How much different is סוף השמדת התורה (to paraphrase the Brisker Rav) – the active reform of the Reform movement – from the passive reform of mainstream Chareidim?
I mean, how would you describe the following attitude to our current state of קיום התורה והמצוות?
A recent event publicized in Kedushas Tzion was disgraced with the stated “הרגשת הלב” of a prominent, scholarly speaker claiming as follows: If there is a מצוה we are למעשה not performing, and we don’t really feel emotionally connected to it, better leave it alone…
This incredulous idea was purported to be a legitimate reason behind the Chareidi neglect of Techeiles (תכלת). It was also used to claim an ideological disinterest in חידוש הקרבת קרבנות, safely decided what was to be the “proper” conclusion of any responsa on the topic. Nor is this sort of opinion too rare.
(This also happens to be the speaker’s approach to several other such matters, especially fake head-coverings for women.)
What will be?!
Now a protest was written up in the latest “Kedushas Tzion”, #35 pages 17-19. Check it out.
[I was helped in writing this by a reader.]