Hyehudi Survey Highlights

I recently asked our readers and subscribers what they want more of and what they want less of. Naturally, I mostly got generic responses to the first question and details on the second.

Thanks to those who answered!

I thought the complaints would include the audacity to attack well-known אנשי צורה, and readability. One deemed the site “precipitous”. Maybe that’s what he meant. (Read much Mishpacha, do you?)

Here are some of the answers received plus rejoinders (anonymized, translated, altered and abridged):

I prefer what relates to Torah directly.

The site concerns Judaism, not “Torah”. Sorry.

Will you add more video?

I hope not.

How about allowing comments?

I make it difficult to leave comments because I lack interaction time. There’s always the contact page. I have printed readers’ comments in the past. Here are One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine examples.

More Hebrew, please!

I try to keep Hebrew under a third, although this is tough on both kinds of readers. What else can I do? The Torah is today partly only in English, as per “טט בכתפי שתים פת באפריקי שתים”.

What Is WebChaver?

The idea of Internet Accountability is simple: A person will certainly not view inappropriate material on the internet if others could see what they have viewed. WebChaver (using the acclaimed Covenant Eyes software) will send an easy-to-read report of your internet activity to a Chaver of your choice; a spouse, parent, or friend, who can view the report and ensure your browsing integrity.

This concept is not new. Our Sages tell us that a shomer (guardian) that has the ability to check up on someone is an effective safeguard against sin. Many Halachic authorities have declared the Internet to be no different than being alone with a forbidden woman (yichud). The most effective way to counter this is by appointing a shomer – someone that can “check up” on your activity and ensure the internet is being used only for the good.

From their website.

Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovitz is a big fan. He adds one should also have some form of filter (WebChaver offers an optional one, too).

Check it out.

Feiglin on the Grocery Law

Keep Government Out of Private Religious Practice

by Moshe Feiglin

The “Grocery Store Bill” that passed today in the Knesset is an excellent example of why the State should not be involved in religious affairs. What is the story behind this bill? In the beginning, there was a law prohibiting the opening of businesses, including grocery stores, on Shabbat. In Tel Aviv, the law was ignored. The High Court supported Tel Aviv. The Knesset opposed Tel Aviv.

The bill turned into a major political battle. After a full course of baseless hatred all around, we have come full circle: The new bill says what had already been the case in practice: In communities that wish to have open groceries on Shabbat, the groceries will be open. In communities that wish to have closed groceries on Shabbat, the groceries will be closed.

What does Zehut say?

We must remove the entire issue from the Knesset and its conflict-instigators, and give the authority to decide on Shabbat observance for private businesses to the communities. In the words of President Trump, “All we are doing is recognizing reality”. (Reality, by the way, is the secular name for the Master of the Universe). For more on Religion and State, see our Platform Synopsis.

קול החינוך גליון #103

יו”ל ע”י ‘ועד הורים’ – בהכוונת גדולי התורה שליט”א

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[קול החינוך עוסק במלחמת מדינת ישראל בחינוך יהודי עצמאי.]

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