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joethefisch4485 karma

Yes indeed the rabbis and leaders try really hard to ban internet altogether. They have a really difficult time with the internet. Its only allowed for business purposes. They have created a kosher internet filter. You’re only allowed to use the internet with that filter. So yes I’m currently violating the rules by bypassing the filter and being on Reddit...

joethefisch3289 karma

I’m still fully Hasidic, at last from the outside. But my views have radically changed the older I got and the more I was exposed to outside stuff. It wasn’t any particular movie, it was more death of a thousand paper cuts. It was more reading a lot of different views and listening to all kinds different opinions over podcasts etc. If I can name one book on top of my head it’s, Ellie Wiesel’s book Night. I remember reading it a few years back and it really shook my beliefs.

I’ve never tasted anything non kosher. Can bacon be an eye opener?... I’ve never tried.

joethefisch2474 karma

I really like this question! I wish people would realize more that most of us haven’t chosen our society or culture. We were just born into it and we usually believe in in even though we haven’t really chosen it objectively. I think if we would listen more and try understand other views it would be better for everyone. Especially when it comes to such insulated community like Hasidim. I would say that most people are good people and have good intentions. Even the ones that act bad in the eyes of someone on the outside, believe they’re following gods word. I think if instead of reacting in hostile manner, you try to listen and understand we all would accomplish much more.

joethefisch648 karma

The original idea behind the dress code is to be different then everyone else. Another way not to assimilate. Through out the years it gained some layers and customs and it became something holy and something to be proud of. I remember hearing when I grew up, just like the London soldiers wear their uniforms no matter what weather, so do we. This is our uniform.

joethefisch600 karma

Yes they teach us that we should be thankful to our government for giving us the freedom practicing our religion. (My teacher didn’t mention the welfare programs...)