tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post1050108608266844070..comments2024-02-26T18:18:55.644+02:00Comments on Esser Agaroth (2¢): Reformism Is Not JudaismEsser Agarothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853681733864707489noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post-23805988688144230702020-09-30T16:06:13.513+03:002020-09-30T16:06:13.513+03:00Donny, you're right. I was referring to those ...Donny, you're right. I was referring to those who do hold that Rashi's daughters [probably?] wore tefillin. Those who believe they did wear tefillin, believe they did so properly.Esser Agarothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853681733864707489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post-32610546645282987542020-09-30T13:19:47.065+03:002020-09-30T13:19:47.065+03:00"As far as Rashi's Daughters are concerne..."As far as Rashi's Daughters are concerned, sure they were known to have worn tefillin"<br /><br />I have not seen any documentation prior to the 20th century that stated that Rashi's daughters actually wore teffilin. Every time I hear a feminist or liberal Rabbi make that comment I ask them for such documentation, and they cannot answer me.<br /><br />The author of the historical fiction "Rashi's Daughters", where she writes about how the daughters wore teffilin, freely admits that there is no documentation to support this theory. She just feels that it is something that they would have done.<br /><br />A woman wearing teffilin in the time of Rashi was certainly something out of the ordinary. Surely, their father would have written about it, or their famous children would have written about this.<br /><br />So I will ask you, respectfully, what documentation do you have about Rashi's daughters wearing teffilin?Donnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07217946445806164860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post-13413094833772280512019-06-18T11:56:49.485+03:002019-06-18T11:56:49.485+03:00Chana, There is only one Judaism.
I have no idea ...Chana, There is only one Judaism.<br /><br />I have no idea why you think I was discussing the Reform based solely on Ashkenazi practices, especially since I, myself, am not Ashkenazi. Perhaps this was because the Reform is mainly Ashkenzazi elite, who seem to think that the word Sepharadi means "non-Ashkenazi." It does not.<br /><br />You are giving examples of behaviour and not of belief. It very well could be that the communities you describe are employing a qiruv strategy, based on what you state:<br /><br />"Everyone seemed to feel welcome, and those of lower halachah were said to be "in process". The attitude was respect and those who were strictest were willing to teach those who were "processing upwards". Certainly no one was told they weren't Jewish because they turned on lights on Shabbat or something like that. In a community where we are losing out to assimilation,"<br /><br />In my opinion, it can be a good strategy. It in no way indicates that they approve of such things leKhathillah. If they did, they would not be considered terribly Torah observant.<br /><br />Esser Agarothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853681733864707489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post-35285832216715546692019-06-18T11:49:13.081+03:002019-06-18T11:49:13.081+03:00Thank you.
You can follow this blog via Facebook:...Thank you.<br /><br />You can follow this blog via Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EsserAgaroth/<br /><br />Or Twitter @esseragaroth.Esser Agarothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853681733864707489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post-29446441652618468492019-06-13T16:30:36.560+03:002019-06-13T16:30:36.560+03:00Is that so? I find this opinion very limited in sc...Is that so? I find this opinion very limited in scope, because it is purely discussing Ashkenazi Judaism and says nothing about Sephardim. In Sephardic Judaism, the traditions come from Spain and Greece and Jewish communities from other Mediterranean and Middle Eastern nations. There are no levels in Sephardic tradition, but members can be found who hold to halachah from liberal to very observant. In one shul you may have all kinds of halachah, but the rule I was told is that in public, in shul gatherings, the highest level held by members is the level observed. To my eye, after attending such a shul for about a year, there was mostly respect for everyone. One lady came in jeans and no one said anything to her. Yet all food served was kosher, and the gatherings looked very Orthodox, though they didn't use this label. Everyone seemed to feel welcome, and those of lower halachah were said to be "in process". The attitude was respect and those who were strictest were willing to teach those who were "processing upwards". Certainly no one was told they weren't Jewish because they turned on lights on Shabbat or something like that. In a community where we are losing out to assimilation, the Sephardim are doing more to grow our numbers than are the clique-ish superior attitude holding Jews like the voice of this report.Chanahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431568308901211713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post-92088755467936473512019-06-12T21:11:04.609+03:002019-06-12T21:11:04.609+03:00Fascinating,cogent,ineluctably true.Needed to be s...Fascinating,cogent,ineluctably true.Needed to be said most desperately. I would love to read more, as I just,fortuitously,came upon it. Would you please , if you have not already done so, address in like fashion the so-called “Reconstruction “ movement?<br />I humbly request that I be granted a subscription,if such exists, to your writings.<br />I can be reached by e-mail as follows. findlay1055@gmail.com. Or, maw100@culumbia.edu. <br /><br />With best regards, Dr. Morton WinnerTiconderogahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02559862200056489682noreply@blogger.com