I find the Jewish Press more impressive than the Jewish Journal (which refused to publish or link to the article) in this culture war over Sarah Silverman.
Greg Leake emails: Hi Luke,
It’s been a while. I periodically intentionally step away from the computer for a few months. Sort of a sanity break.
Maybe you guys accomplish the same thing by staying away from electronics one day a week. Anyway, it is sort of nice to unplug for a little while.
I don’t see either side of this debate between the rabbi and Mr. Silverman pointing out the obvious.
Sarah Silverman has no business being a mother. While I am sometimes shocked when I find myself in agreement with Rabbs, I must say that being a child of Sarah Silverman’s would be de facto abusive.
Who on earth would imagine that it would be a good idea for someone whose public persona is as reprehensible as Sarah Silverman’s to be responsible for raising a child?
So I have to disagree with the rabbi and disagree with Mr. Silverman. She should not become a mother because of what and who she is, irrespective of her ethnic or religious origin.
Outside of that, one occasionally reflects on the fact that sometimes girls with a religious orientation are the ones who become the most outrageous. Sarah Silverman is not unlike Madonna and some other who have tried to turn social inappropriateness, blasphemy, and outrageousness into a vehicle for fame and money. One wonders if the religious orientation itself proves to be a motivation for their behavior.
