It bothers me a little.
I grew up in the Haredi community, so did my wife.
We were born in this community, this is our family and our tribe. We made a good living. We had a respectable status in the community and everything seemed to be fine.
At some point about a generation ago, my wife and I decided that it was better to leave Harediism to the community of honest servants of God, and for our taste, this is not Harediism.
We got up and took action, took our children, packed our belongings, left behind our status and livelihood, and moved to the community of honest servants of God.
Many years have passed, God willing, we have settled into the new community, the children have flourished, flourished and succeeded both spiritually and materially, much more than we had imagined. Our livelihood has been restored, our status has been restored, and we have succeeded far beyond what we had anticipated.
What bothers us is that in the new community there is no distinction at all between denominations.
I, of course, don’t mean the negative side of discrimination, but rather the positive side of preservation, the side that is more fluid and easier with culture, etc. What can be done about it?
This is a value that exists in Haredi (and I’m talking about the positive side of the matter) and unfortunately does not exist in the community of honest servants of God. There is no positive public response to such a call.
Does a rabbi with similar personal experience have any advice on the matter?
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