The Point of This Blog.

Yes there is a point. Really.

This blog is (eventually) going to feature multiple contributors. We will be discussing various aspects of Jewish life that seem to be taking a back seat as of late. At least to some, anyway.

I see more and more of a division in our people these days. We're worried about who is frummer than who. If someone's not frum enough, we deride them (often publically). If someone is frummer than us, we deride them too. We say they're fakers or holier than thou.

I don't get that.

I've always liked the response of Hillel to the skeptic who wanted to know the entire Torah while standing on one foot (a euphamism for berevity, as I understand it)

"That which is hateful to you, do not do not do to your neighbor. That is the whole Torah, the rest is the explanation. Go and study it."

If people spent more time focusing on this and less time trying to out-Jew each other, we might find ourselves closer to Redemption.

But then, what do I know?