tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626162062588121300.post2826351140324297082..comments2024-01-23T10:21:10.258-08:00Comments on Libi BaMizrach: The Orthodox Union: Reaffirming the StandardsYLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13689893295605516727noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626162062588121300.post-77167546651807927622018-02-06T13:22:33.847-08:002018-02-06T13:22:33.847-08:00Thank you Mory, the encouragement is most apprecia...Thank you Mory, the encouragement is most appreciated!<br /><br />Rabbi Pruzansky makes a good case for why the three-year window was needed at <br />https://rabbipruzansky.com/2018/02/02/the-orthodox-union-speaks/<br /><br />I don't know who Zoya 2 is, but thanks for your comments!<br /> YLOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689893295605516727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626162062588121300.post-47656588603543701792018-02-06T10:35:34.506-08:002018-02-06T10:35:34.506-08:00My early religious education among the Oppenheimer...My early religious education among the Oppenheimer family here in our little city where there are almost as many congregational choices as there are Jews made it absolutely clear to me that each end of the Jewish spectrum must HOLD VERY TIGHTLY to its mesorah or the whole tent will collapse.Zoya 2https://www.blogger.com/profile/02943617622302959767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626162062588121300.post-2325294197538505942018-02-06T08:55:37.046-08:002018-02-06T08:55:37.046-08:00Bravo! Your well thought-out and presented essay s...Bravo! Your well thought-out and presented essay sheds a logical view of what I initially saw as a very problematic aspect of the OU decision, specifically allowing the four congregations which do not conform to the OU's policy of no females in rabbinical or pseudo-rabbinical roles to remain within the OU community for three additional years.<br />There is no doubt in my mind that the OU had to make their position crystal clear; to its own members and to the greater Orthodox community. I'm elated that it has chosen to do so.<br />It's the 3-year grace period that troubled me most. Have a policy--enforce the policy!<br />Your explanation of the pressure-cooker environment in which the OU leadership conducted their deliberations and the many factors which impacted on their decision. The reason for the three-year extension became even clearer when you used the term "sunset clause". But, it would have been an even stronger statement had the OU said that it was giving the four congregations three years to come up to snuff or face expulsion; rather than stating that after three years their status will be reviewed. <br />Keep fighting for truth, justice and the Jewish way!<br />Moryslip34https://www.blogger.com/profile/03560003666684288503noreply@blogger.com