tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post8233315366942511897..comments2023-10-24T00:40:27.831-07:00Comments on Friar Yid: Who's Irrelevant to Whom?Friar Yid (not Shlita)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10311439778319103094noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post-6093072468082565262010-04-16T09:47:19.193-07:002010-04-16T09:47:19.193-07:00We could always leave the orthodox to themselves a...We could always leave the orthodox to themselves and have the rest of the streams work together. That doesn't deal with the issue of political control, but it does go a long way towards working together for a common purpose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post-75563128502567441342010-04-08T14:52:18.186-07:002010-04-08T14:52:18.186-07:00threadzofblue- I agree, it would be nice if all mo...threadzofblue- I agree, it would be nice if all movements could respect or at least tolerate each other. I believe that the key to this is everyone taking a deep breath and getting over themselves and realizing that no one has a monopoly on truth.<br /><br />Unfortunately, my experience and research has indicated that this is antithetical to the majority of Orthodox Jews (at least Haredim) because they believe that they are fundamentally right and everyone else wrong. Combine this with Orthodoxy being given political control, as in Israel and some areas of Europe, and you have a powder keg.Friar Yid (not Shlita)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10311439778319103094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post-8401726594651801542010-04-08T14:49:44.988-07:002010-04-08T14:49:44.988-07:00Izgad- Interesting, I've heard a different ver...Izgad- Interesting, I've heard a different version: there are no such thing as Conservative Jews; rather, there are Conservative rabbis with Reform congregants. Personally, this doesn't bother me. I see the lines between Conservative and Reform blurring more and more. Eventually I think you will have a situation where, aside from some minor differences in synagogue practice, the movements will on a practical level be indistinguishable (though philosophical differences will still be there, they will mostly stay at an academic level). Where this leaves the non-Ortho community vis-a-vis Orthodoxy is a little messier.Friar Yid (not Shlita)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10311439778319103094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post-13119838047156265922010-04-07T19:09:03.876-07:002010-04-07T19:09:03.876-07:00Wouldn't it indeed be nice if all the various ...Wouldn't it indeed be nice if all the various expressions of Judaism could learn to live and work together? I've seen glimmers of hope for that in places like the Dell J.C.C. down in Austin, which houses congregations that are Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox. During the community events, you're as likely to see a "black hat" or MO as you are to see a secular Jew.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post-64526980645947637502010-04-07T08:54:52.127-07:002010-04-07T08:54:52.127-07:00The line that I often here is that there is no suc...The line that I often here is that there is no such thing as Modern Orthodox Jews. There are Haredim who are not up to living the life style and there are very traditional Conservative Jews.Izgadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post-36710168279109692972010-04-01T17:37:40.760-07:002010-04-01T17:37:40.760-07:00I take my cue from my father's side-- a true &...I take my cue from my father's side-- a true "mixed" marriage: my grandmother's family were Frum Litvaks and my grandfather's were Godless Commies from Warsaw. <br /><br />Actually, the real problem is that I'm starting from zero. I've come a long way in just a few years: in high school, I asked my parents if we could have a seder on Passover. We had burritos instead. Going from there to writing my own haggadah and hosting my own seders is a big leap, as is keeping the house chametz-free for a week. But honestly, if I had to nix chametz AND kitniyot, I think it would just be too ornerous, especially for SG, who already puts up with quite a bit.<br /><br />No chametz, I can deal with, but kitniyot... I just can't bring myself to care.Friar Yid (not Shlita)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10311439778319103094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post-28054039323130175342010-03-31T16:29:08.002-07:002010-03-31T16:29:08.002-07:00Ah, I see that you are sfardee...
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Or at least...Ah, I see that you are sfardee...<br />;-D<br /><br />Or at least, both the rice and the shiksa girlfriend strongly suggest so.<br />;-DDDThe back of the hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564245223453467132noreply@blogger.com