a Chief Rabbi and plain Rabbi is simply not sufficient.
Avi is the man!!!
Avi- iyh you should find your bashert, the right girl in the right time.
Avi,
Maybe Raqbbi Solomon needs an assistant?
I have been against this whole business of calling everyone in town a "Rabbi" for a long time.
Avi, thanks for finally saying something about it.
I for one do not answer to the title of rabbi and have corrected lots of people from addressing me as rabbi .as i work for a living..i also do not open any mail addressed to me as rabbi
Rabbi Frand once mentioned the difference between our gedolim such as teh Chofetz Chaim zatza"l and teh Chazon Ish zatza"l and your typical layman.
They shunned honor but if you have ever looked in a Brooklyn telephone book you will see that it is "an ir shekuloi rabbonim".
COULD NOT AGREE MORE!!
VERY WELL WRITTEN
I am proud to call mysel Mr, although my shver would have my wife divorce me if he found out that I call mysel Mr.
I think he is 80% right! Some idiot must have thought about calling others rabbi, so he would be called rabbi in return. I truthfully find it an embarresment to be caled Rabbi in Lakewood, because that would bunch me together with the rest of these egoists that pathetically think theyre worthy of the title.
Its a Yeshivishe Krenk!
I always respond with 'Thank You for the the Semicha' I also tell them 'if you are giving titles, call me 'Rosh Yeshiva' This way I can sit on the Dais...The Chalukei Dais, that is."
A. Felicci
When a person from a community other than ours addresses us as “Rabbi”, that should be a clear reminded of the responsibility we bear when driving or pushing a shopping cart. Whatever your opinion of yourself is, you are perceived as a Rabbi in the eyes of those who are watching you.
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