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I don't understand the question? Do I hate to eat Treif? Well, I never have (hope not). I'm nauseated when I pass a Treif eatery, so does that constitute hate?
My theory is that you either hate treif, or you celebrate it. Ambivalence is the same as celebrating it. Did I miss any options?
Are you talking about treif food? Treif ideas? Treif people? And treif to whom? OU Dairy might be treif to a chasid who only drinks cholov yisroel, but not to the majority of Jews.
Your question is very vague. May I ask what prompted it?
Are you talking about treif food? Treif ideas? Treif people? And treif to whom? OU Dairy might be treif to a chasid who only drinks cholov yisroel, but not to the majority of Jews.
Your question is very vague. May I ask what prompted it?
Somebody PM'd me that they didn't understand why so many Jews in this forum not only eat treif, but actually celebrate and promote a treif lifestyle.
I have to admit, I don't understand either. I grew up eating treif and transgressing laws I would have never dreamed of. But once I was exposed to Torah, I stopped publicly promoting such anti Jewish, anti Torah concepts. I still performed many of these treif actions, but I recognized it was a function of my madrega (level of Jewish performance). I would
Never have dreamed, even in those days, of saying its preferable to eat and act treif.
Are you talking about treif food? Treif ideas? Treif people? And treif to whom? OU Dairy might be treif to a chasid who only drinks cholov yisroel, but not to the majority of Jews.
Your question is very vague. May I ask what prompted it?
I also don't understand the question.
Do I hate lobsters? Do I hate eating lobsters?
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Originally Posted by theflipflop
My theory is that you either hate treif, or you celebrate it. Ambivalence is the same as celebrating it. Did I miss any options?
Well, that's a pretty terrible theory. But I suppose most fundamentalists only think in black & white so it's not very surprising.
You are correct. We believe in black and white. Grey is an unnatural state and requires balance, ie, moving to either black or white. The Torah is emes. Straddling the fence is sheker.
You feel no shame in promoting a life of treif? Or would you prefer to have Torah guided actions. But you're just not on that level? Not you, per se, but the philosophies you promote in this forum.
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