Ramallah – Rabbi Menachem Froman Wednesday supported and expressed his and other Israeli rabbis’ wishes for success to the Palestinian bid to gain full United Nations membership of a Palestinian state within 1967 borders and East Jerusalem as its capital in September, during his meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Froman said that establishing a Palestinian state benefits the peace process and Israel, as well as working to achieve comprehensive, just peace and stability for the region and the world.
Abbas received Froman in his Ramallah headquarters and reiterated the Palestinian leadership’s commitment to the peace process with Israel and that the Palestinian bid follows Israel’s refusal to abide by international law and agreements.
Orthodox and talking while wearing Tefillin with non other than a jew killer?
Not only does this ‘schwantz’ go to meet the enemy for no valid reason, other than self promotion, but this ‘choilem goilem’ is wearing tefillin, to boot.
With moron’s like this one, who needs……………
Look at Abbas’ face–he’s probably thinking, “will my being seen with this wack job help my cause, or just make me look like a fool?”
can you PLEASE explain by what measure / definition he is called ‘orthodox’ / ‘rabbi’ ???? , and which other rabbi’s he represent’s ??
There is a big drug problem in Israel, not only in Japan.
a gitter meshiginer, or maybe a modern day bar kamtzo
Israel’s refusal to abide by international law? Is this Rabbi asleep? What about all the rocket attacks Israel receives from the so-called Palestinians? What about Palestinians non-recognition of Israel and refutation of Jewish claim to Jewish holy sites? Arab countries refuse to allow Palestinians to live freely in their lands because the Arab countries do not recognize Israel. Israel has no right to give away land that Hashem promised to us and for which Jewish blood was spilled defending the Holy Land-which is not holy for any muslim. Giving away land to these people can only result in more harm-the more you give them, the more they want.
Its a legitimage point of view among some frum yidden who live in the settlements so I wouldn’t discount it entirely. They believe it would facilitate a long-term peace process. However, why is this rav wearing tefillin during a political meeting?
This person let’s dogs into his shul when they daven. He is a pitiable man; who nobody listens to. For the arabs he is a rav
I’m looking foward to some harsh comments comparing rabbo froman to the NK and telling him to move to Gaza.
What kind of lunatic is this that he’s meeting with the PA while wearing tefillim?
Kapo, Traitor!
So this “Rabbi” really cant meet with a Soineh Yisruel without his Tefilin??
Ask President Abbas if he will recognize Israel as a Jewish State.
Same deal as the Kook Klutz Karta, just that his act is less transparent and he is more intellectual. He appears really misguided when in reality he is the same as they are – looking for attention and willing to do anything for it. The tefillin are an act as well – a holier than thou act that fools his dupes into thinking his krum deos are also somehow kedusha.
I wonder if he gets a few bucks from the yishmoelim the way Moshe Hirsch did.
If this “gentleman” is actually a Rabbi, let alone one from the West bank, it doesn’t
mean he is sane . There is more to here then meets the eye.
oy gevalt iz mir, he looks to me like a mental case just got out or broke out of a lunatic asylem oy.
You are not to conduct business while wearing Tefillin. It is for prayers and only prayers. This guy is a sorry situation that clearly wants his sunshine more than anything else in this world. This guy is about as religious as a carrot that walks naked in the rose garden with a top hat and a box of chewing gum.
But it is always a pleasure to see how far the palestinian faction will go to try to look like they are doing our G-ds bidding. Right?
it’s people like him that are holding up the so called peace, if they keep promising them that they are getting all they want, so why should they settle for less?
does he realize that if yhere is a palastinian stae he would be living in palastine ??????? IS HE COMPLETELY CRAZY????
An Israeli peacemaker who lives in a settlement on the West Bank? Huh?
He is very extreme. His wearing tefilin all day is not unique, however and is very popular in Eretz Yisrael. However, I would like to caution that he may not have said everything that the PA claims he has said. I doubt he supports statehood according to the PA’s presentation. But he is in support of the settlers remaining in whatever territory is under PA rule, and is in support of continued settlement of all of Eretz Yisroel, even within a PA state.
When you thought you have seen everything . . . .
Who else supports froman? Neturei Karta?
Is he a leftist his tefilin is on his right hand
With such friends who needs enemys?
Rabbi Menachem Froman is the Chief Rabbi of Tekoa.
Rabbi Froman was selected by Chief Sephardic Rabbi Shlomo Amar to write the introduction to the Chief Rabbi’s letter to Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi in Sept, 2006 (regarding the anti Islamic remarks made by Pope Benedict).
I wish that on an Orthodox news site, the comments would show respect for our rabbis.
who gave him smicha?
Personally, my view on tefillin is this. Correct me if I am wrong. The tefillin serve as a link between your soul and the world to come. This means, anything you say when wearing tefillin is almost like “on the record” in the world to come for you to have among you when you are in the world to come. For this reason, I do not speak to anyone about anything personal or business orientated when I put on my tefillin. I do not even say hello or other regards as I can just do this with a wave or a facial expression or smile. I do not like to say a single word that I would not consider to be prayer or tehillim when I am wearing my tefillin. So for this reason, I can not imagine wearing them all day long and I believe it is about making a connection with the world to come. Not a method of being in the world to come (all day long). So I can not see how you can give to charity or conduct any business when wearing tefillin. That is my feeling on the matter.
the halacha is that we are really supposed to wear tefillin all day. unfortunately as time passed most people were not on the level to behave with the proper respect for them all day. as a result the custom is to wear them only during davening.
Halacha: One is not allowed to wear his outside. (Tiferes)
Is he a gilgul of the dibbuk Moshe Hirsch?
It is forbidden to enter a Bais HaKisey with Tefillin and the Mukata certainly falls into the category of Bais HaKisey. Certainly Abbas is in the category of Tzoah!
This Rabi made a deal with the Palestinian authorities that if there will be one day a Palestinain State,his Talmidim are willing to live in this State beacuse they don’t want to leave Jehuda and Shomron.it doens not matter how you call the state,it stays Erets Yisrael.