KEEPING SECRETS

Dear Editor:

How does the gemara’s principle of Nashim Da’atan Kalos apply today? What can we learn from the gemara’s principle. For example, in my business, my employees need to keep secrets in a very strict sense. Must I worry that by having female employees, their lightheadedness may result in their revealing my corporate secrets to family or friends? (Women do tend to socialize more.)

Boruch H

Editor’s Note: There is no rule I know plenty of women who can keep a secret and plenty of men who can’t, so I guess your premise is wrong.

OUTRAGEOUS PRICES

Dear Editor:

If you haven’t paid attention lately, the price of kosher meat is way too high. The stores know we can’t buy not kosher meat, so they keep

on raising prices. In most Jewish neighborhoods, there are a lot of rich people whose lives aren’t affected by these price increases, so the gravy train keeps on rolling.

I say, go vegetarian to protest these ridiculous prices.

Sruly J

Editor’s Note: Uh Oh. I have a feel- ing that vegetable prices will go through the roof.

SHABBOS CAR

Dear Editor:

Elon Musk has pushed ahead his schedule for commercial sales of an “always on” self-driving vehicles that will be programmed to make pre-set stops on a circular route in urban areas. Could some variation of such a car be certified by The Institute for Science and Halacha as appropriate for use on Shabbos? Would additional passengers force the motor to “work harder” as was a concern with early Shabbos Elevators?? I such a concept even theoretically feasible under halacha?

Shaya F

Editor’s Note: It would fall under the category of taking a city bus.

HOLOCAUST

Dear Editor:

We’re so used to being fed secular ideology telling us that the Holocaust was a man made event caused by out of control anti-Semitism, we start believing it.

We are maaminim bnei maaminim; the Holocaust was a gezeirah min hashamayim. Different reasons have been given by Gedolei Yisroel why the Holocaust happened, but all agree it wasn’t a gezeirah. The way to annul gezeiros is through teshuva, tefilah, & tzedaka, not through politics.

It’s possible we’re supposed to make hishtadlus to minimize sinas Yisroel & oppose anti-Semitism ,but that’s a tafel not the ikar.

Trump took office. Stop and look at the real cause. Did you notice which movie topped the box office the weekend of Aug 2-4? “Hobbs & Shaw,” a movie promoting violence. Hollywood should take some blame for constantly producing such violent fare. In addition, it seems that our health system failed to identify some mass shooters and give them psychiatric treatment. Third, we should blame the makers of video games that glorify death and gun violence. If you put these types of games in the hands of sick minds, what do you think will happen?

Tom H.
Editor’s Note: Well said!

BOYCOTTING ISRAEL

Dear Editor:

Please allow me to express my disappointment, following a vote by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Dist. 12) to vote “No” on a resolution condemning the movement to boycott Israel. Our congresswoman was the only member of Congress from New Jersey to vote against this resolution, which received overwhelming sup- port in the House of Representatives in late July.

There is, of course, no easy path to peace in the Middle East, but at- tempts to intentionally hurt Israel, the only democracy in that part of the globe, is troubling to me. This Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign does nothing to encourage peace and prosperity within that entire troubled region. International efforts to isolate Israel are a continuing pattern of anti-Israel bias that we often see at the United Nations and from nations whose own human rights records are deplorable.

But unlike most other nations,

Israel’s very existence has been under threat ever since its founding 71 years ago. Many of those behind this movement are those who failed to destroy Israel militarily and now want to destroy it economically. In that context, the international BDS movement must be opposed by all those who support Israel’s right to exist, even if they don’t necessarily agree with the policies of its current government. I will continue to make my voice heard in support of Israel.

Shoshy K

Editor’s Note: Please welcome the new Democratic Party which preach- es anti-Semitism and even tries to in- filtrate the Republican Party.

TORAH | FAMILY | COMMUNITY | ENTERTAINMENT

Let’s remember that the Holocaust was a gezeirah from Hashem & all gezeiros are wakeup call for teshuva. The ADL, Simon Wiesenthal, Askonim etc. won’t stop a Holocaust, only we can, by our own actions.

Chaim K

Editor’s Note: You are a hundred percent right. Although, if we save one Jewish life, the fight is worth it.

SHOOTINGS

Dear Editor:

I am very curious if anyone has heard perspective from our Gedolim with respect to the re- cent shootings, and specifically the issue of Gun Control. Obviously, these are disturbing incidents that are part of a frighten- ing trend, and I feel that Klal Yisroel needs be directed to the proper Hashkafa.

Mushky J

Editor’s Note: I am sure that daas Torah is against mass shootings. How to protect yourself they may differ as do the politicians.

Dear Editor:

After the two mass shootings, it did not take long for some elected officials to start calling out President Donald Trump. Let’s face it; these incidents have gone on since well before