I feel bad for him. I think somewhere inside he knows he's defending a corrupt, parastical system but still have to publicly claim that it's holy and the only true way to Torah observance and that expecting Chareidim to share the load is somehow immoral.
The other thing to remember when he's speaking is that he's trying to present a friendly face for the community but the stuff he's saying would get him kicked out of many shuls in his neighbourhood. Also note the implied binary that he presents as Israeli society - either Chareidi or secular. The Relgious Zionists just don't appear in the calculation.
Both charedim and secular Israelis have a vested interest in ignoring (or in the latter case villifying so they can be dismissed) Religious Zionists. Otherwise their existence is too damaging to their respective narratives.
For much the same reason, Reform, Conservative, and Open Orthodox in the US love to attack Modern Orthodoxy
I feel bad for him. I think somewhere inside he knows he's defending a corrupt, parastical system but still have to publicly claim that it's holy and the only true way to Torah observance and that expecting Chareidim to share the load is somehow immoral.
ReplyDeleteThe other thing to remember when he's speaking is that he's trying to present a friendly face for the community but the stuff he's saying would get him kicked out of many shuls in his neighbourhood.
ReplyDeleteAlso note the implied binary that he presents as Israeli society - either Chareidi or secular. The Relgious Zionists just don't appear in the calculation.
Both charedim and secular Israelis have a vested interest in ignoring (or in the latter case villifying so they can be dismissed) Religious Zionists. Otherwise their existence is too damaging to their respective narratives.
DeleteFor much the same reason, Reform, Conservative, and Open Orthodox in the US love to attack Modern Orthodoxy