tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13054771.post111767277483943391..comments2024-01-24T04:59:45.518-05:00Comments on Jewish Atheist: The Good Stuff I - CommunityJewish Atheisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04616617537150446818noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13054771.post-81345777469437681092016-10-22T11:12:08.282-04:002016-10-22T11:12:08.282-04:00jangan lupa ya gan.. antarkan saya kehalaman depan...jangan lupa ya gan.. antarkan saya kehalaman depan nggih<br /><a href="https://is.gd/SKAsHz" rel="nofollow">jual obat kutil kemaluan</a><br /><a href="https://is.gd/jgCyoX" rel="nofollow">jual obat kutil kemaluan</a><br /><a href="https://is.gd/zLg58X" rel="nofollow">obat herbal kutil</a><br /><a href="https://is.gd/LsBJtD" rel="nofollow">obat kutil kelamin</a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13054771.post-1117751656966768892005-06-02T18:34:00.000-04:002005-06-02T18:34:00.000-04:00"Prohibited from driving on Shabbat, yet required ..."<I>Prohibited from driving on Shabbat, yet required to attend synagogue with a minyan...Restricted by the laws of kashrut...Their children generally attend schools exclusively with other Orthodox children...Television is forbidden on Shabbat</I>"<BR/><BR/>So, you're saying the social control tools work? Well duh. Joining a cult really does create a sense of community. Sure, you [shave your head/wear a beanie/dress oddly] but so does everyone else in your cult. A major reason cults are so successful is because they offer this sense of belonging.M-nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544559966559522003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13054771.post-1117746497632561482005-06-02T17:08:00.000-04:002005-06-02T17:08:00.000-04:00I wonder, being outside the world of orthodoxy, do...<I>I wonder, being outside the world of orthodoxy, do you ever miss it enough to want to come back ?</I><BR/><BR/>I don't, but it took a long time to get accustomed to living "outside." I had to make new friends, new relationships, new habits, and a new philosophy of life. I left because I found myself with no other choice. I wasn't willing to make the necessary sacrifices to remain, so I could have stayed in limbo or made the jump. It took me a while to build up the courage, but jump I did.<BR/><BR/>As I've written before (in the comments) I still participate in some Jewish observance, mostly by having holidays with friends and family. Likewise, I try to take some of the good of Shabbat while leaving what I consider the bad. I may formally join a non-Orthodox Jewish community at some point in the future.Jewish Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616617537150446818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13054771.post-1117734551313413342005-06-02T13:49:00.000-04:002005-06-02T13:49:00.000-04:00I agree with you JA,I think, for all the reasons y...I agree with you JA,<BR/><BR/>I think, for all the reasons you mention, many people, myself included, never leave the fold. Some of the traditions do start to grow on you, and after all, even if you can’t come to terms with the theology, nothing ever changes the fact that this is the world you grew up in.<BR/> Large portions of your personality are mired in the fabric of orthodoxy. It's the reason you laugh at Godol Hador's jokes poking fun at the Gedolim (Chas Veshalom !), and the reason you nod your head at Mis-Nagid's posts when he rips it all to shreds.<BR/>Tragic, wrong, ridiculous, or hilarious, it is still a large part of the personalities of those of us who were raised with it.<BR/><BR/>I wonder, being outside the world of orthodoxy, do you ever miss it enough to want to come back ?Ben Avuyahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08814145983874592449noreply@blogger.com