tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post8630790524263730796..comments2024-03-29T06:06:58.796+03:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Technology & Torah: Are Luddites good Jews?Daas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-1623427040728026932010-02-25T16:08:24.713+02:002010-02-25T16:08:24.713+02:00What makes the Amish irrelevant?What makes the Amish irrelevant?Zoharnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-89931200075185657932010-02-23T21:36:13.384+02:002010-02-23T21:36:13.384+02:00The whole point of Torah values is that they are t...The whole point of Torah values is that they are timeless, not applicable to one dor or another.<br /><br />Rejecting technology will make charedi Jews no more relevant than a curiosity, not unlike the Amish.Growing Upnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-31587991909512876742010-02-23T21:29:49.493+02:002010-02-23T21:29:49.493+02:00If you assume that the gemara isn't talking ab...If you assume that the gemara isn't talking about a revival of the Persian, Greek and Roman empires, than yes, it does appear to be including Western Civilization.<br /><br />It's not so much "the Western Powers", though, as much as a list of the empires that have housed us.<br /><br />-michamicha bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612144735431285113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-60732430184560840422010-02-23T21:12:00.639+02:002010-02-23T21:12:00.639+02:00Does it really state in the Talmud re 'the Wes...Does it really state in the Talmud re 'the Western Powers'?Gershnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-16177258170301111252010-02-23T20:17:33.968+02:002010-02-23T20:17:33.968+02:00I can accept the notion of people who want an appr...I can accept the notion of people who want an approach of avoiding the computer, the internet and its dangers rather than embracing the extra potential it offers. Everything has its tradeoffs, and weighing pros vs cons is inherently subjective.<br /><br />What I can't accept is someone teaching students to take such childish glee in smashing things. To my mind, that's inherently un-Jewish.<br /><br />Culturally, this is of a piece with violent rioting. People being taught that decrying evil is a license to express one's base destructiveness and call it "holiness".<br /><br />-michamicha bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612144735431285113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-86791533221792792012010-02-23T19:05:34.687+02:002010-02-23T19:05:34.687+02:00A wise man once said, "Stupidity is commodity...A wise man once said, "Stupidity is commodity given out by G-d in great abundance in equal measure".<br /><br />Ain't that the truth.Growing Upnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-27798166233495102532010-02-23T18:25:46.696+02:002010-02-23T18:25:46.696+02:00The conservatives are fools: They whine about the ...The conservatives are fools: They whine about the decay of traditional values, yet they enthusiastically support technological progress and economic growth. Apparently it never occurs to them that you can’t make drastic changes in the technology and the economy of a society without causing rapid changes in all other aspects of the society as well, and that such rapid changes inevitably break down traditional values. Dr. TKzoharnoreply@blogger.com