Rabbi Boruch Oberlander, Shliach Roshi and Av Beis Din of Budapest, co-author of the “Early Years” series covering the Rebbe’s early years, addressed the Kolel L’horaah Ma’asis today, discussing the Rebbe’s actions during the Holocaust and what Halacha in Shulchan Aruch it is based on.
The in-depth Shiur covered the Halacha stated in Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah Siman 157, that a Jew may not say that he is “a Goy” for the purpose of saving his life.
Starting with the Gemara, and going through the Rishonim and Acharonim, and covering Teshuvos in the years of the Holocaust, Rabbi Oberlander enthralled the crowd with the various details of the Halachos, interspersed with stories from the Klausenberger Rebbe, Boyaner Rebbe, Puppa Rov, Makeover Rov, and others as to whether one may be allowed to hide one’s religion.
When he was in France during the onset of the Nazi rule, the Rebbe became aware that he was registered as “Orthodox” which may be misconstrued to mean “Greek Orthodox” or “Russian Orthodox”, and the Rebbe went to the local office to change his designation in the census to “Jewish.”
The Kolel L’horaah Ma’asis, headed by the Rosh Kolel Rabbi Sholom Shuchat, Sgan Rosh Kolel Rabbi Shraga Homnick, and Menahel Rabbi Yosef Greenwald, have finalized the list for the upcoming year, and will soon announce the group chosen for next year.
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Makeover Rov is Makover after the Hungarian city of Mako, not Makeover.
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