If you are a normal human being who adopts Orthodox Judaism, you’ll soon feel better about yourself.<\/p>\n
Practice Orthodox Judaism and you’ll walk around with a swagger. You’ll know who you are. You’ll never proclaim you’re a proud Jew. You’ll just be a proud Jew.<\/p>\n
It’s a beautiful thing to know who you are. Practice non-Orthodox forms of Judaism and the chances are the following things will slip into your speech:<\/p>\n
"I know the Orthodox won’t agree…"<\/p>\n
"The Orthodox probably don’t think I’m Jewish…"<\/p>\n
"I can’t help wondering if the Orthodox think I’m Jewish…"<\/p>\n
"I wonder how the Orthodox will react to this…"<\/p>\n
"I think it’s kinda Orthodox when I…"<\/p>\n
"That seems Orthodox to me…"<\/p>\n
By contrast, I never hear Orthodox Jews concerning themselves with how non-Orthodox Jews regard them. It doesn’t matter.<\/p>\n
Orthodox Jews are exceedingly secure in their identity when compared to non-Orthodox Jews, who are varying combinations of traditional Judaism, newfangled Judaism and secular society. Non-Orthodox Jews are torn between so many competing ways of being that the chances are much higher they won’t know who they are and they won’t have a community that supports them.<\/p>\n
Modernity is a confusing place. You can be straight or gay or bi. You can be a believer or an agnost or an atheist. You can be anything you want. There are so many choices that a lot of people get stuck. They don’t know who they are and they don’t know what is expected of them.<\/p>\n
If anyone has the slightest doubt about the mental health benefits available to the practicioner of Orthodox Judaism, they should simply gaze upon me on this here live cam<\/a>.<\/p>\n Look upon my works, ye mortals…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you are a normal human being who adopts Orthodox Judaism, you’ll soon feel better about yourself. Practice Orthodox Judaism and you’ll walk around with a swagger. You’ll know who you are. You’ll never proclaim you’re a proud Jew. You’ll … Continue reading