Usually when tradegy strikes within the Chassidic-Charedi community the first to feel the pressure are the women. They're told that they are to blame for all that goes wrong. The Rambam says that that if one the group passes away all בני החבורה need to be מפשפש במעשים but we know better. After all, our knees and elbows are covered and we don't wear neither long sheitlach nor tight-fitting clothes. (The Yeshivish types, to their credit are less apt to limit the blame to women).
Was I surprised that after the latest round of "premature deaths" at least within the forum and blog communities there had been no such talk! The questions abound and the answer and many and diverse, but the blame is not there.
Is it the fact that people realize that women can't always be to blame, or am I just taking a sample of the wrong segment of society? Do the masses still blame knees and elbows?
oh my no no no, what are you saying this is not right. does any one know what happened to their car? It is so sad it does feel like every summer we pay a price.I hope the rest of our summer is quite.
ReplyDeleteheshy, your blog is rusty. maybe reread your post and retool your point. you mentioned that all blame women historically, express personal opinion that this is not nice, observe that women are not condemned today; and then you're disappointed that history and current opinion differ despite the fact that you value the current opinion...you are such a traditionalist!!
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ReplyDeleteI didn't say I was disappointed, all I said was I'm surprised, pleasantly surprised!