Gotta love Rabbi Ovadia Yosef!

Posted by themiddle on 3/23/2005 in Isralicious · 15 Comments

Okay, so maybe sometimes he’s a little off his rocker. But then, sometimes he’s Jewlicious.

Today in Israel, Rabbi Yosef, a man who is the spiritual leader of many including the political party and social movement, Shas, instructed all Shas Knesset members to vote against the pullout referendum. It is assumed that he coordinated this move with the spiritual guide of Degel Hatorah, Rabbi Elyashiv. This should mean that the referendum bill will most likely fail.

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jess

3/23/2005

Why would that make you love him?

T_M

3/23/2005

Well Jess, love is a strong word and I was using it with tongue firmly planted in my cheek. However, since I agree with his choice about the referendum, and since he is influential enough that he may be able to tip the balance of any vote against a referendum, I figure that for a day or so I can, you know, like him a lot.

3/23/2005

I dunno. I don’t see the referendum as being such a bad thing. I certainly have no firm opposition to it and the lack of referendum does not strike me as cause for celebration ….

T_M

3/23/2005

Celebration, like love, is a very strong word.

Let’s use, “pleasant feeling.”

Roman Levin

3/23/2005

So, that fact that he uses his position as a religious leader to further the gains of the political party he sponsors makes him cool.

Wow. Just wow.

Whoa, even.

josh

3/23/2005

Roman, wasssssuuuuuuppppp?!

Today’s a day for celebration – TM is into Rabbis!!!

Tomorrow he won’t be cuz,
A7 is reporting that Netanyahu went to beg for referendum support.

T_M

3/23/2005

Don’t worry yourself too much about it Roman, as Josh sagely points out.

laya

3/24/2005

wait, are we now classifying individuals as “jewlicious” if/when they agree with our own personal politics?

3/24/2005

Yes. That’s called “bias.” I am shocked. SHOCKED!

T_M

3/24/2005

I thought we were calling all Jews whom we like Jewlicious. Today, I like him.

Moral Dullard

3/24/2005

Well, I guess this was one of his days when he’s off his rocker.

T_M

3/24/2005

Perhaps. The cynical view is that he’s scared that a referendum here would establish some sort of precedent for a referendum that may affect the Ultra-Orthodox in the future. That would make him a smart and pragmatic, um, moral dullard.

jaytee

3/27/2005

Nice to know “Jewlicious” means “give up a large chunk of land without letting the populace vote on it.” Yeh, ram it down their throats, because we don’t trust the people to make an intelligent decision. You’re giving tyrants a bad rep.

T_M

3/28/2005

Now now, Jaytee, not everybody on Jewlicious agree. We have multiple voices here.

jaytee

3/28/2005

Didn’t mean to come off angry…thanks for the perspective TM…

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