Like most journals in blog format, editorial control is extremely loose, and writers are free to disagree and debate. Through reading Cross-Currents, we hope that you will become aware of diverse views representing a traditional Jewish perspective. Any impressions you may have had of the Orthodox as being monolithic or humorless should rapidly be dispelled; we’ll see about the other stereotypes as we go. By hearing about Orthodoxy from the Orthodox, it is our hope that you will — if not a member of our community — develop a more balanced and nuanced perspective than that which you find in the general and Jewish media.However recently there's been many articles, that portray charedim and frum Jews in negative light. Articles poking fun at the Torah world, articles questioning and making fun of the kollel system. Articles calling for achdus -only to blame the frum Torah community for the ones not working on achdus, by sticking to their core beliefs.
The articles, as they say in yiddish iz a halbeh Tzurreh. The comments in the comment section,
that are officially moderated are full of venom, vile, and bashing against the frum Torah charedi community. One comment after the other, belittling, Gedolim and leaders of the Torah world. Mocking the charedi way of life while championing modern orthodoxy.
Not to worry, in their own words "Any impressions you may have had of the Orthodox as being monolithic or humorless should rapidly be dispelled". I guess that statement is enough to allow the hate-fest to go on.
I never attack anyone but my comments don't make it past the CC censor.But just remember CC found Tommy Lapid worthy of eulogy but not lhavdil elef havdolos Rav Shmuel Berenbaum
ReplyDeleteTheir true tzurah becomes more obvious when the decide it is important to quote Yankel Horrorwitz's blog.
ReplyDeleteTo quote Bob Grant, he's a fake phony and a fraud whose only connection to deaship is that he uses the school as a method to collect money for himself. He is a Uncle Tom and he is illegitimate because he does not seek to deal with issues, rather he uses issues to make money for himself.
The proof is that he runs to the MO to get money by talking about alleged issues by chareidim, but he mentions nothing of the same issues that afflict those communities he lectures in.
He also protects his own, he condemned all the molestation and abuse by chasidim but in Monsey he is mum you dont hear a word about recent events I would guess he picks and chooses blasts others yet covers up for his own
DeleteLet me ask: how do you decide if a comment is legitimate criticism or condemnation?
ReplyDeleteI guess what Partial View wants is lock step marching soldiers who never question anything but obey. That era is gone and I'm thrilled about it.
ReplyDeleteSo everybody has to swallow the chareidi points of view whole without criticism? Nonsense.
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