Q&A: Which Is Preferable: Haredi or Secular?
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Which Is Preferable: Haredi or Secular?
Question
Hello Rabbi,
Which family would you prefer to be born into, a Haredi one or a secular one?
Answer
The question isn’t well-defined. In either possibility I would be a different person.
Discussion on Answer
I don’t know.
Let me ask it differently: suppose that at the end of your life they offered you reincarnation, and you could choose whether to be born into a Haredi family or a secular one—which would you prefer?