tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post4582205738776160862..comments2024-01-30T12:26:03.019-05:00Comments on The Blog of Garnel Ironheart: When Only The Mechitzah Is LeftMighty Garnel Ironhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571194550300367249noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-21899671387409987012012-12-19T17:50:04.789-05:002012-12-19T17:50:04.789-05:00Garnel,
Just in case you missed it, I posted in r...Garnel,<br /><br />Just in case you missed it, I posted in response to your critique.<br /><br />Regards, AJAtheodox Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06404924424040480039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-153459712286757892012-12-15T18:55:34.352-05:002012-12-15T18:55:34.352-05:00Hi - Well, it took longer than I expected (that...Hi - Well, it took longer than I expected (that's life for ya), but here's <a href="http://atheodoxjew.blogspot.co.il/2012/12/womens-participation-in-shul-reaction.html" rel="nofollow"> my response</a> to your post.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />AJAtheodox Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06404924424040480039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-90030131859705166142012-11-17T19:01:25.315-05:002012-11-17T19:01:25.315-05:00Logically, you are right; one thing has nothing to...Logically, you are right; one thing has nothing to do with the other. But emotionally, when one is repeatedly on the wrong end of such behavior, it is natural to push back at male dominance in general. Also, when rabbis are either disrespectful to women or tolerate such disrespect from their communities it diminishes their credibility in teaching halacha regarding different roles in public prayer.Mike S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-29184859554822181232012-11-15T22:23:35.728-05:002012-11-15T22:23:35.728-05:00My New Hashkafah of Shidduchim :-)
My new hashka...<b>My New <i>Hashkafah</i> of <i>Shidduchim</i> :-)</b><br /><br />My new <i>hashkafah</i> of <i>shidduchim</i> is thanking and praising <i>HASHEM</i> always :-) <br /><br />Even when my dating experiences are far from pleasant, I realize that HASHEM is guiding my life with His infinite wisdom and abundant love, and exact precision that only He is capable of :-) <br /><br />HASHEM always knows what is truly good for me, even when I do not :-)<br /><br />Often what I need most is atonement and humility, so G_d gives me those precious things through unpleasant dating experiences :-)<br /><br />I now realize that I must always thank HASHEM for ALL of my dating experiences, because even the worst dates are for my eternal benefit, because they provide me with precious atonement and humility :-)<br /><br />Tractate Avot teaches that the reward for a good deed is proportionate to its difficulty; by giving me difficult dating experiences, HASHEM is providing me with greater reward for Olam HaBa, in addition to precious atonement and humility :-)<br /><br />G_d loves me even more than I love myself, and He would never give me an unpleasant dating experience unless it was for my eternal benefit in both Olam HaZeh and Olam HaBa :-) <br /><br /><b>THANK YOU HASHEM!!!!</b> <br /><br />Thank you for all my dating experiences, whether pleasant or unpleasant or mediocre :-)<br />You are always guiding me with endless wisdom and love; You always help me and give me everything I need :-)<br /><br /><b>I regret all the times I complained; <br />instead of complaining, I should have been busy thanking You. <br />THANK YOU HASHEM!!!!</b>Mr. Cohenhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/DerechEmet/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-12847679609089493832012-11-15T17:44:02.487-05:002012-11-15T17:44:02.487-05:00Mike S: I think all the examples you've brough...Mike S: I think all the examples you've brought are deplorable and should not be tolerated. However I also think giving women aliyos through a creative ignoring of halacha won't solve that problem. The solution to idiot men is to rectify their behaviour.<br /><br />Atheodox, thank you for the heads up. I'll be sure to check out your post.Mighty Garnel Ironhearthttp://garnelironheart.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-21898371588183451802012-11-15T01:27:49.155-05:002012-11-15T01:27:49.155-05:00Garnel, I have a number of comments on your commen...Garnel, I have a number of comments on your comments, which if you don't mind I'd like to make the subject of a post on my blog.<br /><br />I imagine you wouldn't object, but I think it's always sporting to introduce oneself first. Even in our anonymity, we're people after all, not just opinions!<br /><br />Best, AJAtheodox Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06404924424040480039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-88740324358656772432012-11-14T22:03:49.769-05:002012-11-14T22:03:49.769-05:00I think you underestimate the extent to which agit...I think you underestimate the extent to which agitation for change in the synagogue is driven by the routine lack of respect shown to women in other areas of communal life. Like the Rav hamachshir of a mikveh who not only tolerates the shomeret humiliating the women in various ways, but won't even speak directly with a woman about the situation. Or rabbis who complain to women that their dress is inappropriate because "it turns me on." Or the "parallel" father/son and mother/daughter learning sessions where the former is text study and the latter arts and crafts. Mike S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-44693654120335220592012-11-14T09:41:10.674-05:002012-11-14T09:41:10.674-05:00The problem is when the mechitza leaves shul.
I li...The problem is when the mechitza leaves shul.<br />I live in Boro Park. A bus runs between two Orthodox neighborhoods. In that bus, it is a policy that women sit in the back. Unless there is a sefer Torah on the bus and a minyan, this is inexcusable.<br />In front of some shuls, women cross the street when men are coming out so as not to mingle with them. I didn't know that was forbidden. AztecQueen2000https://www.blogger.com/profile/09371826731550331938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-41845640208924158682012-11-14T06:58:30.065-05:002012-11-14T06:58:30.065-05:00I suppose it's flattering that many un-Orthodo...I suppose it's flattering that many un-Orthodox people think of themselves, and want to be thought of, as Orthodox. After all, the term itself was coined as a form of criticism! Having one's cake and eating it, too, has somehow become a social ideal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com