I really really do.
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Oh my God, this is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen
“regularly helps little old ladies cross the street”
Bless
“Because Mario said so.”
The Cold War is over
YAAAAAAAAY!! Shloshes Yemei Hagbalah!! I’ve got my Avremel back at last!! (Until the three weeks, that is)
Something I just learned
The Luchos are divided into two themes. The first tablet “בין אדם למקום” “Between Man and God”, the second one “בין אדם לחבירו” “Between Man and his fellow”.
The question arises, “Why then, is the commandment of honouring one’s parents on the first tablet?”
So I just watched a video lecture by Rabbi Shais Taub, on Chabad.org, in which he gave a beautiful answer. In regard to the conception and birth of a child, Torah teaches us that the parents are “Partners With God in Creation”. We find by mitzvos we’re often called “LIKE partners in Creation”. This teaches us that parents are not just people to you, rather, they are, (please don’t start making claims that I’m preaching polytheistic ideas, this is a figurative example) in a sense, Gods. Therefore, the commandment of Honouring your Father and Mother is on the first tablet, because they are considered like your creator.
(SIDE NOTE: I couldn’t find an image of the Luchos being square/rectangular as they were. The misconception that they were rounded is so widespread it’s ridiculous)
The whole Deborah Feldman is making me want to go to Williamsburg to see how Chassidishe women are treated.
Honestly, it’s pretty much normal. I do a lot of my food shopping there. Men and women don’t really interact unless they’re married or related, and of course then…
I believe that a lot of her stories were made up, and it makes me so mad that she made the public perceive hasidim as cruel animals. With my experience of being in orthodox families, the women are treated with great respect and love, and i am positive Hasidim treat the women with no less respect.
Bad experiences happen in any and every community. Just because of difficulties in one family, doesn’t mean that entire community is the same.
*My views probably appear a bit contradictory; still exploring Hasidism in deeper depth*
As Nechama-Eliora said, the only true way to find out for yourself is go to the community and see how things are. Of course, folk aren’t going to be able to get into the deep working of the home, but just from watching people (that sounds creepy), it can tell a lot. How wife looks at husband and visa versa, how she reacts with sudden movements, how the woman reacts with other women, whether husband appears controlling, etc…
I’m not familiar with Deborah Feldman, or what she has said, but I feel that being from a Chassidic background, I am thus qualified to state my observations and opinions.
From my experiences as a Lubavitcher: I’ve been to many MANY households and heard many a man speak of his wife, and almost never have seen or heard anything other than praise and appreciation. Now, this does not mean that there are no cases in which the wife feels either trapped, abused, or the like (Chas V’Sholom) but if there are, they are few and should NOT become something that brings a bad name upon any community of people.
I don’t know how other sects treat women, but I assure you, anything other than mutual respect and admiration, peace and unity, in a marriage, should not be found in Judaism.
