tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030144.post110616171054430065..comments2023-10-29T11:50:25.742+02:00Comments on My Obiter Dicta: On Modern Orthodoxy and Daas HedyotJeffrey R. Woolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11315625918870195028noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030144.post-1106244971870263342005-01-20T20:16:00.000+02:002005-01-20T20:16:00.000+02:00I substantively agree with both Melech and DH. I w...I substantively agree with both Melech and DH. I would also prefer that the different modalities we are talking about transcended individual groupings (which they, to an extent, do). Certainly, the MO community needs more fire in its Torah and its spirituality. Too many MO's are too sophisticated (in their own eyes) to really daven, learn or surrender their own wills to a Higher Will. OTOH, the rigidity and knee-jerk rejectionism of anything but a very narrow vision of Torah, has negative effects upon the Haredi World. We need to fructify one another in order to survive.Jeffrey R. Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11315625918870195028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030144.post-1106175598838320762005-01-20T00:59:00.000+02:002005-01-20T00:59:00.000+02:00To elaborate a bit more:
What I wrote about Moder...To elaborate a bit more:<br /><br />What I wrote about Modern Orthodoxy, I was referring to your suggestion that as a kid growing up, it would have helped me out of the unpleasant situation I found myself in. Like I said, I dont think it would have made any significant difference in my appreciation of, or interest in, Judaism.<br /><br />However, this is not to say that I don't think MO has it's merits. Personally, the Judaism that I find more appropriate and wholesome is something along the lines of Modern Orthodoxy.<br /><br />And yes, you are right that I find myself somewhat torn between two worlds. Despite the length of time that I have been out of the chareidi world, I still have difficulty accepting other alternatives as wholeheartedly as I should.The Hedyothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15193083251783618457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030144.post-1106168358440715782005-01-19T22:59:00.000+02:002005-01-19T22:59:00.000+02:00What about my comments made you think I misunderst...What about my comments made you think I misunderstood you?<br />As I read your post above I'm hearing the exact same thing that you said last time. I'd appreciate if you could please explain how you thought I understood your statements.<br /><br />(For the record, I didn't take offense at all to what you wrote (despite the condescending tone). I just thought you were mistaken in your assesment of the situation.)The Hedyothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15193083251783618457noreply@blogger.com