tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012577834296987267.post808804179299998877..comments2023-09-13T16:28:53.701-07:00Comments on Michaltastik Spewing Out Her Opinions: The rabbis don't want women praying?Michaltastikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358698308334285154noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012577834296987267.post-385572478681082082009-05-25T02:50:58.174-07:002009-05-25T02:50:58.174-07:00The only defense I can think of on the behalf of t...The only defense I can think of on the behalf of the people who are disallowing these prayer groups was mentioned in the article itself. It said the word 'minyanim.' In and of itself a prayer group is fine, unless I'm missing some major part of Orthodox Judaism. I don't know the type of prayer group this is, but minyan implies the saying of kaddish, barchu, kedusha, etc. If that is the case, then yes, there is a big problem. 3 women above the age of 12 can make a mezuman for benching, but they cannot make a minyan. If they aren't actually having a minyan but just davening together, boy oh boy are the Jews in trouble. <br><br>By the way, although the article says it, where does the chief authority on conversions in America call women monkeys. I can write an article too that says the president said something along the same lines, but without proof, the claim is baseless and unbelievable. I followed the link where it says the monkey line, but found nothing that suggested that Rabbi Hershel Shachter called anyone a monkey.<br><br>Second 'by the way.' This website sounds a bit radical no?Avihttp://shocked-avi.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012577834296987267.post-12741496801472222412009-05-25T11:46:17.192-07:002009-05-25T11:46:17.192-07:00I will admit that an interesting fact is that the ...I will admit that an interesting fact is that the USA head of conversions has changed in the last year. Previously, it was Rabbi Zylberman. I spoke with him on the phone. He arranged for me to have a Shabbos meal, which is more than I can say for my first two conversion rabbis who essentially didn't speak to me, didn't answer shailas and didn't arrange Shabbos or yontiff meals for me.Michaltastikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358698308334285154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012577834296987267.post-27042038006711901752009-05-25T11:53:54.140-07:002009-05-25T11:53:54.140-07:00Oh, and no, women are not saying anything they are...Oh, and no, women are not saying anything they aren't allowed to say. What they don't like is the Manhattan-style acknoweldgement that women are people. If you look at Avi's Weiss' shul's website, it states this. Also, the men leave the santuary for women's groups. The only exception is when a bas mitzvah girl gives a devar Torah or whatever. Her male family members are allowed in. <br><br>The main point I was trying to get across in this post is exactly that, that the radicals are pushing their way in conversion. There are problems with both EJF conversions and RCA conversions. For one thing, many EJF converts are getting their information off of a Yahoo group or from a tutor who might not be so knowledgeable, instead of from a rabbi. I saw one of these tutors post that women don't have to wash in the morning.Michaltastikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358698308334285154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012577834296987267.post-49880461555188361462009-05-25T11:56:30.996-07:002009-05-25T11:56:30.996-07:00RCA rabbis doing conversions don't always feel...RCA rabbis doing conversions don't always feel obligated to hold to the RCA standards. All in all, the rabbis and the organizations convert who ever they want and they do whatever they want. Good candidates are treated like dirt because they don't have a good enough job and candidates with an ok job go to the mikvah with thier period.Michaltastikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358698308334285154noreply@blogger.com