Tag: controversy
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How To Survive An Online Witch Hunt
The Internet is the Wild West, and we never know when a witch hunt is going to start, with us as its target. Here’s a guide to surviving the attack of the internet mob, from someone who’s been there.
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Three Signs Someone Should Leave Their Religion
Despite popular belief among some, there are good reasons for some people to choose not to be religious. In this post, I outline just a few.
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A Thought On Abuse In The Jewish Community
Another article has been published about abuse in the Jewish community. This was my reaction.
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The Problem With Jewish Blogging
It seems that the more popular a Jewish blog gets, the more it tends to speak negatively. It creates more controversy, gets people excited and talking, and creates a culture of debate and divisiveness.
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What’s Worth Arguing About?
Articles about personal growth, about how to treat the people around us with dignity, these sort of “small” things are relatively ignored.
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The Self-Destructive Nature Of “Off The Derech” Anger On The Internet
Until the off the derech movement learns to build rather than destroy, they will remain on the fringe, only hurting others and never building anything worthwhile.
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On Respecting Chaya (And All Baal Teshuvas)
When other Jews put down Chaya and other baal teshuvas, it stinks of self-righteousness, it’s patronizing and it’s disrespectful. Essentially, it attempts to invalidate anything we say about the religion we’ve committed our life to.
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The (Jewish) Problem With Social Media
Social media, in so many ways, is an amazing thing. For all the dung that gets thrown at it, its powers are almost unrivaled compared to any other tool on the internet. We’re talking about a beast that helped topple multiple governments. That makes people famous overnight. That gives people who never had a voice…