As many observers have pointed out, there is a strong tendency among some Chareidi leaders and educators to marginalize other groups within Orthodox Judaism. Such a trend is all the more disturbing when the attitude is being inculcated in young, impressionable teenagers by controlling adult authority figures.
One such example is Frumteens.com. This site, moderated by at least one anonymous Chareidi Rav, is a constant source of such invective.
Please find a sampling below for your edification and comments:
"The heterim set forth by the Modern Orthodox world are halachicly invalid, make no sense (sorry, guys), and if taken to their logical conclusion, would permit many, many more issurim as well."
"The root problem with Modern Orthodoxy, the issue from which stem all other issues, is that they incorporate secular, non-Jewish, values into their religious practice. What the secular world values, they believe is valuable. What the secular world thinks is normal, civilized, sophisticated, good, and proper, they do too, and they incorporate those values and attitudes, which are often corrupt and against the Torah, into their religious practice."
"If you hear stuff like that [e.g. remarks regarding historicity of certain episodes in Tanach] from a Modern Orthodox rabbi you should not be surprised. This is nothing new, and nothing surprising. I know Modern Orthodox rabbis who even believe in evolution. Seriously."
"The reason there is not as much opposition to modern orthodoxy as you suggest, is because modern orthodoxy poses no danger to anyone nowadays - it is completely irrelevant and not taken seriously by bnei torah. it's just some deviant group of confused groups of jews, and everyone knows that."
See here and here.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Modern Orthodoxy vs. Moderator's Orthodoxy
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