The biggest flaws in the thinking of the Modern Orthodox (MO) world

One of the biggest flaws in the thinking of the Modern Orthodox world is that they tend to view all Chareidim as being a monolith, having collective responsibility for the failings of individuals...

One of the biggest flaws in the thinking of the Modern Orthodox world is that, having adapted modern culture and values, they have difficulty dealing with dogmatic, absolute, hard-and-fast rules, which Judaism abounds with. It's much more "with it" to talk about touchy-feely moral relativism and call it Mitzvos Bein Adam L’Chaveiro (BALC), Tikkun Olam, and other trope. Not that they don't technically observe most of those rules, but they get much more excited about Tikkun Olam in Africa or serving in the IDF than they do about the mitzvah of Etrog for example...

Agudah calls on Outgoing British chief Rabbi to apologize for remarks about Hareidi Torah jews

Agudath israel of America calls on rabbi Jonathan sacks to apologize for the derision and condescension that, intentionally or not, were embodied in his recent remarks and writing.

In consultation with rabbinic leadership, Agudath Israel of America issued the following statement:

Public remarks attributed in the media to Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, the outgoing Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth of Britain, as well as his comments in a recent pamphlet he published, are dismaying, deeply misguided, and harmful to both Jewish unity and Jewish integrity.

The rabbi bemoans “the world of inward-turning, segregationist Orthodoxy.” He portrays the multitude of Jews who came together to celebrate the Siyum HaShas nearly a year ago – an event that captured the hearts, minds and souls of countless Jews, and the reverent wonder of much of the non-Jewish world – as representative of such an “extreme.”

The Inexcusable Sinas Modern Orthodox (MO) for Hareidim

The Inexcusable sinas Modern Orthodox (MO) for Hareidim !

My Response to Eliyahu Fink (Eli) ‏@efink
Satmar Matzah is New York Times Front Page News

When first reading it I did a double take. Is this Eliyahu Fink (Eli) or did I mistakenly wander over to Dovbear or Failled Messaiah The Successful Bigot?

Alas, it is indeed (Eli). Leaving aside for the moment the linkage that Eli creates, tenuous at best and defamatory at worst, let us instead adopt Eli's formula and see where it leads us.

It has been said that Jewish history is quite simple.

There is an old fable which depicts the Jewish condition. The drinking water all the animals depended upon was being contaminated. Nobody was able to identify the culprit. Finally, the animal leaders met, examined the facts, and sentenced a poor, hapless goat to death for the crime.

The goat protested that it was unfair to blame him for something he could not have done. He had a perfect alibi: He had never even been near the water.

“You’re right,” replied the wolf. “Maybe it’s not your fault. but we have to kill you.”