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Aaron Kotler Speaks For The Jews? - Ami Interview

12/29/2012

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In a recent article in Ami magazine,  Aaron Kotler CEO of BMG  explained how The VAAD leads our community.

"The Lakewood community has a group of private citizens who represent the community and advocate on its behalf. Although some of us hold positions in non profit institutions our work is on behalf of the general public Not for our institutions."

This statement was a pathetic attempt to dissuade people from the obvious. The VAAD led by Aaron Kotler obviously does not care about the general needs of the community. Just by saying the opposite will not keep people from realizing the truth. All these years of telling people who to vote for has obviously been for specific VAAD needs..

Rabbi Kotler goes on to discuss the MESORAH of Hakaros Hatov (gratitude) that we have to elected officials that "work with us, listen to our point of view, represent us fairly,, and give us the attention WE deserve."

Rabbi Kotler left out what should be done when it is discovered that those elected officials are also stealing from us with the knowledge of those that placed  them into  power.

Aron Kotler also misrepresents the psak of R' Aaron Leib Shteinman, alluding  that an institution that represents Torah Judaism should be allowed to endorse and support a known Meshumad, an apostate,  that is the polar opposite of everything that we as a Jewish nation stands for. A person that R Shteinman personally told me that  it is forbidden to even look upon him. And our "Leader" that speaks for our community, our CEO of the largest Orthodox learning institution brought that very same man to shake hands with R Shteinman knowing all too well that if he told our Gadol Hador who he was touching,  R' aaron Leib would have recoiled in disgust.

Perhaps AMI  magazine should do better research before deciding who speaks for the Jewish people of Lakewood. Perhaps we as a community should do the same. Ask yourselves if any of the people we have been told to vote for all these years have done anything to help US. Ask yourself if now is finally the time for a complete change.

HH



7 Comments
Frank
12/29/2012 12:48:13 pm

That article ruined my shabbos!!!

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Thelakewoodtimes
12/29/2012 01:21:02 pm

It made my shabbos. It just showed that Aaron is finally realizing that the people see right through his sad attempts to continue supporting candidates that are there for his personal needs. He even mentions me at the end. I was so touched that he at least credits me with bringing up a single important issue that the community might be concerned about. Of course he still insists that it his "mesorah" to support the candidate that did him favors in the past. Even if those favors have done irreparable damage to the Town that puts up with him acting as our spokesperson.

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NJSPI
12/29/2012 02:26:12 pm

If you believe whole heartedly that you endorse an incumbent for reelection when he has proven to serve our community well, then why didnt the rosh haysshivas and your Vaad endorse Yoni Silver for reelection to the BOE in April. Ahhhh! It wasn't convenient to use that excuse because he wasny YOUR whore!!!!

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former reader
12/29/2012 02:29:50 pm

Im sorry Ami I cannot buy your garbage magazine anymore!!!! Thats two weeks in a row publishing propaganda.

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Tax man
12/30/2012 02:13:48 am

AArons house is owned by BMG an is TAX FREE. How can he be representing the taxpayers? Scamster

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yep
12/30/2012 02:26:48 am

terrible magazine

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geraldine
12/30/2012 10:04:07 pm

Not true. Aaron Kotler understands that what is good for the community is good for the yeshiva in the long run. He is a man of vision.

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