tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post1953900879895300796..comments2024-03-29T09:34:59.827+03:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Paradox: In order to retain moral sensitivity we must block out news of scandals - But to be a moral people we need to know about scandal and react with outrage.Daas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-51697656070035454962011-09-19T12:06:45.183+03:002011-09-19T12:06:45.183+03:00This loss of bushah is not new, because the core p...This loss of bushah is not new, because the core pedophiles are already in their 60s, and the rabbonim have been looking away for many many years, and this is the core cause of the terrible lack of bushah. <br /><br />Through blogging and websites, people's lives have been saved. They discovered that they are not alone, they found support, and a way to network, and have been able to join arms to bring on awareness of the issues. One day we'll hopefully see rabbonim accepting responsibility for their part in this lack of bushah, not just continuing to shift the blame onto us and technology. <br /><br />These are harsh words, but they stem from my anger at the fact that my (ex-)rav insisted that when the (neighborhood pedophile)man showed hard core pornography to (tens of)children "it was nothing, he didn't touch them." Yet you can be sure he insists that there be no internet in the homes, especially not for the women. So yes, something is seriously wrong with the bushah in our communities.J.A.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13551118357614892132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-83846085280651243982011-09-16T18:49:23.370+03:002011-09-16T18:49:23.370+03:00Stop blaming only the internet....Jewish scandals ...Stop blaming only the internet....Jewish scandals are reported by radio, newpapers and magazines. Hashem did not want Jews to live with their head stuck in a hole in the ground.tzipschumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-40016724659768035822011-09-16T00:43:30.488+03:002011-09-16T00:43:30.488+03:00RAP has said the truth.
Do the Torah's injunc...RAP has said the truth.<br /><br />Do the Torah's injunctions about arayot desensitize us and therefore make us struggle more with our yetzer hara?<br /><br />Perhaps we shouldn't learn the laws of kashrut, since we are allowing the "forbidden" into our minds.<br /><br /><br />Suppression of the kind R' Salomon is talking about <br />only strengthen the hands of the criminals, and make the innocent less aware.<br /><br />I am not saying there is any perfect answer , but the so called "paradox" does not exist. <br /><br />The Torah gives examples of a married or betrothed woman who is caught in adulterous act. Now, what can be more scandalous than that?Ben MIkrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122937371918515052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-60836617138651668972011-09-15T20:18:45.243+03:002011-09-15T20:18:45.243+03:00I simply can't understand what R' Mattisya...I simply can't understand what R' Mattisyahu is saying. He holds we should simply not know about these things? Why? That won't make them go away.sbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-613247968446126072011-09-15T16:59:21.252+03:002011-09-15T16:59:21.252+03:00RaP: Some of us are investing a large effort into ...RaP: Some of us are investing a large effort into reviving the practice (which is far more than the study) of mussar.<br /><br />One of the things being worked on is an effort sponsored by organizations like AJOP to make it as de rigueur for a shul to host a mussar vaad as it currently is for it to host a daf yomi shiur.<br /><br />Contact me off-list if you feel you can contribute to the effort, or want something like that where you live.micha bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612144735431285113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-91484745316550341032011-09-15T16:53:22.779+03:002011-09-15T16:53:22.779+03:00MichaelJ said...
I would like to email you ab...MichaelJ said...<br /><br /> I would like to email you about something important. I can't find your email address.<br /><br />==============<br /><br />email is listed on the side of the blog it is<br />yadmoshe@gmail.comDaas Torahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-3332677739235324692011-09-15T16:52:46.240+03:002011-09-15T16:52:46.240+03:00micha said...
Had our host had a YU backgroun...micha said...<br /><br /> Had our host had a YU background, instead of the word "paradox" in the title, he would have written "dialectic".<br />===================<br />I don't have a YU background but it should be a dialectic. <br />Nevertheless the article in Mishpacha presents it has two mutually exclusive paths. That in fact was what I was trying to show.Daas Torahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-52084086704134832432011-09-15T16:21:13.620+03:002011-09-15T16:21:13.620+03:00I would like to email you about something importan...I would like to email you about something important. I can't find your email address.MichaelJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07194512866261771624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-55202747945311172522011-09-15T16:00:04.003+03:002011-09-15T16:00:04.003+03:00The Torah and Tanach never hid scandals and when s...The Torah and Tanach never hid scandals and when studied, implemented and practiced correctly together with the Oral Torah it has the capacity to make people moral and be the source of morality.<br /><br />Also the study of Mussar, in the style that Rav Yisroel Salantar and the RAMCHAL intended, is neglected and it's either misinterpreted or ignored entirely.<br /><br />Dealing with and taming the yetzer hora, which is what this is all about, is never going to be easy.Recipients and Publicitynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-1910823672625024002011-09-15T12:23:15.797+03:002011-09-15T12:23:15.797+03:00Had our host had a YU background, instead of the w...Had our host had a YU background, instead of the word "paradox" in the title, he would have written "dialectic". In RYBS's thought, dialectical tension is such an inherent part of the human condition, that showing that two things a person needs to do contradict becomes a conclusion, not a question.<br /><br />Yes, this is yet another one of those things that make for bechirah chofshi by giving us a conflict to resolve. Because each side is true, although contradicting, there is no generalization. It must be navigated on a case-by-case basis. <br /><br />-michamichahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903747662338530294noreply@blogger.com