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As a child in Israel, I was fascinated with these rules. That said, I’m saddened to see how so many people are excited by these laws, when people who are force
by throwmeaway1p 5y ago
As a child in Israel, I was fascinated with these rules.
That said, I’m saddened to see how so many people are excited by these laws, when people who are forced to live by them in Israel suffer, as there’s only one kind of “true” Judaism followed here. They can and often are used for discrimination, hate towards minorities and significant limits of freedom about what you can do, who to marry, what to eat and more.
For example, someone here used “goyim” in its pure sense - someone not from the people of Israel. I’ve often seen it used as a hate word.
- tovmeod 5y ago> who are forced to live by them in Israel Not true, no one is forced, Israel is not a dictatorship
- gentlest_hum 5y agoNo one is forced to do any of this, if you were Jewish you'd know that. Goyim is also not a slur and refers in many instances ALSO to Jews, since it just means "nation." Quit fibbin.
- TchoBeer 5y ago>Goyim is also not a slur and refers in many instances ALSO to Jews, since it just means "nation." I don't know if you live in a jewish community, but people _definitely_ use the word "goy" in a derogatory manner. Lots of slurs also mean innocuous things; "coon" is an example, which can refer both to raccoons and also is a slur for black people.
- w0de0 5y agoWhat saddens me is the intellectual waste the study and interpretation of these laws creates. There’s an entire generation with a normal distribution of potential and intelligence, and above average in work ethic - and they are arguing obscure religious laws in a yeshiva for their whole life. What a waste.