Mikimi Meofor Dol

Mikimi Meofor Dol
As we recite Halell, over the days of Chanukah, us gutter boys can pray to come out of the gutter.
Later on we say Azabaeihem. Their Idols are man made of Gold & silver they have a mouth, yet they don’t speak, they have eyes yet they don’t see, they have ears, & they don’t hear, they have a nose & they don’t smell, they have hands, but they don’t feel, they have feet, but they don’t go. Yisroel Btach Bashem.
We sometimes have people that are worshiped by like idols; they are dressed up in gold & silver, and seem to be the real choshuv Manhigim, yet as mentioned in our earlier blog, they don’t always know how to speak, they lack feelings, and won’t go out on their feet.
When that happens all that is left is Yisroel Btach Bashem.
The last Perek in Sotah, speaks about when the face of the generation is like a dog’s face, and the wisdom of our teachers will stink, whom do we have left to rely on, besides our father in heaven. The Tiferes Yisroel, explains that that is part of the curse, we have no one left to lead us, we cannot trust anyone any more, we have no where to seek guidance, all we have left is Yisroel Btach Bashem, we can only rely on our father in heaven.
After Tzadok & Baysus, for many generations, they would suspect the highest priest, of being a member of their Klan, & would make him swear that he wasn’t. Think a minute how intermingled they were with the authentic Jews, that one didn’t know until we made them swear. Yochanon Cohen Gadol was highest priest for eighty years, and wow was he more choshuv, than anyone we could dream of, he went in to the holy of holies eighty years straight, and came out alive, and then he changed camps. [Of course there are many explanations, of what that means I have heard one that he was left with a query on Emuna, from what he heard from one of the tzodikim. I have also heard that he was the father of Matisyahu Cohen Gadol, the grandfather of the Chashmonoyim, and they were mesaken his Chait.]
So too today the righteous are intermingled with the fakers, and to such an extent, it becomes hard to know which camp they are from, we don’t make them swear today, but Hakodosh Baruch Hu has rachmonus, and sometimes gives us hints, by slip ups. Although we are still not 100% sure when the slip ups are brought to their attention we watch their reaction, and could use that as a guide, we must also be aware that some may change camps even after eighty years.
What more can I say Yisroel Btach Bashem, we need leaders & guidance, please redeem us from this gutter.

Response to Agudah Convention 2006

This is what I posted on The Rabbi Matisyahu Salomon Blog, what would be My Drosho at the "Gutter boys convention"
The Meiri in his Hakdomo to Avos explains the mesorah of Torah of all generations after the Anshei Knesess Hagdolah, Antignos Ish Socho was the last undisputed lone Manhig , and Gadol Nosie & Rosh Yeshiva all in one.
After that the Nosie & Rosh Yeshiva was split by the pairs in the Mishnayos, which follow.
In the first Perek [3] there is a quote frequently used by Antignos Ish Socho. In Mishna [11] four generations later Avtalion [as the commentators say in reference to the above quote of Antignos] would always quote “Wise men be careful with your language, lest you will be guilty of exile, & you will be exiled to the place of the bad waters, & the disciples who come after you will drink, and perish & the name of heaven will be defamed.
What happened? 4 generations had passed, there were 2 disciples of Antignos, who had not understood the holy words, Tzadok & Baysus & had started a new movement, which had infected the whole nation.
This made Avtalion aware that even a last undisputed Manhig & Gadol of a generation almost beyond his Hasagot, should have been more careful what he said how he said it & to whom he said, not Chas Vesholom that he was wrong. So much so that Avtalion would repeat his own very measured motto over & over.
There is a known Kabala that one can be Medayik in every word of a Rishon, up until the Marsho, how mush more so in the words of Avtalion & how much more in the words he would repeat over & over & how much more so in his motto, about measuring your words.
Let us indulge where does the bad water go? Let us borrow a phrase “to the gutter” Avtalion was talking to the wise men of all generations including Reb Matisyahu, and with his Ruach Hakodesh, and very measured words he spoke about the place of the bad water “the gutter,” he was telling Reb Matisyahu think, investigate, research, use due diligence before using the word “gutter”, on the children who slipped between your fingers before telling them to stand up for the people who sent them to the gutter, because they don’t get the dais at the Agudah Convention to let you know what is paining them, you have let us fall into the “gutter” to get our message over.
Let us go to these weeks Parsha, the story of Tomor & Yehuda, what did Tomor do to get her very important message over to Yehuda? The Torah tells us that Tomor knew the future of Klall Yisroel was dependent on her off spring together with Yehuda, and out of the biggest desperation she had to lower herself all the way down to make it happen. So she dressed up anonymously, and went to the worst “gutter” possible the place where the biggest shmutz exists, the place where the prostitutes go to get over the most important message on which the future of Klall Yisroel Exists.
Today I would say that place is the internet it is the “gutter”, where the biggest prostitutes go, so to us broken hearted children who slipped through your fingers, and you tell us we have no recourse and we are not to be honored, but we are to honor those who let us fall in to the “gutter” . We are not Chas Vesholom as you called us in your unmeasured words which have caused such outrage and undue defamation of the name of heaven, as Avtalion warned you. We are in this “gutter” because that is our podium to get over a very important message to you who claim to be our Manhigim, and have only began to hear our heartbroken cries from this very “gutter”, we are worried about how your very unfortunate negligence of one kid who was left behind that will allow one Tzadok or Baysus [or in the days of The Chofetz Chaim one Trotzky] to emerge from a child who unfortunately slipped through your fingers, and your answer to him was honor the very people who allowed you to slip through.[ The word fingers in this case was also unmeasured].
How could we allow one Yiddish Neshoma to be lost, how could we condone the loss of even one Neshoma, and not accept guilt, we have had to come to the blogs, and “anonymously” get our message over. Make no mistake that we all know what the internet is, that no Rabbi could ever give a Hechsher even to one site, because one cannot put a Mashgiach tmididi on even one site, & it would be tantamount & worse, than giving a Hechsher to Shevach’s meats in Monsey. [Just an example, in no way do I imply anything against the Rav Hamachshir over there.]
We call out from this “gutter” to you Reb Matisyahu & the ones who you told us to revere “: Haker No L’mi Hachosemes Vhapsilim Hoeleh,” who edged us in to the “gutter” so that we could convey this message to you.
We are waiting to see if you are real Manhigim, and will come down like Yehuda and say to Tzodko Mimeni, we are the responsible people we let you fall in to the “gutter”. If you come down you will be fit for Malchus.
Believe me a public U-turn is no easy thing, but the future Klall Yisroel depends on it, take an example from a contemporary of yours, one of those who unfortunately is not so recognized in our circles. Reb Joel Kahn, who spent many years preaching his Rebbe, was Moshiach. He was the Rosh Yeshiva, and the most revered person in Chabad, besides being know as great Torah scholar, a former Chavrusah & close friend of Reb Shomka Berman OB”M. He got up and said the Maamar “Toisi” I made a mistake this cost him his job his carrier, his respect, and almost his life, but Kovod Shomayim, and the future of Klall Yisroel are more important to him.
Moshe Rabeinu was from the Levi tribe, he was not a slave in Egypt, but a Yeshiva Student learning Torah. Never the less, he went out to his brothers who were slaves in the “gutter” of mem tes shaarei tumah, and he saw their suffering & why they had fallen to “gutter”, it hurt him so much he had to give up his Torah learning & help. He was then called to be the big speaker, and the Jewish representative to the King Of Egypt, by no less than the Divine call, but out of such humbleness’ he said , MI Onoichi who am I, I am a an Aral Sefosaim, when people had complaints Moshe & Aaron said Venachnu Moh, who are we? Those are the true traits of a Manhig.
More so, remember the Medrash, about the lost sheep, never mind a lost human.
When Shaul Hamelech felt he had to correct something in Mridah bemalchus, he didn’t say Droshos he didn’t call his army, like any king would it says Vayorotz Hamelech b’raglov, and the king ran on his own feet, by himself no carriage no chaperones.
By Dovid Hamelech, a very Choshuv Yid, cursed him with a very “Gutter” like curse, which was very offensive, what did he say, I must need a tikun, G-d told him to curse me.
When people curse the Manhigim from the “gutter”, with some times even very profane language, you don’t know how Choshuv they may be; they may even be the Shimi Ben Geiro’s of our Dor, although They may get punished, like he was punished, the reaction of a true Manhig is, HOELOKIM Omar Loi Kallel, we as Manhigim need a tikun.
Now let me get a little personal, to you Manhigim, when were you Mevatel your Torah learning, you Kovod of Sidur Kidushin, Sandakoes or you speeches to go out on your own feet to your brothers in the “gutter” anonymously?
How easy are you accessible to them, Could us gutter boys, just walk in to you, with out an appointment, are you so unattached do you not realize that if a heart operation is not done immediately, the patient may die?
Let me as one of your victims from this “gutter” part of Klall Yisroel suggest to all of you who claim to be our Manhigim, to stop your unmeasured speeches, and public showings,[for now at least] to sit down & calculate how many [people in a one mile vicinity of your home, may have fallen in to the “gutter”, some you may be personally guilty about, compile a list, of those hurting divorcees, singles, unemployed, poor, widows & orphans, to whom you have never even lifted a phone to call them, let alone, gone on your feet to visit them. Please go out & visit them, listen to their cries & why they are crying. Tul Korah Mibein Einecha, the beam is blocking you eyesight, reconcile with us “gutter” boys who slipped between your fingers, don’t leave us here for ever.
Open me an opening like the eye of a needle, and I will open one unto you like the opening of a big hall. After you have gone a mile on your feet you find you could got 2, 3, and finally reach out to 600,000 brothers like Moshe Rabeinu. When it comes to Kibudim & Droshos or Vaadim stop & say Mi Onoichi.
Please you people who tell us Musar listen to our Musar even though we are calling from the “gutter”, because that is our only stage. We love like we love all other Yidden, but you have strayed & are in need of rebuke, out of love we rebuke you, like you tell us all the time.
The Vilna Gaon was humble enough to call the Dubna Magid to give him Musar; the difference between you & me [the “Gutter” Rabbi Boy] is a lot less than the Gaon of Vilna and the Dubna Magid.
I beg you one more time from the depth of my heart, as your friend if you are real Manhigim rise up & say “Toisi” Tzodko Mimeni, Hoelokim omar loi Kallel, go out on your feet, and see our suffering we are not Leitzim & Maskilim like you claim but very hurt individuals calling, victims of your revered Manhigim from the “gutter” for the future of our nation. Many of us “Gutter boys” will be the tachtonim Lemaloh in the world to come, do what is right, and you maybe merited over there to hear my speech live. For now as explained above I justifiably remain anonymous.
The avos of our generation are so detached from us let us all rise & say the Pesukim, Hinei Onoichi….Eiyahu Hanovie .. Velev Bonim al Avoisom.
Our nation has fallen to the gutter & we need a Manhig like Moshe, we are promised like the days of our exit from Egypt e will see wonders, Let us get up and say one more Posuk together. Hoishio es amecha… uraim Venaseim Ad Haolam.
From the “gutter” I composed this myself, look who you have left in the “gutter”.
V”ani Tefilah: that my shmoose reaches Reb Matisyahu, and all those that should hear it.
I ask people who comment here, not to rage about the past, but to suggest, what the people who claim to be our gedolim should do in the future.There are plenty other bloggs for that topic, please stay on topic over here.