Sunday 23 June 2013

Hareidism vs. Centrism IV

Rabbi Avraham Edelstein
To MK R Dov Lipman:

« I still felt that you would engage the Haredim in dialogue, ...

Now I know that that is no longer the case. From the first missed opportunity during your opening speech in the Knesset, you have relished your newfound role in certain circles as being the brave hero who says unpopular things to, and about, your own. Your new friends generously provide you with hourly confirmation that your positions are correct.
The problems you express regarding the lack of parnassa in the Haredi community are real and admitted to by every intelligent Haredi leader. But, as I shared with you when we met, solutions to these problems were being executed even as we spoke. Haredim were going to work in increasing numbers. In fact, last year alone, there were five thousand Haredi males engaged in courses and degree programs that represented a full range of careers. The mainstream Haredi communities no longer stigmatize those men who go to work.»
An Open Letter to MK Rabbi Dov Lipman | The Jewish Press
http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/an-open-letter-to-mk-rabbi-dov-lipman/2013/06/11/


Best Regards,
RRW

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