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I’m a New Yorker, but I have nieces and nephews in Baltimore. I believe that your actions have made them safer. Please keep this in mind the next time some fool ignores or harangues you for your good work. Don’t stop.
Posted by J on 09/23/08 at 08:05 PMMr. Jacobs:
Keep it up!
Please do not let “them” intimidate you.
Shana Tova to you and to your family.
Posted by dman on 09/21/08 at 04:11 PMDear Phil,
If I ever fail to greet or acknowledge you appropriately in a public setting, please know that it is either failing eyes, absent-mindedness or a combination of the two. A happy and healthy new year to you and yours.
Respectfully,
Cronshi Englander
Phil,
There is no doubt that your mission to rid the community of this unfortunate and undeniably horrible calamity is one that we all respect and admire. There is however justification for some to question your tone, substance, and style in covering this ever-so-sensitive topic. Many people were left questioning if your intentions were as noble as you try to make them seem. If your every move and written word on this matter is with the counsel of the orthodox rabbis of our community (even those considered centrists), you probably would not be target of rude behavior.
Phil I have lived by a saying I was taught many years ago when life wasn’t worth much too me, when the pain was too great, when there was only darkness in my tunnel——- When the going gets tough, the tough get going!!!
You are a hero to me and many others that have no voice, or that aren’t heard!! Keep at!! I have the utmost respect and gratitude to you and your work!!
With much admiration, respect, and encouragement,
Your Friend,
Steve
Phil You da man.
Despite your critics, you have made our community a safer place to raise our children in. Thank you for making the hard choices.
(Looking you in the eyes) Shabbat Shalom,
Aaron and Dee-Dee Shiller
Phil, you are a hero!
Posted by Michael Reches on 09/12/08 at 02:34 PMThank you, Phil, for withstanding the pressure and bringing to light so many issues that should be of crucial concern to all members of our Jewish community. Too many in our Orthodox world have abandoned any sense of an authentic Jewish mission, and have instead sought to transform our community into a self-centered and self-protective interest group. Thank G-d that you and others like you will neither yield to them nor allow our precious Jewish heritage to be rendered a toxic and irrelevant embarrassment. Keep up the great work!
Posted by Larry Levey on 09/12/08 at 01:56 PMThank you standing up and speaking on the subject that is long overdue to be brought into the light. Unability of the frum world to address the evils that can and do happen to our children is one of the main reasons why I could no longer be around frum people.
It is horrying to see intellegent people refuse to admit that there are preditators among the Jewish people. For crying out loud, people are people, Jews included. And at certain point using “Oh this is Loshan Horah” becomes nothing but an act of a pure evil because it allows evil to hide, and go unpunished.
Posted by Jewess on 09/12/08 at 11:12 AMI was happy to see you when you were here in Israel, and I will be happy to look you in the eye and say Shabbat Shalom to you when I see you again. May HKB"H bless you and the work you are doing.
Posted by AF on 09/12/08 at 04:21 AMkeep doing what you’re doing dad.
we all love you and are proud of you.
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