The Brodericks’ letter revisited

The Brodericks’ letter revisited:

You state in Par. 1 that Rav Avrohom had a “good relationship” with Rabbi Abadi for the ten years that he davened in R. Abadi‘s shul.

That statement is correct, although he is completely out of touch with R. Abadi for over 15 years. But Rav Avrohom did not accept him as a Dayan only because of the fact that his mosdos received approximately $100,000 from Mrs. Ort. This demonstrates that there are still some people that accept or reject a Dayan based on the halachic parameters of “nogeiah b‘davar” rather than with whom they enjoy a “good relationship”.

You seem to have difficulty grasping that concept.

Incidentally, for most of the ten years that Rav Avrohom davened in R. Abadi’s shul, the Rabbi was living in Eretz Yisroel.

In Par. 2 you state: ‘my father mentions not having met Rav Hershel Schachter when he spent time in R.l.E.T.S. and states “I never attended Yeshiva University”. In fact in order to be accepted to the R.l.E.T.S. program of Yeshiva University my father was tested by Rav Hershel Schachter’

.In Rav Avrohom’s letter to the Bais Din he wrote: ‘I never had the privilege of making the acquaintance of Harav HaGaon Rav Hershel Schachter shlit”a’. He never said or implied ‘not having met him’.

But even this is irrelevant to the Din Torah at hand, because, as stated in our open letter to you, your entire premise that a 15 minute bechina which took place over 27 years ago renders someone as ‘nogeiah b‘davar’ is comical.

As to your claim that Rav Avrohom had a ‘close relationship’ with Rav Shechter ‘after the time he spent there’, your father denies this (although he says he would have been honored by the opportunity!).

Your father also points out that he was a talmid in the ‘Gruss Kollel’, whose Rosh Kollel was Horav Aharon Kahn shlit”a. Rav Schachter was Rosh Kollel of the Katz Kollel, which had a different limud in a different Bais Medrash a few blocks away. Hence, he rarely even saw Rav Schachter, let alone ever had a chance to speak with him.

Rav Avrohom further states that this claim of yours is particularly sad, because with your having grown up in the house, and been aware of his acquaintances, it is a deliberate falsehood. The real reason for your rejecting him is that you know that he will be dan din emes l’amito, precisely what you are trying to avoid.

As for your referring to R.I.E.T.S. as a ‘program of Yeshiva University’, this statement, unlike your previous one, could possibly be a result of plain ignorance. R.I.E.T.S. (Rabbi Isaac Elchonon Theological Seminary, named after Horav Yitzchak Elchonon Spector ztz”l, the Kovner Rov and author of Shu”t Beis Yitzchak, is an independent Yeshiva, founded in 1888 under the name Yeshivas Eitz Chaim and changed to its present name in 1896. It is a Yeshiva Gedola which, like most Yeshivas Gedolos, offers only Limudei Kodesh. Yeshiva University, founded in 1928, is a college, not a Yeshiva, and like most colleges offers only Limudei Chol.

Although many talmidim of R.l.E.T.S. also attend Y.U., many, such as your father, did not. As a matter of fact, in the application to the Gruss Kollel Elyon (the branch of R.l.E.T.S., which your father attended for two years), question #11 reads: “if you never attended Yeshiva University, list all Yeshivas or other education…”. for the benefit of anyone that feels it to be relevant. Anyone interested in a complete history of R.l.E.T.S./Y.U.

should visit: YU.EDU/RIETS/ABOUT/MISSION-HISTORY/TREE/LlFE .

We must admit we do find this whole issue rather amusing. What did you hope to gain by making it look as if your father attended Y.U. anyway? Is it your position that that would permit your taking him to arkaos without a Heter Beis Din?

Your statement in Par. 3 is, again, pure assertion: your father claims the opposite. The point is totally moot however, as R. Landessman already issued a written opinion on this matter to your brother-in-law, R. Eliezer Hirsch, without having heard from the other side, as your father pointed out in his letter to the Beis Din.

Your points in par 4 and 5 have been thoroughly addressed in our letter posted above.

Mrs. Broderick: you have received your final Hazmono by the Bais Din of Rav Nota Greenblatt shlit”a. The entire Olam HaTorah everywhere know his sterling reputation and unimpeachable character. Even had you any serious claims it still would not exempt you from appearing in a Beis Din Shel Yisroel and presenting them, kol shekein that you could find nothing better than the ridiculous assertion that a Dayan that summons someone to a Din Torah, ‘possuls’ himself if he issues a siruv when they do not respond.

Please, for your own sake, have pity on your family name and your mother’s, and do not force the Bais Din to issue a siruv on you. Your father has submitted seven choices for a shalish, all names of unquestioned integrity throughout the Olam HaTorah. Names such as Rav Yaakov Hopfer, Rav Herschel Schachter and Rav Nota Greenblatt shlit”a. He also suggested Horav Shlomo Miller shlit”a from Toronto who presumably never even heard of your mother and yourself having gone to Arkaos. He also agreed to bring in a Dayan from Eretz Yisroel who has no knowledge of any of the issues. Yet all these are unsatisfactory to you. And whom do you offer as more preferable than these? Three Rabbonim, two of whom have already put in writing their opinion that your father has no right to a Din Torah, of course without even trying to contact him, and one whose Mosdos have received $100,000 from your mother, as documented.

What excuse can there be for people calling themselves Bnei Torah to refuse to come to Din Torah, while every month receiving thousands of dollars through the power of Arkaos shel Aku’m?? Chazal say (Sotah 7) that even the greatest people may be challenged to admit the truth and by doing so earn themselves Olam HaBa. You too can gain Olam HaBa by coming to Beis Din and accepting the truth of the Torah’s laws.

For the sake of Emes

For the sake of Shalom

For the sake of ending this terrible chilul Hashem

Please…

P.S. Any responses to the above can be sent to EmesVyosher @ gmail.com. We will b”n post it here.

Letter of lawyer attesting to the donations to Yeshiva Tifereth Torah:

(Note: The names of all other recipients of her enormous distributions of “charity” are deleted, as investigation of their legitimacy is a question pending in N.Y. State Supreme court)

Rabbi Greenblatt’s letter noting that he had discussed the issue with Rabbi Broderick (translation of letter posted above):

This was subsequently signed by many more Rabbanim: