“The way to rectify corrupt sexual mores is by replacing them with a healthy code of sexuality, not by advocating asexuality”
The way to rectify corrupt sexual mores is by replacing them with a healthy...
Tag Archives: Haredism
“Historically, ideological matters were kept separate from halakhah”
Historically, ideological matters were kept separate from halakhah. The various rabbinic organizations in Europe...
“…there is no such concept [of “falling in love”] in the haredi world”
…there is no such concept in the haredi world (and...
“…degrading one’s ideological opponents despite their great Torah knowledge…stands at the root of all the terrible disputes in the haredi world”
A basic feature of “official” haredism, especially in Israel, is the attitude that even...
“As a religious person, I find the debate over women’s images in publications in itself embarrassing”
…when I am told constantly, that the religious world protects women from being objectified,...
“For Rabbi Gordimer, all poskim share the same ‘process’. Not only is this historically incorrect, it isn’t even ‘doctrine'”
Rabbi Gordimer claims that there is no such thing as Modern Orthodox pesak, and...
“The main goal of attacking the Modern Orthodox efforts so vigorously, then, is not to dictate Modern Orthodox behavior but to clarify the limits of ‘Haredi feminism'”
There is a “silent” revolution taking place in which Haredi women are increasingly taking...
“An entire generation is being taught that women and girls should not be seen because seeing them can lead to sin”
An entire generation is being taught that women and girls should not be seen...