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Rabbi Braun: ‘Vote Even If Candidate Isn’t Fully Compatible’

Crown Heights Rabbi Yosef Braun called on residents to "vote in the masses" in the New York elections on November 8, even if the candidate or party holds values that aren't fully compatible with Torah. Audio

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Title is misleading
October 27, 2022 5:50 pm

Title should be vote for candidate who is most compatible with our values. The way the title is worded can remotely imply to vote democratic וד״ל

Lol
Reply to  Title is misleading
October 27, 2022 6:31 pm

That’s probably who he wants everyone to vote for anyway hahaha

alice jena
Reply to  Title is misleading
October 27, 2022 7:10 pm

Voting Democratic means being full of love and generosity..Torah values!

Joe
Reply to  alice jena
October 28, 2022 7:47 am

Love and generosity, like Portland, LA, Chicago, NYC?

Democrats aren’t love and generosity, they may have good intentions. But you have to look at the end result to see how honest they are. You are honest, I’m sure, your party is not.

Not even good intentions
Reply to  Joe
October 28, 2022 10:40 am

Once the results of their policies are obvious (and they have been for decades), then continuing with them is no longer “good intentions,” but simply an effort to undermine society.

Huh
Reply to  alice jena
October 28, 2022 8:56 am

Yes, people being attacked by criminals are just feeling that “love and generosity” all over the place.

Upsidedown World
Reply to  alice jena
October 28, 2022 9:35 am

Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent

הפתח פתוח
Reply to  Title is misleading
October 27, 2022 7:10 pm

Indeed. Rabbi Braun leaves the door open to vote Democrat.

Yes!!
Reply to  Title is misleading
October 27, 2022 7:31 pm

According to the polls it’s a very tight race. If we all vote there is a good chance we get zeldin in!

The Rov was clear
Reply to  Title is misleading
October 28, 2022 12:07 am

He said very clearly to go out and vote, and that it may not even matter who you vote for, rather that we’re showing that our community votes. Don’t put your opinion into the Rov’s mouth.

Thank you Harav Braun Shlit"a
October 27, 2022 6:35 pm

It is refreshing to finally have a Rav in our community who steps up and shows leadership and guidance. Yes, there were times that many community members, myself included, disagreed with his stances on various issues. But this is the way it is supposed to work as the Torah says that אין דעותיהן שוות, people’s opinions naturally differ from one another. And as the Rebbe expressed many times that this is precisely why we need Rabbonim to make rulings and decisions. (Not as some think that the opinion of Rabbonim is only relevant when it agrees to their own opinion).… Read more »

How do we sign up to vote??
October 27, 2022 10:22 pm

????

Registering
Reply to  How do we sign up to vote??
October 30, 2022 11:35 pm

The DMV or online but the deadline to register for this election was oct 14

Reader
October 27, 2022 11:25 pm

Not very clear what the rabbonim are saying who should the community vote for lots of words but no clear direction.

Igros kodesh
Reply to  Reader
October 28, 2022 2:00 am

He says the candidate that is good for chinuch and that takes care of crime. Easy enough to figure out

The Rov was very clear
Reply to  Reader
October 28, 2022 2:10 pm

There are two subjects here: 1) Go out and vote vs. not voting. There are many members of our community who don’t vote. Men have parnasa and family to deal with, women have many children at home etc. etc. It isn’t always easy to vote. Unfortunately in the past, due to the difficulties, many skipped voting thinking that their vote won’t make a difference. The Rov was very clear (if you actually listened to the audio) that THIS is the subject he is addressing (not about whom to vote for) and he was EXTREMALLY CLEAR clear with his direction urging… Read more »

Heshy
October 28, 2022 7:01 am

You don’t have to be a genius who to vote for. I just heard that upstate New York the Democratic congressperson is in trouble as all the frum yidden united to vote in the Republican candidate who now seems to be ahead. The president Biden called the severer and vishnitzer rebbe to try and convince them to support the DemocRATs. The next day every jewish leader from all of Monsey and beyond held a gathering with support for the Republican candidate. It makes such a difference in being able to change Congress and the senate to Republican as our community… Read more »

Rats
Reply to  Heshy
October 29, 2022 8:09 pm

The fact that you use demeaning words to refer to members of the opposite party tells me everything I need to know about YOUR middos and values.

It’s a serious turnoff to see how many members of our community wholeheartedly embrace the cruelty and crassness of today’s republican party.

Concerned
Reply to  Rats
October 30, 2022 11:36 am

Can you list the instances of their cruelty and craziness?

Heshy
October 28, 2022 1:05 pm

Zeldin is coming to Boro park Sunday October 30. At 13 ave and 48 st. 4 pm

Questions
October 28, 2022 3:47 pm

1) Did the Rebbe vote?

2) Did the Rebbe encourage us to vote, and if yes, where is the source printed?

Yes
Reply to  Questions
October 30, 2022 9:52 am

Yes and yes

See the end of Sichos Kodesh 5741
The Rebbe’s directive that all registered voters should go vote

And he would not say which side to vote

Which page please
Reply to  Yes
October 31, 2022 2:21 pm

?

Also which Chelek
Reply to  Which page please
November 2, 2022 9:37 am

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