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"At the Kotel I lost the loive of my life"
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JJ
May 12, 2013, 11:39:35 AM5/12/13
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My actual name apparently didn't matter. In the course of three hours on
Friday morning I was given several nicknames. Goy, Mifager (retard), and,
yes, Nazi. I was told to go to hell, told I'm a "fucker" and told that I do
not care about love - only sex. I had water poured on me, I was shoved, and
I was told that "pulling out your teeth and killing your Reform friends"
would make G-d smile. I heard one of the greatest Mordern Orthodox Rabbis of
our generation called an idiot, and told that my grandparents caused the
Holocaust.
In fact, my name is Jordan Soffer. After 13 years of Jewish day-school
education, I got my BA in Jewish Education and Hebrew Literature. I
graduated early in order to enroll full-time at Yeshivah, and have been
doing so for three years since. I am currently studying at Yeshivat Maaleh
Gilboa, but will be returning to America in less than a month to continue
studying for my smicha rabbinical ordination at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and
pursuing a masters in education from Yeshiva University.
Full story:
http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/losing-love-at-the-kotel/?utm_source=The+Times+of+Israel+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=d4cf8a28a4-2013_05_12&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adb46cec92-d4cf8a28a4-54381245
Jay
My actual name apparently didn't matter. In the course of three hours on
Friday morning I was given several nicknames. Goy, Mifager (retard), and,
yes, Nazi. I was told to go to hell, told I'm a "fucker" and told that I do
not care about love - only sex. I had water poured on me, I was shoved, and
I was told that "pulling out your teeth and killing your Reform friends"
would make G-d smile. I heard one of the greatest Mordern Orthodox Rabbis of
our generation called an idiot, and told that my grandparents caused the
Holocaust.
In fact, my name is Jordan Soffer. After 13 years of Jewish day-school
education, I got my BA in Jewish Education and Hebrew Literature. I
graduated early in order to enroll full-time at Yeshivah, and have been
doing so for three years since. I am currently studying at Yeshivat Maaleh
Gilboa, but will be returning to America in less than a month to continue
studying for my smicha rabbinical ordination at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and
pursuing a masters in education from Yeshiva University.
Full story:
http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/losing-love-at-the-kotel/?utm_source=The+Times+of+Israel+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=d4cf8a28a4-2013_05_12&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adb46cec92-d4cf8a28a4-54381245
Jay
Yisroel Markov
May 13, 2013, 12:36:34 PM5/13/13
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On Sun, 12 May 2013 15:39:35 +0000 (UTC), "JJ" <dmr...@gmail.com>
said:
A heartfelt, but IMHO poorly written piece. The writer's youth is
showing.
If he talked about the violent Haredim hijacking Tora, I'd understand.
But to say that the whole thing "feels like a weight, a source of
shame, a waste", that he has "lost the love of my life" - that's
overblown.
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Yisroel "Godwrestler Warriorson" Markov - Boston, MA Member
www.reason.com -- for a sober analysis of the world DNRC
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said:
showing.
If he talked about the violent Haredim hijacking Tora, I'd understand.
But to say that the whole thing "feels like a weight, a source of
shame, a waste", that he has "lost the love of my life" - that's
overblown.
--
Yisroel "Godwrestler Warriorson" Markov - Boston, MA Member
www.reason.com -- for a sober analysis of the world DNRC
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"Judge, and be prepared to be judged" -- Ayn Rand
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