tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post3439587996300753189..comments2024-03-28T21:30:33.665+02:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Orthodox Jew asks: Does acknowledging being out of touch with reality help or hinder us?Daas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-18215782671480726312011-05-27T20:57:17.065+03:002011-05-27T20:57:17.065+03:00I'm not sure that R. Eidensohn would be proud ...I'm not sure that R. Eidensohn would be proud to receive kudos from Pelta, as Pelta recently announced he no longer believes in G-d as is stopping to maintain Orthodox Judaism.Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-16467847986974720982011-05-27T19:58:26.906+03:002011-05-27T19:58:26.906+03:00Not sure if you linked to the recent piece in the ...Not sure if you linked to the recent piece in the Forward, but I think it's very important that you do. The Agudah's position on reporting child abuse to rabbis is very very relevant to the admirable work you're trying to do.<br /><br />Keep up the good work!<br /><br />http://www.forward.com/articles/138131/Baruch Peltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178212221463356386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-50576568954305368292011-05-27T19:40:36.315+03:002011-05-27T19:40:36.315+03:00Part of being out of touch with reality is not kno...Part of being out of touch with reality is not knowing which problems are big ones, which not to focus attention on, and clouds our ability to find the problems' real causes.<br /><br />For example, I never met anyone who really asked about tablecloth color. Is this a widespread phenomenon, a symptom of a broader issue? Or is it only exhibited by an extreme few and can be ignored?<br /><br />How do we solve the kids at risk issue without knowing how widespread the various causes are? How many are dyslexic or ADD boys who can't handle being told that to be a good Jew they have to excel at sitting in front of a book? How many were betrayed by an authority figure? And of them, how extreme of a betrayal? And what if we find out that the number of Kids at Risk who stay off the derekh into adulthood is small? Do we reprioritize where to put our money?<br /><br />How large is kiruv? Are we wisely investing our money when we double what we put into kiruv -- as we did in the 2nd half of the past decade -- or is the money better spent on educating our own children? Or in some other place?<br /><br />How good are we really in helping the poor among us? Are the gemachs sufficient?<br /><br />I could do this ad infinitum.<br /><br />-michamicha bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612144735431285113noreply@blogger.com