My recent post on Yom HaAtzmaut1 has garnered a lot of feedback and seems to have resonated with many people. One central theme in the feedback is that the path of Torah Jews has modernized and evolved. In other words, there is a new type of Jew emerging. We are not on the well-worn path, but we are still on a path—albeit a new one that we are forging ourselves, perhaps without even realizing it.
The struggle I presented stems from a need to identify with one way or another, when, in fact, that isn't necessary. There is a new category of Jew emerging—those who have studied in yeshivas and whose default lifestyle, hashkafic, and halachic structure leans to the right. These individuals are open-minded but comfortable on either side, often feeling confused and disconnected.
We strive to learn Torah and follow Judaism while valuing being informed and knowledgeable about the world. We are figuring out our place in religion, experiencing good and bad days, and trying to make it work. Some of u…
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