tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post8124702089548646280..comments2023-11-03T01:13:22.719-07:00Comments on The Rabbi Is IN with Rabbi Rami: Jews are Cool. Judaism? Not so much.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-68124766725976196952011-07-20T15:30:49.174-07:002011-07-20T15:30:49.174-07:00I think every tradition struggles with this, with ...I think every tradition struggles with this, with every new generation. There ain't too many forward thinking Trotskyists either, and those who appear do so briefly before being shouted down by the comfort seekers who want to keep doing the same old song and dance. <br /><br />On the other hand, the cool stuff never dies. It emerges and then disappears beneath the waves, but its imprint upon the collective consciousness remains. No, I don't have any evidence for this at the moment, but I think history generally supports my unsupported contention.<br /><br />My point? Keep doing the cool stuff! It probably won't last, but even if it fades into the dark night of obscurity, it's worth doing, simply because it's cool.Grégoirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13610633478542798268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-33961085260984955092011-07-18T18:26:10.165-07:002011-07-18T18:26:10.165-07:00Well said HaRavRam HaYakar! Beayn Chazon Yiparah A...Well said HaRavRam HaYakar! Beayn Chazon Yiparah Am (Proverbs 29 18)- without a vision the people become unrestrained / perish <br /><br />check out my latest inconsequential post (Kilroy was here)<br /><br />http://manofestoyomi.blogspot.com/2011/07/israelis-living-on-west-bank.htmlManohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09506899902475428331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-44565362288249395652011-07-18T09:47:19.390-07:002011-07-18T09:47:19.390-07:00In a world of multicultural alliances, the problem...In a world of multicultural alliances, the problem isn't whether Judaism is relevant, but rather is religion/peoplehood relevant.<br />Is God relevant? Or is how we treat each other the more important problem.<br />With so many people who can see that there are other people who are different from them yet longing for peace and a sense of belonging, can Judaism be the brand that raises the question of a Universal ethics? I think it can if we really are a light amongst the nations. If not, the rest of it is just a glorified country club that segregates "outsiders". Why do we have to sell ourselves to ourselves so much anyway? I'm hoping that what is left when we stop all the separation stuff is a realization that Torah, how we question things, how we want to heal the world, how we love learning, becomes Universal. I'm hoping everyone gets to join the "club". Then I wouldn't have to call myself "Jewish" at all but rather...human.andrea perezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187928609335174447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-91946837920696846792011-07-17T21:23:59.953-07:002011-07-17T21:23:59.953-07:00Very well said. As I'm sure you know, Christi...Very well said. As I'm sure you know, Christians struggle with a similar situation. Indeed, I'm sure the emergence of postmodernity has rocked every religion. As fundamentalisms and orthodoxies scramble to circle the wagons and hide from the messiness of shifting culture, the need for religious reinvention rises. If traditional spirituality is to become relevant for those who want "more," alternatives to the "establishment" need to be created.irreverancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427620805535244002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-17673392133822432122011-07-17T16:40:21.743-07:002011-07-17T16:40:21.743-07:00Shalom Rav,
Gut Gezogt!!
As a corollary to your...Shalom Rav,<br /><br />Gut Gezogt!! <br /><br />As a corollary to your post, and a validation of its truth check out the relatively new blog authored by Dr. Arnold Eisen, Chancellor of JTS: <br /><br />http://www.jtsa.edu/prebuilt/blog/covenant.html<br /><br />It is bereft of ideas that will resonate with anyone who is not already committed to Conservative Judaism. Unfortunately it is preaching to the choir with theoretical lectures, and thus offers nothing of any relevance to the multitudes of Jews who have voted with their feet that non Orthodox Judaism (in this case Conservative Judaism) is all but meaningless save for anti anti Semitism or an occasional life cycle event. I've posted responses to Dr. Eisen's posts #'s 1, 2, 5, 7 & 8. I wish there was at least some push back but alas, nothing.<br /><br />The "clue" phone is ringing for non Orthodox Judaism and if Dr. Eisen's posts and most of the responses are any indication, nobody gives a hoot about reaching the hearts and minds of the ever growing demographic of Jews who are growing more distant, disinterested and disenfranchised from non Orthodox Judaism. An apt description is "Tohu vavohu v'hoshech 'al p'nei t'hom" <br /><br />So the question is: where are the visionaries who truly have breathed in "ru'ah ha'elohim" and can fashion it into the "Light" that will be able to inspire anew all those of us (and I include myself among them) who are still willing to give the idea of a relevant meaningful non Orthodox Judaism (so far this is an oxymoron), yet another chance? Retreads of prior failures obviously don't/won't cut it. <br /><br />Biv'racha,<br />Jordan<br /><br />PS Re JDub here's another POV:<br /><br />http://bit.ly/nT3YzCeashtovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677928193821105308noreply@blogger.com