tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21519732.post6518240808373813897..comments2024-03-27T15:07:31.495-04:00Comments on <b><center>Unorthodox-Jew </center></b> <br><small>A Critical View of Orthodox Judaism</small>: Chag Sameach חג כשר ושמחPaul Mendlowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05887774341136059873noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21519732.post-44382984002804523862018-03-30T10:15:55.545-04:002018-03-30T10:15:55.545-04:00Quoting the article, “If they had only nodded and ...Quoting the article, “If they had only nodded and winked at all the financial indiscretionss they knew about, but had not confessed to finding Bernie Madoff a more inspiring individual than Captain Sully, it would have been enough!”<br /><br />You must read the article under the hyperlink in the above statement. The article is by Rabbi Ali Shafran, explaining why he respects Madoff, who financially ruined those that trusted him, more that he respects Sully, who skillfully saved many lives by successfully landing his crippled plane on the Hudson.<br /><br />No wonder that I amd many other Jews share ZERO cultural norms with the ultra-Orthodox. Zero.James Applehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02255246728257399906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21519732.post-57689293552915026202018-03-30T10:15:26.755-04:002018-03-30T10:15:26.755-04:00Quoting the article, “If they had only nodded and ...Quoting the article, “If they had only nodded and winked at all the financial indiscretionss they knew about, but had not confessed to finding Bernie Madoff a more inspiring individual than Captain Sully, it would have been enough!”<br /><br />You must read the article under the hyperlink in the above statement. The article is by Rabbi Ali Shafran, explaining why he respects Madoff, who financially ruined those that trusted him, more that he respects Sully, who skillfully saved many lives by successfully landing his crippled plane on the Hudson.<br /><br />No wonder that I amd many other Jews share ZERO cultural norms with the ultra-Orthodox. Zero.James Applehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02255246728257399906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21519732.post-1977328532967533282018-03-29T22:04:45.613-04:002018-03-29T22:04:45.613-04:00I went off the derech about 2 years before this Je...I went off the derech about 2 years before this Jeremiad was posted. When I first read it, things in the chareidi world had gotten worse. Today, 8 years later, the chareidi world has become a lot more unhinged. I’m so gratified I went OTD and never looked back.<br />Disectariannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21519732.post-37268973048851551892017-04-07T09:01:25.133-04:002017-04-07T09:01:25.133-04:00If they had only airbrushed out Hillary, but not r...If they had only airbrushed out Hillary, but not removed all women from their publications...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com