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yemel's avatar

Calling Jewish things you don't like idol-worship is reactionary and not useful. Lag Ba'omer has grounded credibility with mainstream Jews as a Day, and it's fair to not like the elements that masses take out of proportion, but it's obviously not emorite idol worship to circle the fire. The criticism is valid but the attempt to tie it to halcha is stupid.

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Shai Natapov's avatar

David Berger's warning of the hierarchy of Judaism with "Orthodox" at the top breaking down into an anarchy where all forms of Judaism are equally valid is a wet dream for secular Jews in Israel.

Imagine many different "kosher" signs on food products and restaurants, each by an organization from a different sect (even one for Reform Jews, lol).

Each such organization must now be independent, separate from the government, as there's no justification for one over the others. Public transport on Shabbat? X and Y sects say it's ok, so how can the government justify a universal ban? Maybe the reason America went with separation of Church and State it that they couldn't choose one denomination of Christianity to make official.

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