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Rabbi Yosef: Secular IDF soldiers are killed because they aren't observant
By Haaretz Service
Tags: IDF, Shas, secular 

Shas party spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, a former Sephardi chief rabbi of Israel, told followers in remarks broadcast on Monday that Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed in combat because they did not observe Jewish religious laws.

"Is it any wonder if, heaven forbid, soldiers are killed in a war?" Rabbi Yosef said during his weekly Saturday night sermon.

"They don't observe the Sabbath, they don't observe [the laws of] the Torah, they don't pray, they don't put on phylacteries every day. Is it any wonder that they're killed? It's no wonder. May the Almighty have mercy on them and bring them back to religion.
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Israeli media accounts of the sermon also quoted Rabbi Yosef as saying that when soldiers "believe and pray, God helps them during the war" and that these troops "don't get killed."

The comments sparked wide criticism. Public Security Minister Avi Dichter said that he was "pained by the statements."

"Casualties to civilians and soldiers make no distinction between those who are more exacting [in their religious observance] and those who are less."

David Einhorn, father of a soldier killed in the Second Lebanon War a year ago, strongly criticized the rabbi for his comments. Einhorn said his son was killed just before he was to put on phylacteries for prayer.

Rabbi Yosef has often been at the center of controversy for comments made at the weekly sermons. He once attacked Meretz party leader Yossi Sarid, comparing him to Haman, villain of the Purim story, put to death by hanging. "He is Satan, may his name and memory be erased," the rabbi said. Cursed is Haman, cursed is Yossi Sarid. He will be uprooted from the seed of Israel. Just as revenge was wrought on Haman, so it will be wrought on him."

In the past, he also blamed the destruction of Hurricane Katrina on American support for the 2005 disengagement from Gaza, and made statements which seemed to call for annihilation of Arabs.

Yishai: Everything he says is the word of God
Shas Chairman and cabinet minister Eli Yishai came to the rabbi's defense later on Monday, saying that Rabbi Yosef was stressing "that that all of Israel is responsible for one another. If I sin, that can affect IDF soldiers."

According to Yishai, "the rabbi prays every day and every Shabbat for the safe return home of IDF soldiers. When an IDF soldier is killed, the rabbi sheds tears, he cries. He gathers everyone and says, let us pray. Every one of us is commanded and obligated to pray, to observe the [laws of the] Torah and the commandments, for the sake of IDF soldiers. When a soldier is hurt in the IDF, we see this as the fault of all the people of Israel who must return to religion.

"My rabbi does not err," Yishai told Army Radio. "Everything he says is the word of God."

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  1.   Rabbi Yosef`s comments 10:57  |  Howard Weiser 27/08/07
  2.   RABBI YOSEF 11:39  |  DAVID 27/08/07
  3.   Enlist the yeshiva boys 11:44  |  doron 27/08/07
  4.   If this is reported correctly. IDIOT 11:52  |  PETER.SM 27/08/07
  5.   Rabbi, Dear Rabbi 11:55  |  ALIEN 27/08/07
  6.   Is he misinterpreted? 11:57  |  Joseph 27/08/07
  7.   Misquoted 11:57  |  Mark 27/08/07
  8.   Ahavas Yisrael 12:01  |  Ben Azai 27/08/07
  9.   Is life so simple? 12:06  |  Motic 27/08/07
  10.   Saving lives 12:09  |  Joe 27/08/07
  11.   Rabbi Yosef`s Comment 12:13  |  Pablo Podgaezky 27/08/07
  12.   Ovadia Yosef statement on secular soldier 12:28  |  fabuleux 27/08/07
  13.   Roger Water: "Did They Expect Us to Treat Them With Any Respect?" 12:33  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 27/08/07
  14.   The secular fight, the religious pray 12:37  |  Mike 27/08/07
  15.   THE VOICE FROM THE MIDDLE AGES.... 12:40  |  Robert 27/08/07
  16.   It`s true! Do you know of any 12:45  |  Shmulik 27/08/07
  17.   Rabbi Mollah 12:52  |  Brauner 27/08/07
  18.   Had Rabbi Yosef been ... 12:53  |  Cynical 27/08/07
  19.   What exactly is wrong with his comments? 13:02  |  S Judah 27/08/07
  20.   Dementia 13:03  |  Anna Steiner 27/08/07
  21.   Yishai - Maybe Yosef is MORE than just the messenger of God 13:10  |  Uri Har-El 27/08/07
  22.   ungrateful shmock. mouth of lashon harra! 13:15  |  abe 27/08/07
  23.   Secular soldiers 13:20  |  Naim S. Mahlab 27/08/07
  24.   Specious nonsense 13:25  |  Bruno 27/08/07
  25.   silence is golden 13:33  |  sam 27/08/07
  26.   Our Government Horse Trades for Votes With This Man 13:36  |  Simon 27/08/07
  27.   rabbi ovadia yosef 13:37  |  Jack 27/08/07
  28.   DISGUSTING PERSON- NO RABBI 13:37  |  JON FEIGENBAUM 27/08/07
  29.   Dimentia would be the only excuse 13:43  |  Esther 27/08/07
  30.   The Rabbi only likes what he sees in the mirror 13:48  |  Sam 27/08/07
  31.   Anti Ovadia rubbish by spouted by the ignorant 13:58  |  S Judah 27/08/07
  32.   Large % of dead where Religous Soldiers 14:00  |  Jabadini 27/08/07
  33.   Wrong approach 14:21  |  David 27/08/07
  34.   THE RABBI IS RIGHT 14:28  |  indrajaya 27/08/07
  35.   #16 14:41  |  Sol 27/08/07
  36.   Move Over Jay Leno 14:52  |  Harry D 27/08/07
  37.   Rabbi Ovadia Yosef should enlist today! 14:55  |  Murray of Montreal 27/08/07
  38.   If what the Rabbi says is correct then one solution 14:58  |  Zev 27/08/07
  39.   RABBI PLEASE EXPALIN WHY THE HAREDIM DIE AT ALL ? 15:13  |  PAUL HARRIS 27/08/07
  40.   Rabbi Ovadia is a great rabbi 15:15  |  Maimon 27/08/07
  41.   RABBI YOSSEF 15:24  |  Chaoul 27/08/07
  42.   Quite a good idea Zev 15:31  |  Mark Lincoln 27/08/07
  43.   rabbi oy 15:34  |  Jack 27/08/07
  44.   Ancient times of war 15:37  |  jbg 27/08/07
  45.   G-D is MERCIFUL ! 15:37  |  Linda Rivera 27/08/07
  46.   Rabbi Ovadia Yosef is a medieval idiot 15:40  |  PARIS 27/08/07
  47.   Surprise, surprise 15:41  |  Ahooo 27/08/07
  48.   Your rabbi 16:07  |  christoph 27/08/07
  49.   Ovadia is a Fake Rabbi 16:13  |  Dovy 27/08/07
  50.   # 31 S. Judah 16:14  |  17 27/08/07
  51.   what a rubbish! 16:17  |  saul a. readner 27/08/07
  52.   more drivel 16:19  |  Paul Freedman 27/08/07
  53.   A pathetic anachronism 16:22  |  Ky 27/08/07
  54.   ovadia iosef 16:23  |  scanadu 27/08/07
  55.   Rabbis in israel 16:23  |  Jack 27/08/07
  56.   The Jewish Jerry Falwell 16:26  |  Chaim Gorenstein 27/08/07
  57.   Yosef Ovadiah 16:26  |  Robert 27/08/07
  58.   the holocaust justifier 16:27  |  michael 27/08/07
  59.   THIS COMMENT - IF TRUE AND ACCURATE 16:27  |  D 27/08/07
  60.   Yosef is a Goy 16:30  |  Chaim Gorenstein 27/08/07
  61.   Rabbi Josef 16:31  |  usher buchwalter 27/08/07
  62.   Jewish Psycopaths and Muslim Psycopaths 16:31  |  Larry 27/08/07
  63.   Rav Ovadia`s alleged comments 16:32  |  mark 27/08/07
  64.   For Harry D #36 16:32  |  Esther 27/08/07
  65.   Ovadia is evil 16:34  |  Sidney 27/08/07
  66.   how dare you: to # 8 16:37  |  effie 27/08/07
  67.   TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT 16:41  |  BILL HANDEL 27/08/07
  68.   Jabadini - shush now, don`t confuse the issue 16:42  |  Mark Lincoln 27/08/07
  69.   Rabbi Yosef 16:48  |  Monique 27/08/07
  70.   Just another fundie nutcase 16:49  |  Timmy 27/08/07
  71.   Tippesh gadol 16:50  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 27/08/07
  72.   Zev - that already is the case 16:51  |  Dr David I. Gross 27/08/07
  73.   Where the Orthodox are wrong 16:51  |  ScotGuy 27/08/07
  74.   Rabbi`s nonsense 16:54  |  Micharl T 27/08/07
  75.   Modern day Ghost Dancers 16:58  |  bobby 27/08/07
  76.   He is not a settler and he supports Olmert! 17:01  |  Shlomo T 27/08/07
  77.   the rabbi and the common sense 17:02  |  scanadu 27/08/07
  78.   most jews are shamed by this idiot 17:06  |  michael 27/08/07
  79.   So why don`t the haredim enlist?! 17:15  |  McQueen 27/08/07
  80.   Margie in Tel Aviv 17:23  |  GABE1 27/08/07
  81.   #70, Michael 17:24  |  Silvienne 27/08/07
  82.   For Shlomo T #68 17:28  |  Esther 27/08/07
  83.   Enough of the haredi taliban venom 17:41  |  Danny Epicorus 27/08/07
  84.   Rabbi Yosef do not deserve to be a Rabbi 17:45  |  Daniel 27/08/07
  85.   #80 silviene 17:46  |  michael 27/08/07
  86.   R` Ovadiah`s comments 17:47  |  Avi Yerushalmi 27/08/07
  87.   # 32 Jabadini. Thank you.You took the Words Out of my Mouth! 17:47  |  Kath` 27/08/07
  88.   It`s a shame 17:47  |  Laura 27/08/07
  89.   Its Time to Have a Torah Brigade 17:48  |  Brad 27/08/07
  90.   Bigger Villains in Israel Than Rabbi Yosef? 17:49  |  Yoram 27/08/07
  91.   Rav Ovadia does it again 17:49  |  Chaim Gage 27/08/07
  92.   Gabe isn`t not comofroting to me to know that our PM is a fool 17:51  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 27/08/07
  93.   # 62 Larry of Toronto 17:55  |  Lynn 27/08/07
  94.   # 72 ScotGuy 17:58  |  Lynn 27/08/07
  95.   Rabbi Yosef 17:58  |  usher buchwalter 27/08/07
  96.   religion makes people to be idiots 18:03  |  Robin 27/08/07
  97.   im not surprised 18:04  |  alan 27/08/07
  98.   McQueen - maybe stick to what you know about 18:17  |  Dr DFavid I. Gross 27/08/07
  99.   Dr. Gross - the question is not 18:20  |  Zev 27/08/07
  100.   Long live the brave bashers of the religous!! 18:27  |  Maimon 27/08/07
  101.   SOLUTION: DRAFT ORTHODOXS!!!!! 18:27  |  Army MD 27/08/07
  102.   Silvienne 18:30  |  Dr David I. Gross 27/08/07
  103.   KOL HAKAVOD TO THE RABBI 18:31  |  Yochanan 27/08/07
  104.   ayathollah yossef 18:32  |  roman kushnir 27/08/07
  105.   surrender to the will of G-D 18:34  |  Rabbi Kalish 27/08/07
  106.   rabbi Yosef :secular soldiers 18:44  |  Barry Kohn 27/08/07
  107.   Dear Rabbi Ovadia Yosef 18:46  |  Jeff Northridge 27/08/07
  108.   Osama bin Laden 18:56  |  W 27/08/07
  109.   Maybe This is Why Its Good to Have More Than One Respected Rabbi 18:59  |  Ben 27/08/07
  110.   Rabii Yosef - another fanatic 18:59  |  Ezra Stelmach 27/08/07
  111.   Rabbi Yosef 19:01  |  Cyasher 27/08/07
  112.   McQueen - SECOND ATTEMPT 19:02  |  Dr David I. Gross 27/08/07
  113.   Silvienne - attemt 4 19:05  |  Dr David I. Gross 27/08/07
  114.   MAY HASHEM FORGIVE ALL THOSE THAT SPEAK BAD ABOUT THE RABBI 19:10  |  Yochanan 27/08/07
  115.   Amazing fanatics 19:10  |  Ed 27/08/07
  116.   IT IS NORMAL TO GET KILLED IN WARS, 19:12  |  Atilla Karagözoğlu 27/08/07
  117.   Mike in IIsrael? - You should know better 19:12  |  Dr David I. Gross 27/08/07
  118.   He doesn`t live in the real world 19:18  |  Yonatan 27/08/07
  119.   Discusting & Disturbing Comments... 19:19  |  Igal 27/08/07
  120.   Unbelievable 19:21  |  Eduardo 27/08/07
  121.   hezbollah, hamas off the hook - it was victim`s fault 19:21  |  Pablo B 27/08/07
  122.   ON THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HELL 19:23  |  Atilla 27/08/07
  123.   #49 Dovy is a fake Jew 19:24  |  Yonatan 27/08/07
  124.   Yosef: full of bunkum!!! 19:30  |  Simon Jenkins 27/08/07
  125.   Seculars know... 19:30  |  Omar Dominguez 27/08/07
  126.   Rabbi Ovadia Yossef becomes dangerous for State of Israel. 19:32  |  Rabbi Ovadia Yossef 27/08/07
  127.   Rabbi Yosef 19:36  |  Shery 27/08/07
  128.   Rabbi Yosef - set an example 19:37  |  * BEN JABO 27/08/07
  129.   Haaretz My Post to # 32 Jabadini.Why did you not put it out?? 19:38  |  Kath` 27/08/07
  130.   You should convert to Islam 19:39  |  Shery 27/08/07
  131.   This rabbi is a fool 19:42  |  How dare he? 27/08/07
  132.   Seculars know... 19:43  |  Omar Dominguez 27/08/07
  133.   Rabbi Yosef 19:44  |  Nemesis 27/08/07
  134.   RABBI YOSEF ! JOIN ISLAM SAVE YOUR LIFE ! 19:52  |  Atilla Karagözoğlu 27/08/07
  135.   Rabbi`s Comment 19:56  |  Allan 27/08/07
  136.   on every religious jews mind 19:58  |  benny 27/08/07
  137.   Yosef 20:00  |  P. J. Casey 27/08/07
  138.   Here`s the reason 20:07  |  David 27/08/07
  139.   ATTENTION for all secret services 20:11  |  Atilla 27/08/07
  140.   POORS..THE POORS...THE WORST POORS 20:14  |  Atilla 27/08/07
  141.   Do you have to be Jewish to comment on this rabbi? 20:16  |  Clickfool 27/08/07
  142.   Istanbul is rainy and cold ! HOW ABOUT ISRAEL 20:17  |  Atilla 27/08/07
  143.   haaretz ! 20:23  |  no name. 27/08/07
  144.   NO PLACE FOR THIS CLOWN IN THE 21st CENTURY. 20:26  |  SM 27/08/07
  145.   Haaretz.Responses Not Put Out! Unacceptable!Just read down.. 20:27  |  Kath` 27/08/07
  146.   Rabbi Yosef should be turned over to Pal. to be taught a lesson 20:28  |  Yossi Cronenberg 27/08/07
  147.   i`d sooner die religious than secular-at least i know i tried- 20:31  |  de sterix 27/08/07
  148.   anyway ! LIFE IS NOT BEAUTIFULL 20:31  |  offff offff 27/08/07
  149.   # 97 Dr. Gross 20:36  |  17 27/08/07
  150.   Insane Critics of the Rabbi - who don`t read or understand 20:36  |  S Judah 27/08/07
  151.   To scared to admit the Truth the Rabbi is CORRECT 20:37  |  Dr Levy 27/08/07
  152.   Language & Thought 20:38  |  JOJO 27/08/07
  153.   And no doubt the rare haredi defender of the state who dies serv 20:51  |  David Turner 27/08/07
  154.   Lol 20:56  |  Colin Wright 27/08/07
  155.   HAARETZ afraid to publish my post 21:01  |  Avi Yerushalmi 27/08/07
  156.   Rabbi Ovadia`s "explanations" 21:04  |  Tosefta 27/08/07
  157.   50% of Kravi Soldiers Religious 21:05  |  Ronn Jerusalem 27/08/07
  158.   Rabbi Yosef 21:05  |  Ann Levin 27/08/07
  159.   He is an idiot 21:14  |  Alex 27/08/07
  160.   # 110 no name. I SECOND IT! READ IF IT COMES OUT.VAIN HOPE. 21:16  |  Kath` 27/08/07
  161.   this is not the way of the Jewish religion 21:20  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 27/08/07
  162.   THE TRUTH iS.... 21:21  |  Moshe Solomon 27/08/07
  163.   Make every Jew a rabbi 21:23  |  Sidney 27/08/07
  164.   What is there to say? 21:24  |  Michael N 27/08/07
  165.   # 87 Barry Kohn - SHAME TO HAARETZ 21:24  |  Yochanan 27/08/07
  166.   fifth column 21:25  |  jorge grosz 27/08/07
  167.   Soldiers are us 21:30  |  soldiers 27/08/07
  168.   Israel`s "Secular" Problem Greater Than the Rabbi 21:35  |  Yoram 27/08/07
  169.   Rabbi, you are in good hands....relax 21:40  |  Avi Newman 27/08/07
  170.   Rabbi Yosef interview 21:42  |  Joseph Windman 27/08/07
  171.   #116..Tosefta 21:44  |  Nemesis 27/08/07
  172.   Secular IDF soldiers are killed ..... ! 21:46  |  Henk 27/08/07
  173.   For Atilla Karagözoğlu - just purse your lips # 119 21:46  |  Clickfool 27/08/07
  174.   one more little question, rabbi 21:46  |  Avi Newman 27/08/07
  175.   So, this means that ... 21:50  |  Eduardo 27/08/07
  176.   LIAR or DELUDED Rebe Yosef? 21:53  |  Michael Greenberg 27/08/07
  177.   Well... He is correct in general terms 22:00  |  Ari Landa 27/08/07
  178.   He can`t be the "Moshiach" but only the "Mashiach" 22:01  |  Fortuna Benmayor 27/08/07
  179.   May god have mercy of his sick soul 22:01  |  emad matahin 27/08/07
  180.   God bless u, Rabbi Yosef, 22:03  |  Hakeem 27/08/07
  181.   I think This rabbi is great ! 22:06  |  Shery 27/08/07
  182.   Yosef`s uncalled for ravings 22:07  |  Esther 27/08/07
  183.   S.Judah 22:15  |  A.M. 27/08/07
  184.   I pity Rabbi Yosef 22:17  |  Reuven 27/08/07
  185.   Bring on the laughs 22:18  |  Faraz 27/08/07
  186.   S.Judah 22:18  |  A.M. 27/08/07
  187.   # 138 C/Fool You do not have to be Jewish to contribute 22:21  |  17 27/08/07
  188.   One more question 22:25  |  Avi Yerushalmi 27/08/07
  189.   #134 No, Clickfool, you don`t, but you do have 22:28  |  Yonatan 27/08/07
  190.   # 147 S.Judah 22:29  |  17 27/08/07
  191.   #146, Tosefta 22:37  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 27/08/07
  192.   With loonies like this Rabbi who needs KAKH? 22:39  |  Don Camillo 27/08/07
  193.   Why on Earth is Clickfool `contributing`??? 22:39  |  Simon Jenkins 27/08/07
  194.   Yosef`s comments 22:44  |  Tgrhwk 27/08/07
  195.   # 162 Moshe Solomon 22:45  |  17 27/08/07
  196.   # 156 Tosevta mi Tveria 22:50  |  17 27/08/07
  197.   #34-Indrajaya`s response 22:51  |  Nate 27/08/07
  198.   #160, Kath* 22:56  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 27/08/07
  199.   #156 i enjoyed toosoftas sermon on the ovadian theories ! 23:00  |  victor hardman 27/08/07
  200.   THERE WERE A FEW 23:00  |  zebulonguy 27/08/07
  201.   He is an uneducated primitive man, one 23:00  |  L A 27/08/07
  202.   Rabbi Y promotes atheism 23:05  |  Spinozeleh 27/08/07
  203.   Esther #82 23:11  |  Avi Yerushalmi 27/08/07
  204.   Rabble Attack Great Sage - Moshe Rabbenu Symathises 23:13  |  S Judah 27/08/07
  205.   Robbi Yosef 23:18  |  Lolita Cohen-Zamir 27/08/07
  206.   Tosefta (#116) 23:23  |  christoph 27/08/07
  207.   clicky, regarding whether one has to be Jewish 23:25  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 27/08/07
  208.   For Sefard i/ Mizrahi audiences 23:30  |  Avi Yerushalmi 27/08/07
  209.   Well well (#196 Tov Meod-17) 23:42  |  Tosefta 27/08/07
  210.   For Simon Jenkins # 193 23:42  |  Clickfool 27/08/07
  211.   # 203 Avi Yerushalmi 23:53  |  17 27/08/07
  212.   Avi Yerushalmi #204, Learn and Repent! 23:56  |  Fair and Free 27/08/07
  213.   Religious soldiers 23:57  |  Avi Yerushalmi 27/08/07
  214.   # 173, Clickfool ! Dear, Thank you very much 00:13  |  Atilla 28/08/07
  215.   17 00:46  |  Dr David I. Gross 28/08/07
  216.   # 192 Don Camillo. I suppose you`ve Got Something There! 00:52  |  Kath` 28/08/07
  217.   Cipora Julianna Kohn # 191 Sin 00:58  |  Jeff Northridge 28/08/07
  218.   Nonsense! 01:00  |  Hannah 28/08/07
  219.   Rabbi Ovadia Yosef is out of his mind 01:12  |  THE WARRIOR 28/08/07
  220.   # 213 Avi, religious studets must be examplenary soldiers... 01:13  |  Misha 28/08/07
  221.   Why Does Anyone Pay Attention to Rantings of a Senile Old Man? 01:34  |  mike 28/08/07
  222.   # 107 Jeff Northridge.Yours to the Esteem Rabbi. 01:40  |  Kath` 28/08/07
  223.   Happy Haaretz 01:45  |  Jer 28/08/07
  224.   Time for you to study Judaism (Cipora #191, 161) 01:48  |  Tosefta 28/08/07
  225.   "Back to religion" 01:48  |  daniel 28/08/07
  226.   to 217 gross 01:48  |  abe 28/08/07
  227.   # 200 zebulonguy. THERE WERE A FEW..OH YES! 02:02  |  Kath` 28/08/07
  228.   # 215 Dr. Gross 02:06  |  17 28/08/07
  229.   Toseftas narrow views open? 02:06  |  Danite 28/08/07
  230.   Ovadia the Freak 02:08  |  Danite 28/08/07
  231.   In a nursing home the staff would take his feet outof his mouth 02:11  |  PETER SM 28/08/07
  232.   Last Words Of Gautama Buddha: 02:22  |  Jeff Northridge 28/08/07
  233.   Reminds Me of Pat Robertson`s Comments on AIDS 02:31  |  Jane 28/08/07
  234.   # 141 Clockfool. Oh dear,have you been Censored? Read on.. 02:58  |  Kath` 28/08/07
  235.   #28, Jon Feigenbaum..Aha! another record day! 03:23  |  Silvienne 28/08/07
  236.   #207, Cipora 03:27  |  Silvienne 28/08/07
  237.   A question. 03:36  |  Maureen Ann 28/08/07
  238.   # 209 Tosefta mi Tveria 03:37  |  17 28/08/07
  239.   Rabbi Yosef sounds like a moslem 04:18  |  Voice of Reason 28/08/07
  240.   Tosefta (2nd try) 04:19  |  Danite 28/08/07
  241.   Brilliant Statement. 04:23  |  TOBIA 28/08/07
  242.   #220 Apologist Danite the comprehension-challenged, II 04:31  |  Tosefta 28/08/07
  243.   #262 I`m confident when I say I speak for MOST Jews... 04:32  |  JON FEIGENBAUM 28/08/07
  244.   Re don`t censor click 04:44  |  Alan the real one 28/08/07
  245.   #213 I think EVERYONE needs to contribute 04:45  |  JON FEIGENBAUM 28/08/07
  246.   WHY NOT worry about the loonies on your side of the fence.Who 05:21  |  PETERSM 28/08/07
  247.   Israel 05:33  |  rebel 28/08/07
  248.   Rabbi Yosef, I hope it is because your words translate badly 05:34  |  Stephen Connor 28/08/07
  249.   #231, Jane...another record day 05:41  |  Silvienne 28/08/07
  250.   Avi Yerushalmi - Western Christian societies?? 05:45  |  Stephen Connor 28/08/07
  251.   Divide and Conquer 06:05  |  Stephen Connor 28/08/07
  252.   #222, Tosefta 06:17  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/08/07
  253.   Toseftas evasions continue 06:23  |  Danite 28/08/07
  254.   MAUREEN N.What doers your side worry about ?collective Qassems 06:30  |  PETER.SM 28/08/07
  255.   #253 Apologist Danite the comprehension-challenged, IV 06:46  |  Tosefta 28/08/07
  256.   #236, Silvienne 06:48  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/08/07
  257.   Raby Yosef 06:51  |  Meir Levin 28/08/07
  258.   Comprehension (#252 Cipora J. Cone) 07:07  |  Tosefta 28/08/07
  259.   #85, Michael in Canada 07:22  |  Silvienne 28/08/07
  260.   #89, Brad, the Torah Brigade 07:25  |  Silvienne 28/08/07
  261.   Rabbi Yosef, ocher Yisrael 07:26  |  Otto Rand 28/08/07
  262.   #251, Stephen Connor 07:27  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/08/07
  263.   Dr. David Gross...hello! 07:28  |  Silvienne 28/08/07
  264.   #182, Esther 07:33  |  Silvienne 28/08/07
  265.   Yosef 07:35  |  RK 28/08/07
  266.   #254 PeterSM. A positive answer. 07:40  |  Maureen Ann 28/08/07
  267.   Tosefta - Separatism and Superiority 07:42  |  Stephen Connor 28/08/07
  268.   # 141, CLICKFOOL 07:42  |  indrajaya 28/08/07
  269.   Cipora 07:44  |  Stephen Connor 28/08/07
  270.   haredi draft dodgers 07:47  |  David 28/08/07
  271.   Meir Levin 07:52  |  Stephen Connor 28/08/07
  272.   For Esther #82 08:15  |  Shlomo T 28/08/07
  273.   # 212 Fair and free 08:47  |  Avi Yerushalmi 28/08/07
  274.   Stephen Connor #250 09:05  |  Avi Yerushalmi 28/08/07
  275.   #269, Stephen Connor 09:14  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/08/07
  276.   ovadia 09:41  |  leoncio 28/08/07
  277.   Warning: donkey kicks 11:29  |  adolfo e talpalar 28/08/07
  278.   rabbic or rabbid YOSSEF 14:21  |  CHAOUL 28/08/07
  279.   rabbic or rabbid YOSSEF 14:21  |  CHAOUL 28/08/07
  280.   did ovadia knew this one ? 14:21  |  Charles 28/08/07
  281.   todays news is tomorrows garbage 14:53  |  Jack 28/08/07
  282.   Intimidation is a form of manipulation and basically evil 15:25  |  Alicia 28/08/07
  283.   If my people will humble themselves and pray, l will come. 17:07  |  Simon 28/08/07
  284.   Actually I Hate It When Religious Leaders Make Comments Like That 18:30  |  Yosemite 28/08/07
  285.   #284..Yosemite 20:00  |  Nemesis 28/08/07
  286.   #258, Tosefta 20:53  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/08/07
  287.   Rav Ovadiah is not a politician 00:36  |  Moises 29/08/07
  288.   Israel`s problem is double-sided. re: army enlistment 00:57  |  Moises 29/08/07
  289.   Rabbi is different from Mullah`s & Imam`s 02:45  |  * BEN JABO 29/08/07
  290.   This Rabbi 08:25  |  sweis Melbourne 29/08/07
  291.   Rabbi should have been a Katzin Daat 19:09  |  * BEN JABO 02/09/07
  292.   Rabbi Yosef 00:31  |  Leonard Oberstein 04/09/07
  293.   #151 dr levy 05:45  |  danny 06/12/07
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