Oy Vey! They Became Religious! | Cross-Currents: "And while R’ Eliezrie may be right that it is an act of insecurity for a baal teshuvah to try to limit interaction with non-frum relatives, isn’t such insecurity understandable?
Not having had the benefit of being raised in a frum environment, he/she is constantly learning on the job. It would be unreasonable to expect a baal teshuvah to have the same confidence in himself as an FFB.
That said, I also agree with those who commented that a baal teshuvah can’t just ignore his non-frum relatives. First and foremost is the halachic imperative.
Becoming a baal teshuvah is much more than a lifestyle change; it’s a commitment to observe the mitzvos, all of them. [The Gerer Rebbe, the 'Beis Yisrael', often expressed his dissapointment that only the non-frum become baalei teshuvah, but FFBs don't...."
Comment #31 (from the same source as below)-
Comment by Chaim Wolfson — August 23, 2007 @ 7:03 pm
Original Article link below
Oy Vey! They Became Religious! By Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie, August 12, 2007
Posted here by:
The Writers Cafe.org
Passaic Dating, From Frum & Single to Frum and Married,
Before I Became Frum
No comments:
Post a Comment