tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32915027.post3976969197913208119..comments2023-08-11T12:10:55.517-04:00Comments on Am Kshe Oref - A Stiff-Necked People: Shushan Purim...Am Kshe Oref - A Stiff-Necked Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06244053147685734300noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32915027.post-43754259815052415932007-03-08T14:20:00.000-05:002007-03-08T14:20:00.000-05:00I prefer not to put myself in a box since I can't ...I prefer not to put myself in a box since I can't get cozy in any one box anyways. :)<BR/><BR/>Your post would be a great introduction to a series on chinuch. At least here we try to take a soft touch when we try to be teach mitzvot. I've seen far too much unpleasantness in this regard, short of physical slapping. <BR/><BR/>(Of course we do take a tougher approach to menschlikeit as you know. :)Orthonomicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07892074485262548496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32915027.post-86293483161489511352007-03-05T20:23:00.000-05:002007-03-05T20:23:00.000-05:00And, everyone should stop labelling. Why do we ne...And, everyone should stop labelling. Why do we need to know whether something is RW, LW M, Y, or AO. And are they more M than O, or are they Z.....The overwhelming majorit of Klal Yisrael is not "frum" (or "O"), and really doesn't care about these nuances. When they have a positive experience with someone who they identify as being Torah observant, they feel positively about the Torah. When they have a negative experience with someone they see as Torah observant, they feel negatively about the Torah. To them, kosher means kosher and not what hechsher, is it pas yisroel, cholov yisroel, etc. Shabbat means Shabbat, not do they use an eruv, do they use teabgs, do they cover their tablecloth with a plastic cover.....and so forth. My rav says, "Just be a yid."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com