“In the US, a medical professional is not allowed to withhold medical records. What Kaila did was illegal”
I really enjoy reading Mishpacha. I don’t always agree with all opinions expressed in the magazine, and that’s okay. People are entitled to different opinions. But something in last week’s issue really struck a raw nerve with me, and I can’t keep quiet.
Let me first start with what I did appreciate in the issue. I appreciated Yonoson Rosenblum’s article, “Fanning the Flames,” about the current spiritual arousal in Eretz Yisrael and the need to interact with others unfamiliar to Torah and mitzvos in a way that will increase kevod Shamayim. As he quoted Rav Moshe Shapira: “Our task is not to bring Mashiach; it’s to make sure that we don’t prevent his arrival.”
That sums it up beautifully. Our not-yet-observant brethren in the Land are doing a good job of soul searching and returning to Hashem in their own way; it’s incumbent upon us, the frum community, at the very least not to extinguish those flames by behaving in a way that makes it seem like those who keep Torah are (chas v’shalom) rude, indifferent, or otherwise disconnected from the broader Klal Yisrael. In other words: Be a mensch! Act in a way that increases honor and respect for Hashem by carrying yourself in a dignified way, and by honoring and loving His children (even if you may disagree with them).
The second part of the magazine that I appreciated was the coverage of the tefillah gathering in Yerushalayim. The pictures and the interviews all gave over that beautiful feeling of achdus and of kevod Shamayim, as hundreds of thousands of bnei Torah gathered together in a peaceful, dignified manner, aiming to increase the honor of Hashem’s name and His Torah. I hadn’t yet consumed any media that purveyed the asifah in such a majestic manner. Ashreichem Yisrael!
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