The Furor over Rav Firer
Hyper-partisanship has claimed yet another victim – this time a person who – in normal times – would be considered a tzaddik; a saintly man. And while the vultures crow over their misbegotten victory, we are all the sadder for it. Rabbi Elimelech Firer is a phenomenon in Israel. A Belzer Chasid without standard medical training, he has developed an encyclopedic and in-depth knowledge of both state of the art medical procedures and the best practitioners. For over forty years, he has used that knowledge to give expert advice to countless people who have turned to him, absolutely free of charge. Widely recognized for his work, he has won a richly deserved " Israel Prize " awarded to a prestigious group of select citizens who have made outstanding lifelong contributions to the betterment of Israeli society. Here is how the website of Ezra LeMarpe , the organization which carries out his vision, describes his work: Ezra Lemarpe is a nonprofit medica...