RIVERDALE (VINnews) — In a video clip that is circulating on social media, Rabbi Avrohom Ausband, who is well known as the Riverdale Rosh Yeshiva, is seen using some harsh words towards wealthy frum jews that spend their money on private jet transportation.
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The video message speaks for itself.
Watch the full video below.
Hashem should bless this rosh ha’yeshiva for telling it like it is..
Hard working two wage earners struggle to send their kids to yeshiva and put food on the table..if these high rollers could put together a billion dollar funds ..it would save the lives of these parents crushing day school day expenses.
Hate to add insult to injury..
He’s 100% right. The competition out there is so out of hand.. and with all the social media and WhatsApp statuses, people feel the need to show off.. in the olden days we also had wealth philanthropists but the partying wasn’t on this scale that we see todays days. When we act like this, it does not have a positive effect on our kids..
I’m even skeptical whether if it’s the right thing to fly business when traveling with my family so that my kids shouldn’t think they are from the “elite”.. let alone flying private..
B”H Its about time someone had the courage to speak out about this craziness.
Finally!!!
it is a sin what these wealthy guys are doing. Showing off which causes the regular guys to “up” their standards that they cannot afford struggling to pay for it.
You can sin with money!!
I don’t understand what the problem is? If someone can afford to fly by private jet, then more power to them. The advantages of doing so, is one does not have to be harassed by the TSA, or be squashed in like a sardine on the flight. In addition, one does not have to deal with disrespectful and antagonistic flight crews, not to mention violent passengers. Also, one does not have to deal with flight delays while traveling by private jet.
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This is a sound bite from a over one hour speech given about the responsibilities that comes with money and it was about owning up to those responsibilities for klal Yisroel. Yes I listened to whole thing.
Focus on being happy with Hashem’s brachos in your own life!
I love flying private jet. It helps my health. I give over 20% of gross income to Tzedakah. I cap all my simchas at $50,000. What am I doing wrong that you’re doing right at your budget level?
How should important rabbis travel?
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A serious business person understands very well that time and mental wellbeing is money. Lots of money.
How dare you you lease a car to commute between Boro Park and Monsey you can take a bus or don’t be lazy and wake up 4 AM and use a cheap bicycle. /sarcasm/
Say, a wealthy individual is in the midst of a serious multimilion dollar deal, and by spending 1 million dollars, he gains the respect of the other party in the deal, and profits over the long or short term a couple million dollars. That’s a very wise investment strategy.
Be a millionaire or billionaire and you understand it’s not thay simple.
Just a friendly suggestion, perhaps the ones who have the means to live a lavish ljfestyle, set a aside a certain percentage of their spending for Tzedaka for worthy causes.
Peace & Love
Maybe instead of just being mevazeh and making leitzonis of talmidei chachomim because they said something that interferes with your lifestyle , go open a Sefer and learn something go look at the ramban on the pasuk kedoshim tihyi and see what he says about excess gashmiyus unless your gonna sit and go be mevazeh the ramban bec he said something about being a real eved hashem that you don’t like .
I live in Riverdale and I don’t know any frum Jews who fly around on private jets.
Just look who is flying private and where they make their money. Its mostly cash advance, nursing homes and evicting the old and sick from apartments. All the profit comes at someones expense and in these instances its usually blood money.
Funny headline for the article. The point was not the flight. As you clearly hear from the bar Mitzva story. The pint is don’t flaunt and don’t waste in Narishkeit
The point the RY is trying to make is that frum Jews hould be mindful of how a true Jew should live. A frum Jew who goes through 12 plus years plus of Yeshiva should understand what tznius means and how to conduct themselves. Sadly, for some being frum is just another group to live within. I am not surprised because unfortunately the focus of many BY’s and yeshivas is all about the “chitzonius” (outside) and not the inside. Walk the look and talk the look and all will be fine until it’s not….lo aleinu
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What I am curious about is if the R”Y can substantiate his view from Chazal. As far as I am aware Chazal were very not “furfrumt” and this, to me, sounds like a “furfrumte” complaint to have on another. Firstly, who draws the line? The R”Y says fly for 2-3 hundred. Maybe someone else will say take the bus. Who decides what is right? If these rich people meet their Torah obligations then their money is theirs to do with it what they want. Without anybody else offering their unsolicited opinion. So it would seem to me at least. (I am not rich by any means)
P.S. Also, what is the source that they will be punished for it? To me that is outlandish. But I am happy to say I was wrong if someone can show me.
ההוא דאתא לקמיה דרבא א״ל במה אתה סועד אמר ליה בתרנגולת פטומה ויין ישן א״ל ולא חיישת לדוחקא דצבורא א״ל אטו מדידהו קאכילנא מדרחמנא קאכילנא דתניא (תהלים קמה טו) עיני כל אליך ישברו ואתה נותן להם את אכלם בעתו בעתם לא נאמר אלא בעתו מלמד שלכל אחד ואחד נותן הקב״ה פרנסתו בעתו אדהכי אתאי אחתיה דרבא דלא חזיא לה תליסר שני ואתיה ליה תרנגולת פטומה ויין ישן אמר מאי דקמאי אמר ליה נענית לך קום אכול
There are much worse things a yid could do than to spend money on
• flying exactly to where he wants to be, without ridiculous layovers
• avoiding airline lines, ticketing, and annoying airport security
• not having to subject himself to China virus testing within 3 days of every leg of the flight
• waiting for departure in some noisy terminal
• avoiding walking 20 minutes to luggage carousels and waiting for your bags for another 20 minutes
• by far the worst: while in fuselage, being closely squished among goyim of different backgrounds with vastly divergent personal hygiene standards.
There is a good reason why menchen who can afford to avoid the cesspool of NY metro do avoid it.
What business is it of mine?
I seem to recall a moshul that says, The rabbi told the rich man who wanted to deny himself the pleasures of his wealth, “You must live your life like a rich man and enjoy your luxuries, because if you close your hand to yourself you will certainly close your hand to the poor.”
Time is money
money is Torah
hence, Time is Torah
Kol hakovod to those who use their big hasogos to make time, to make big money, to provide big support for Torah.
Left out of this conversation is that the whole convention is one show off party ostentatious show. Yes bla bla it’s about business opportunities. 95% of it is baloney and /or can be done remotely like we did during
Covid. Yes the 5% is there to justify the 95%. The whole thing is an ostentatious party status thing. Notice they don’t do it in a nerdy NY place. They do it in like Orlando or some cool resort.
interesting, I sent an email to the editor of VIN complaining about the harsh censorship that cut out many people who disagreed with the RY.
Haven’t received a reply yet…….
probably no one will answer….
And a lot of the comments are “i don’t understand “ just because you never gave thought to something without having your head so in the sand with such bias opinions, either your are the people he was referring to or emulate them and aspire to Be them , doesn’t mean he’s not saying a true point and to just make a joke out of being a real yid trying keeping to the torah is I’m sorry to say very pathetic of you mature adults .
I put up a comment a few days ago and now I see that it was removed by papabar aba. Why?
What was wrong with what I said. Do I have to agree with some one because he is a RY? Since when?
He is not based on Torah. Otherwise every frum person should use the bus and not own a car!
Plus I noticed that many people were censored by this papa bar abba. Not fair!
I have to disagree with Rabbi Ausband, but I will reserve harsh words. There is a concept in Tzedaka of Dy Machsoro. Some very wealthy frum individuals have needs, as other commentators have pointed out, to maintain a certain lifestyle and economic status. I’m sure this individual gives plenty of Tzedaka,
This comment section sounds like a bunch of “progressive” bernie sanders voters who want to “tax the rich” because they have too much money and therefore they owe the money to others who have less and they obviously stole it from them since they have so much money
As someone once said “everyone’s a democrat until they get a little money”
These same Jews are amongst the biggest givers to charity’s
Most that do are flying on business trips to make money it’s fast convenient no wasting time in airports but most importantly it’s their money
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Liberal Leftism has infiltrated even the very Frum. “We decided Billionaires have to much money so we have the right to seize it and use it how we see fit.”
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