tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post2641294181867073578..comments2024-01-30T12:26:03.019-05:00Comments on The Blog of Garnel Ironheart: Reform Commitment?Mighty Garnel Ironhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571194550300367249noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-54280930313873835382011-05-29T03:35:27.675-04:002011-05-29T03:35:27.675-04:00The problem is that MO has been struggling with th...The problem is that MO has been struggling with the conflict between "me first" and "Torah first" for a long time. One thing that distinguishes MO from Chareidim is that the latter demands a "Torah first" attitude as part of membership while MO encourages autonomy and free association.<br />MO, in my opinion, needs to pull back on such an attitude, develop a community image and start encouraging its membership to develop some loyalty to that image. It should be about a positive association with a set of values, minhagim, etc. that draw people in and encourage greater practice.Mighty Garnel Ironhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09571194550300367249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-56188286986005576452011-05-27T01:26:14.689-04:002011-05-27T01:26:14.689-04:00Dr. Ironheart,
This is a very interesting comment...Dr. Ironheart, <br />This is a very interesting commentary, but I am curious what steps you feel that MO should take to help people who have a me first approach to Judaism incorporate themselves into the fold. Afterall the left wing of MO has spent the last two decades struggling with this problem on a number of issues most notably the role for women.Joshua Josephsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-60915996810000142482011-05-24T13:51:33.185-04:002011-05-24T13:51:33.185-04:00Seems to me Reform Judaism is more about Democrat ...Seems to me Reform Judaism is more about Democrat social programs than it is about providing a path for them to save their souls.SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704885840004960450noreply@blogger.com