Great article on the life of fellow undercover kofers, titled Living In a Haredi Closet (from ynetnews.com).
Hat tip: FailedMessiah.com
Great article on the life of fellow undercover kofers, titled Living In a Haredi Closet (from ynetnews.com).
Hat tip: FailedMessiah.com
To me, all the "marranos" are just selfish hypocrites. I grew up in a liberal Christian American household, knowing that revealing my belief in my Judaism would mean an end to my relationship with my family and friends, including things like financial help with college. However that didn't stop me. The truth is the truth and I would never live a lie.
ReplyDeleteThe Jewish skeptics, on the contrary, want to hang on to their comfortable Shabbos table and family simchas, while secretly going to strip clubs. It's just bullshit.
JP: Don't you think you are generalizing a bit (much)? And were you already married with kids at the time?
ReplyDeleteIf a parent realizes that Judaism is just a lot of nonsense fabricated by Ezra and foisted on the zombie like Jewish people 2,500 years ago, and of course he has rock solid evidence to back that up, doesn't he owe it to his children to tell them that? If humans are merely soulless bags of chemicals who will disintegrate in a few decades, and of course he has rock solid evidence to back that up, shouldn't he want his loved ones to be aware of that rather than live delusional lives?
ReplyDeleteThe fact is of course that the "marranos" have no proof of anything and are merely following their penises when they think no one is looking, while taking advantage of the hospitality of the of the naive Orthodox community.
JP: If someone is married with kids, it ain't that easy. Just because you made a choice a while ago, doesn't mean you can judge others ad shetagiya limkomo. I.e.: it's easy to judge others if you were never in the situation of being married and having children. I think a lot of Anusim (as they are called, not marranos) try to give their children a broad enough education that they will be able to make their own choices later in life. For that reason, I will send my children to a Jewish but not haredi school.
ReplyDelete"If someone is married with kids, it ain't that easy."
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, but the Jewish skeptics don't believe in God and also don't believe in divorce? I'm not buying that.
They know that they really have nowhere to go and no one will help them out in the atheist community. Atheists don't care about anyone else.
So these hidden skeptics want to have it both ways: hang out in the stiebel and the brothel. And if they enjoy writing, they'll start a blog smearing all Orthodox Jews as crooks and perverts.
that was an incredible article, however, it's not just about people going off the derech. it's about people having the right to choose what to believe and how to believe and/or practice. this is a basic right in many western countries. one decides his/her political affiliation, what type of car to drive, what sports team to root for--unless one is in an ultra-orthodox community, in which case one's choices become severely restricted and in some cases, obliterated completely. an adult should not be held hostage to other people's beliefs and forced to live a lie. a person should not be forced to stay within the sphere of religiosity (in ANY religion) with the fear that he/she will be completely ostracized from their families AND CHILDREN if they leave. this is an archaic and cultish practice, whether it is practiced by fundamentalist christians, muslim extremists or within judaism, and should be abolished.
ReplyDeleteIt's practiced by atheists and agnostics as well. What type of reaction do you think the average American will get from family and friends when he tells them he's converted to Orthodox Judaism? No one will want to continue the relationship. Believe me, there is plenty of bigotry everywhere.
ReplyDelete"I would never live a lie."
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