Breath of Fresh Air! What a breath of fresh air, after so many years of being told as a baalas teshuva that I don’t know what I’m talking about since I didn’t grow up religious, and I should just be quiet and get back in line.
2. Rachel
11/02/2009
What a breath of fresh air, after so many years of being told as a baalas teshuva that I don’t know what I’m talking about since I didn’t grow up religious, and I should just be quiet and get back in line.
3. Jeanne
7/22/2009
Paradox with “new” baalei teshuva and “old” religious communities I only object to the author’s calling the baalei teshuva “progressive”–I think that’s wrong on two counts: 1) That’s not a compliment, according to the Torah; we’re supposed to return to the level at Sinai, rather than be evolving from monkeys; 2) the baalei teshuva, by saying stop eating junk and smoking and whatever, are saying that modernity is basically overrated. To be open-minded today is to be conservative. Those who rely on progress, even if outwardly religious, show a lack of emuna.
4. Anonymous
7/22/2009
I only object to the author’s calling the baalei teshuva “progressive”–I think that’s wrong on two counts: 1) That’s not a compliment, according to the Torah; we’re supposed to return to the level at Sinai, rather than be evolving from monkeys; 2) the baalei teshuva, by saying stop eating junk and smoking and whatever, are saying that modernity is basically overrated. To be open-minded today is to be conservative. Those who rely on progress, even if outwardly religious, show a lack of emuna.
11/02/2009
Breath of Fresh Air! What a breath of fresh air, after so many years of being told as a baalas teshuva that I don’t know what I’m talking about since I didn’t grow up religious, and I should just be quiet and get back in line.
11/02/2009
What a breath of fresh air, after so many years of being told as a baalas teshuva that I don’t know what I’m talking about since I didn’t grow up religious, and I should just be quiet and get back in line.
7/22/2009
Paradox with “new” baalei teshuva and “old” religious communities I only object to the author’s calling the baalei teshuva “progressive”–I think that’s wrong on two counts: 1) That’s not a compliment, according to the Torah; we’re supposed to return to the level at Sinai, rather than be evolving from monkeys; 2) the baalei teshuva, by saying stop eating junk and smoking and whatever, are saying that modernity is basically overrated. To be open-minded today is to be conservative. Those who rely on progress, even if outwardly religious, show a lack of emuna.
7/22/2009
I only object to the author’s calling the baalei teshuva “progressive”–I think that’s wrong on two counts: 1) That’s not a compliment, according to the Torah; we’re supposed to return to the level at Sinai, rather than be evolving from monkeys; 2) the baalei teshuva, by saying stop eating junk and smoking and whatever, are saying that modernity is basically overrated. To be open-minded today is to be conservative. Those who rely on progress, even if outwardly religious, show a lack of emuna.