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Haredi or religious, etc.

שו”תCategory: generalHaredi or religious, etc.
asked 5 years ago

I converted a year and a half ago and was exposed to various streams of Judaism such as Lithuanian Haredim, National Religious, Hasidim, Etsnikim, Chabad, Breslov, and the Zilberman community [and each of them is headed by a great man with reasons and explanations, where is the place of my intellect in these discussions] – does the rabbi have a coherent position towards these streams, and is it my job to examine each stream at all? Although what I do in life should stem from thought and understanding that it is the right thing, in the case that the amount that needs clarification is so great, is the right step here also to clarify?


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מיכי Staff answered 5 years ago
A person is supposed to formulate his own position. It is worth hearing the arguments of all sides, and it is very desirable to do so critically, and then formulate a position. If you are looking for someone to trust, you will not be able to reach a coherent position, because there are wise and knowledgeable people on all sides. Therefore, there is no choice but to formulate a position yourself. This, of course, must be done carefully and gradually. The more you know, the better you will be able to formulate a position. At first, go with your heart and your initial intuitions, but it is worth maintaining an openness and then correcting. In general, I am not at all in favor of adopting a blanket position, that is, falling under one of the headings you presented in your list. For each question, it is worthwhile and appropriate to formulate a position yourself. There is no reason to adopt an entire series of answers just because of belonging to one group or another. Therefore, I also do not have a position towards one or another stream. I am against streams in general, and I have positions on the various questions, and that is how I try to act.

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הלל replied 3 years ago

Is there a community of people who hold this view?

מיכי replied 3 years ago

Guess this is a joke.

הלל replied 3 years ago

I ask this because in a certain sense you need to connect with people (synagogue, educational institutions, etc.)

coco replied 2 years ago

yes there are some

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