JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of the destruction of Nedarim Plus donation apps and the continued demonstrations and attacks on cellphone stores, the members of the Badatz of the Eda Chareidis issued a ruling in which they permit their kashrus supervisors to maintain a “hidden” filtered smartphone.
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Extremist elements had waged a campaign against the supervisors from the Vaad Kashrus who use filtered smartphones and the Beis Din decided to discuss the matter and permit their use as long as they do not use them publicly.
The Badatz said that “even those who must hold such a device -totally filtered, should not take it out publicly and it should only be used for supervision purposes (as required unfortunately in various places which cannot be properly supervised without it) and in accordance with what the Badatz wrote in a special letter to those who have authorization to use such devices in 5780.
The ruling added that “those who do not need such devices should not have them at all and this must be strictly enforced. The members of the Vaad Kashrus must zealously maintain these rules, protect against the harmful aspects of technology and maintain the purity of our camp.”
Yeh. Crime is the century. Owning a smartphone is worse than what Haman did or tried to do. The closet is clean and everything is perfect in our communities and families. It’s ONLY those evil smartphones that’s stopping Moshiach from coming and causing our children to do poorly in school. Silly me from thinking otherwise.
the beginning of the end of this fight has come.
sounds like fake news
It’s always we’re holier than you and exceptions apply to us. Someone told me he left seder 5 minutes early to use the washroom and the Mashgiach stopped him saying the bochur can’t interrupt his learning. The bochur challenged the Mashgiach how then could he interrupt his own learning to stop the bochur. The Mashgiach quoted a pasuk conveying the concept that there has to be a leader and the leader is excepted from the rules.
Same thing, people give mussar to people who learn during chazzaras hashas, which means they are not focusing on chazarras hashas either.
It would not surprise me if Chaim Walder did not own a smartphone.
Dumb cellphones are also not so smart – they should all be left on airplane mode most of the time because of EMF dangers.
Smart psak. Who is the head of the ediah now? who is the gavad?
What kind of food operation requires the mashgiach to have a smartphone in order to supervise? As opposed to e.g. a standalone camera or camcorder?