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Re:Call Me by My Name: Deborah Abrams Kaplan by exelius on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @06:38AM (#19672485)
It’s pretty clear the author is Orthodox, so this is within her community. That said, many forms of Orthodox Judaism aren’t far off from what we would call “radical Islam” when it comes to their views on women (they don’t wear an abaya, but many wear wigs and full-body covering).
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Re:Call Me by My Name: Deborah Abrams Kaplan by Geeek on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @06:55AM (#19672557)
She is not, she clearly identifies herself as part of Conservative Judaism.
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Re:Call Me by My Name: Deborah Abrams Kaplan by exelius on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @07:16AM (#19672661)
Yeah, exactly. I have more than one (female) Orthodox friend and they’re constantly having to stand up to elders within their own communities for respect. The older generations still believe women shouldn’t work.
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Re:Call Me by My Name: Deborah Abrams Kaplan by microcolonel on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @08:11AM (#19672932)
Disagreement with orthodoxy is heterodox. You can't be orthodox and heterodox at the same time, that makes no sense.
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Re:Call Me by My Name: Deborah Abrams Kaplan by true_religion on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @09:31AM (#19673397)
You can be mostly orthodox except for one practice. Absolutism is hard.
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Re:Call Me by My Name: Deborah Abrams Kaplan by esarbe on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @06:47AM (#19672530)
Why is this downvoted? Seems pretty much on the spot.
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Re:Call Me by My Name: Deborah Abrams Kaplan by eddieroger on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @08:27AM (#19673026)
Because the author writes that her synagogue is a member of the Conservative movement, which is not the same as the Orthodox movement? It's not so much "pretty clear" as it is "wrong."
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Re:Call Me by My Name: Deborah Abrams Kaplan by esarbe on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @08:56AM (#19682101)
Ah, thanks for clarifying! I'm not familiar with the many facets of religion, so thanks for the help?
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