Comments for The Orthoprax Rabbi's Blog

Comment on PURIM and What Comes After by chained jew

chained jew — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:09:14 +0000

Welcome back,
It would be nice if you can give us particulars on the issues that changed your beliefs over the years.

Thank You

Comment on PURIM and What Comes After by Shira

Shira — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:14:22 +0000

“the clear markings of an elaborate sham”

Can you elaborate on what these clear markings are? And which part is the sham? I’m really curious.

Comment on PURIM and What Comes After by Chay Nobody

Chay Nobody — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:52:18 +0000

Welcome Back! For a while there I had begun to worry we would never hear from you again. I hope you are able to find the path that will bring you inner (and outer) peace (just as wish for myself and all others who live with torments).
Do you envision a time that you may be able to fully lift that mask to show everyone the truth?

Comment on My Yom Kippur Speech by Rabban Gamliel

Rabban Gamliel — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:17:50 +0000

He certainly could not be the type of rabbi he was claiming to be, certainly not with the congregation or credentials he was claiming to have. He was indeed a fraud and he had willing dupes who considered it a bad question to ask if he was for real because they wanted him to be real or more specifically his charges. He was in over his head.

Comment on About by Yossi Krausz

Yossi Krausz — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:20:39 +0000

Hi. I’m a writer for Ami Magazine. I’m doing a story on Orthoprax Jews and would be interested in interviewing you, with full anonymity.
Thanks.

Comment on My Yom Kippur Speech by Only a Jew

Only a Jew — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:53:07 +0000

“So we reach the end of Yom Kippur, our holiest days. On this day, the day for which supersedes the Shabbos ”

Haven’t been here for awhile and evidently neither has the poser rabbi. Anyone who makes this statement has no clue about not only Shabbos but Yom Kippur as well. I think the jury has come in and the fraud that is the author of this blog has been exposed as either a rabbi who knows nothing about basic judaism therefore disqualifying him from commenting on it with any credibility, or he is not close to a rabbi which makes him a liar and a know nothing with more time on his hands then he knows what to do with.

How sad.

Comment on Tipping Point by Chanya

Chanya — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:07:10 +0000

“Not many informed, critically thinking atheists become
religious, if any at all.” Completely untrue. There are literally
thousands of intelligent, college-educated, “critically thinking
atheists” who have become Ba’aleh Teshuva. They just don’t hide it.
Religious people who choose to no longer believe may have various
reasons for wanting to stay in the community (family, etc.). An
atheist who has become religious, however, rarely has a reason to
hide it, and doesn’t want to. This is just the same tired,
condescending attitude that anyone with half a brain wouldn’t
believe in G-d. I’ve met many incredibly stupid atheists, and many
brilliant religious people who actually have “critically” examined
all sides.

Comment on My Yom Kippur Speech by Gregory Magarshak

Gregory Magarshak — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:48:55 +0000

If you are an atheist, how can you be a rabbi? Are you preaching the value of some kind of orthopraxy? It all seems a pretty wrong to me.

Comment on Why do I write? by Lady-Light

Lady-Light — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:54:23 +0000

I found your answer here–you do not have to respond to my email. Thank you, I will (bli neder) read this.

Comment on About Me by Lady-Light

Lady-Light — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:03:34 +0000

Sorry-I couldn’t find your email address anywhere (I might have missed it). You answered one of my comments with a reference to (not sure of exact title) “twenty three questions” or something like that, about refuting certain events in the Torah. Could you please send that link to me again? I have not had the time to read it, but I would like to.
Thanks.