What a True Chareidi Leader Says

Much has been written about the harassment of young girls on their way to school in Ramat Beit Shemesh. See this letter by one of the rabbinic leaders of the Passaic community, which tells the story of a Chareidi leader of yesteryear and how he responded to the sight of children walking in the street in a way the leader did not approve of.

In case you didn't get to the end of the story, R. Yosef Chaim Zonnenfeld, one of the leading anti-Zionist rabbis of his time, showered blessings on the heads of the Zionist children who walked in front of him. May all leaders find the strength of character to do the same.