Great point. I really agree. One of the many aspects I love about living in Israel is how easy it is to avoid the extreme gashmiut (and its accompanying hechsher/justification: "L'shem mitzvah!"). I really can't imagine the pressure involved in putting on a fancy suit, jewelry, full make-up, and custom shaytel just to walk down the street; or to buy the MOST designer stroller; or to host a bris the MUST include both milchig and then fleshig. And so on. Of course, it's not like that everywhere in America, but it's REALLY not like that almost anywhere in Eretz Yisrael!
2. Dassie
9/16/2014
I really agree. One of the many aspects I love about living in Israel is how easy it is to avoid the extreme gashmiut (and its accompanying hechsher/justification: "L'shem mitzvah!"). I really can't imagine the pressure involved in putting on a fancy suit, jewelry, full make-up, and custom shaytel just to walk down the street; or to buy the MOST designer stroller; or to host a bris the MUST include both milchig and then fleshig. And so on. Of course, it's not like that everywhere in America, but it's REALLY not like that almost anywhere in Eretz Yisrael!
9/16/2014
Great point. I really agree. One of the many aspects I love about living in Israel is how easy it is to avoid the extreme gashmiut (and its accompanying hechsher/justification: "L'shem mitzvah!"). I really can't imagine the pressure involved in putting on a fancy suit, jewelry, full make-up, and custom shaytel just to walk down the street; or to buy the MOST designer stroller; or to host a bris the MUST include both milchig and then fleshig. And so on. Of course, it's not like that everywhere in America, but it's REALLY not like that almost anywhere in Eretz Yisrael!
9/16/2014
I really agree. One of the many aspects I love about living in Israel is how easy it is to avoid the extreme gashmiut (and its accompanying hechsher/justification: "L'shem mitzvah!"). I really can't imagine the pressure involved in putting on a fancy suit, jewelry, full make-up, and custom shaytel just to walk down the street; or to buy the MOST designer stroller; or to host a bris the MUST include both milchig and then fleshig. And so on. Of course, it's not like that everywhere in America, but it's REALLY not like that almost anywhere in Eretz Yisrael!