Mishneh Halachot 16:58 R' Menashe Klein: Removing a Child from an Abusive Parent or Parents and Giving Him up for Adoption - Dec 24, 2023 - R' Alan Greenspan, US Army chaplain. R' Yisroel Schreiber of Mir: IDF soldiers are not that important. Structure of Lakewood today vs. 1950s. Alternate positive view of R' Baruch Meir Yaakov Shochet, Karlin-Stoliner Rebbe. Zionism no longer exists. It succeeded. Gra favored polygamy. How marriage today differs from centuries ago. Baba Sali's 3 wives. Marriage of R' Menashe Klein's oldest son. 1st marriage of R' Menashe Klein. Don't teach hatred of gentiles. The causes of R' Menashe's attitude toward women. Mishneh Halachot טז:נח. A child very much wants to stay with his parents no matter what. Taking child away is איסור דאורייתא. It prevents כיבוד אב ואם. Father of adopted son died: Does son observe שבעה or not? Levi-father would only adopt Levi-boy. Loretta Young. Consequences of using a sperm bank. Using the one in Germany. Potential harm of cousins marrying. R' Klein on bad consequences of adopting: Incestuous marriages can result. Wrongful inheritance, aninut, and avelut. Parents who adopt child are gentiles. Taking child from parents is act of גונב נפש. Issue of converting minors. Aunts bring up their sister's children. R' Menashe went too far because of what he experienced.