tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314914268727443114.post5932371044958095212..comments2023-10-31T12:43:06.690-04:00Comments on NishmaBlog: Kinder, Gentler Orthodoxy?Nishmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04237299801109329429noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314914268727443114.post-69699613788278861842008-06-12T10:49:00.000-04:002008-06-12T10:49:00.000-04:00Judaism is not about being kind and tolerant. It ...Judaism is not about being kind and tolerant. It is about fulfilling the will of God. The same God who asks us to clothe the naked orphaned widows also asks us to wipe out Amalek and idolaters. Kind, gentle, more tolerant and flexible are the watchwords of secular liberalism in its ongoing quest to remove all standards from society with its "I'm okay but I think you just farted but that's okay too" attitude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314914268727443114.post-67155152321628803512008-06-11T19:48:00.000-04:002008-06-11T19:48:00.000-04:00In response to this article, I woudld invite anyon...In response to this article, I woudld invite anyone to see my article "Adjective and Non-Adjective Jew," which is available at http://www.nishma.org/articles/introspection/introspection5761-2-adjective_jew.htm,as well as my article "Jewish Identity" which is available in hard copy by contacting Nishma. The initial question that we avoid yet must ask is: why we are motivated to care about Jewishness and the Jewish People? If our answer is ultimately nationalistic then obviously our religious conflicts weaken our nationalism and must be directed to occupy a position that is secondary to theology. If our answer, though, is ultimately religious, then we can understand why any form of nationalism that does not support the desired theology is to be discarded. This is really the underlying tension that exists in the Jewish world -- and if Modern Orthodoxy is going to have a voice to solve this problem it must arise from a view that gives nationalism of any stripe a value for theological reasons -- and that demands thought and further investigation of the question and the ideals behind this dilemma. Being post-denominational is just a further part of the problem.<BR/><BR/>Rabbi Ben HechtRabbi Ben Hechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424122479105225620noreply@blogger.com