Chaya, in Israel
2006-12-05 08:10:09
Michael: I’m quite aware there are modern Orthodox synagogues in the U.S. That wasn’t my point. They, too, don’t want to grapple with the big questions and don’t dare reinterpret the Torah. Yes, the Conservative have made an effort to do so but their poskim aren’t accepted by Orthodoxy. One of the big problems today is agunot (women whose husbands won’t give them a get – writ of divorce). In Israel today more and more buses whose lines go to Haredi populatins are setting up segregated buses – men in the front; women in theback!! This is ridiculous! These are public buses! This is the kind of thing I’m talking about whereby Judaism is stuck in some time warp from the past.
