"I know - I know all about you. Look, kid, don't ever - ya' understand me? - don't ever let anyone monkey with your swing."
Baseball player hitting legend Ted Williams to a young Carl Yastrzemski
How many German Jews have shed their heritage and tried another, only to find it ill-fitting?
And how many Western Jews, raised in the Germanic societies of England, South Africa, Australia, Switzerland, and the USA have not pursued Torah Im Derech Eretz even though it may better suit their sensibilities?
"How many German Jews have shed their heritage and tried another, only to find it ill-fitting?"
ReplyDeleteMany others, from different backgrounds, have done so as well. That is the modern world. There is a lot of freedom, and exploration.
Sometimes people don't appreciate, or aren't aware of the treasure in their backyard, and go searching elsewhere. But sometimes, after a while, after exploring alternatives, they come back home, to better understand and value their own heritage.
Some leave and do well. And that's fine. But some leave and become confused and unsure of themselves. That's not fine.
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