tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314914268727443114.post7793316765392139072..comments2023-10-31T12:43:06.690-04:00Comments on NishmaBlog: ANTM contestant to forego observanceNishmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04237299801109329429noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314914268727443114.post-20159593440526152482010-09-28T23:13:10.801-04:002010-09-28T23:13:10.801-04:00My contention is that the problem may lie in the a...My contention is that the problem may lie in the ambiguity in regard to the 'product' that is being bought or sold. If one is facing a conflict between Orthodoxy and a happier life, much of the issue is not simply in the evaluation itself but in the criteria used in making this evaluation and in the very definitions tied to this evaluation. If we try to 'sell' Orthodoxy because it will offer someone a specific satisfaction or source of happiness, the issue may not lie in the success of this sale but in the very definition of this sale and what is being sold.<br /><br />Rabbi Ben HechtRabbi Ben Hechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424122479105225620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314914268727443114.post-20871907311908146222010-09-28T10:30:39.409-04:002010-09-28T10:30:39.409-04:00The thing is the orthodox community needs to find ...The thing is the orthodox community needs to find better reasons for picking orthodoxy when it's a conflict of either Orthodox Judaism, or living a happier life.<br /><br /><br />It's easy to blame the buyer for not buying. Howabout blaming the sellers?SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704885840004960450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314914268727443114.post-87283669242796015712010-09-27T16:31:34.346-04:002010-09-27T16:31:34.346-04:00Also, isn't ANTM what Dorothy kept screaming a...Also, isn't ANTM what Dorothy kept screaming as the tornado carried her house to Oz?Dr Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314914268727443114.post-55831093930679366122010-09-27T12:02:35.683-04:002010-09-27T12:02:35.683-04:00The main qualification for Orthodoxy (which this y...The main qualification for Orthodoxy (which this young woman clearly does not possess) is a belief in the veracity of its claims. That is, a belief that God not only exists, but has expectations of his people, which include keeping the intricate (and often strange) set of laws known as the halakha. There are plenty of people who affiliate with the Orthodox community who do not really believe the above, and it is this that allows them to choose to forego halakha in favor of self-interest. <br /><br />I think that the sincerely Orthodox too often fail to realize this fact, ascribing breaches of halakha (both in their fellow "Orthodox" Jews and in those of other denominations) to the inability to conquer selfishness, even in the face of Truth. This, however, is generally not the case: the people who are able to unthinkingly ignore certain halakhic restrictions are not prioritizing pleasure over Truth, but rather do not acknowledge certain tenets to be true, and therefore -- in their minds -- are committing no real sin.Sophienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314914268727443114.post-53127506426805680962010-09-27T10:38:47.001-04:002010-09-27T10:38:47.001-04:00There's no patent on any religious descriptor,...There's no patent on any religious descriptor, so people who just don't get the concept, or who want to misuse it, have a lot of scope to do so. Those who really do fit the description then have to waste time distancing themselves.<br /><br />On the other hand, some descriptors are so fuzzy or basically misleading as to invite misuse.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088882748518758064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314914268727443114.post-45010732395037657302010-09-27T08:53:12.025-04:002010-09-27T08:53:12.025-04:00Years ago I met a person who described herself as ...Years ago I met a person who described herself as Conservadox. When I asked her what that meant, she told me she kept kosher in the home but ate out, avoiding meat of course. She drove to shul on Shabbos but nowhere else, except if she needed something from the grocery on the way home. And so on. After listening for a while I asked her "So that's lots of Conservative, what about you is Orthodox?"<br />"Weren't you listening? I told you I go to shul every week!"<br />There's no patent on the term Modern Orthodox. Maybe there should be?Mighty Garnel Ironhearthttp://garnelironheart.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com