cell phones
Question
I am wondering what is Haham Abadi's view about the ban issued in Israel by members of Gedolei HaTorah on using cell phones that have ability to receive attachment of pictures. In most Litvak yeshivot it was completely banned (but from what I head in the Hassidic yeshivot it is not).
Answer
Answered by Aaron AbadiRabbi Abadi banned cell phones during learning time long ago, since almost before cell phones existed. People sitting around getting beeped and called during learning certainly won't learn much. He always scheduled the Sedorim in his Kollel to begin early and end early, so that if someone has a wedding &/or Bar Mitzvah he can go after Seder. Suddenly the "Gedolim" found a need to ban phones. Now that there are cameras and emailed pictures right from the phone. What are we afraid of? Pictures? What are we hiding? Hmmm AA