tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post569675056065373934..comments2024-03-29T11:40:46.477+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: Yossi Sarid gives the Haredim legitimacyRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-61734070282875252312008-05-30T00:38:00.000+03:002008-05-30T00:38:00.000+03:00so despite all the apparent hostility towards secu...so despite all the apparent hostility towards secular culture, the episode shows a kind of ambivalence--to put it mildly--about the secular and secular culture. I think in this ambivalence there's hope for greater unity; they i agree we shouldn't look for their approval. Having said all that the midrash says that when Naomi teaches Ruth the laws of Torah, she starts with the admonition not to go to theatres and circuses of the nations of the world... Not specific legal issues, but laws about maintaining the cultural practices specific to the jewish people...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08814307794629407094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-55910972877095710362008-05-26T13:22:00.000+03:002008-05-26T13:22:00.000+03:00Zach - I agree 100%. The problem I have is I use s...Zach - I agree 100%. The problem I have is I use sms. To pay all that extra money just for sms seems ridiculous. But I have no need for internet on my phones. That is why i do not upgrade.<BR/><BR/>RW - preciselyRafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-2884860158436457962008-05-26T13:18:00.000+03:002008-05-26T13:18:00.000+03:00I find this similar to the Haredi attitude to scie...I find this similar to the Haredi attitude to science. <BR/>On the one hand they dismiss scientists as godless people who challenge Judaism, and should be ignored.<BR/>But they just love it when scientists 'prove' something that is found in the Torah. (eg when Nasa gives the time of a lunar month as exactly the same as we count it,) and many other examples.<BR/><BR/>They say "Look! Scientists proved it so we are right all along!"<BR/>Again, seeming to need legitimacy from scientists that they do not consider legitimate!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-73660660441389348762008-05-26T11:14:00.000+03:002008-05-26T11:14:00.000+03:00I want a phone that can call people and tell me th...I want a phone that can call people and tell me the time. Pretty much everything else is just extra stuff that I don't want to pay for. If buying a "Kosher" phone will save me 1000 NIS I would pick one up no problem. <BR/><BR/>The modern do everything phones are cool, but lets be honest I don't need most of those features, and the tiny keyboard and screen makes them hard to useZach Kessinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04276155117746098546noreply@blogger.com