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More #myorthodoxlife content: An Orthodox- positive media appreciation thread (1/)
A lot of Orthodox folks are saying “the critiques of Orthodoxy are valid, but why are the stories of those who leave the only ones being told?” (2/)
News flash: they’re not! Here are some examples of the kinds of nuanced, loving depictions that are possible when Orthodox/ “non/no longer Orthodox but still love the community“ artists decide to tell their stories. Caveat: these stories are not uniformly positive. (3/)
A lot of really good nuance here.
“If the drive to tell stories comes from defending rather than celebrating, the stories will not be compelling.”
“If the drive to tell stories comes from defending rather than celebrating, the stories will not be compelling.”
As someone who celebrates my own Orthodoxy, I think it’s critical to listen to those who left (that doesn’t mean accept every word uncritically when there is clear sensationalism and lying, as with JH, but allow yourself to hear and learn when it’s sincere, as this piece is).
There are so many factors that impact people’s lives - I’ve experienced some of the dark side, but I am grateful to have mostly had incredible people in my life, which makes a huge difference in how I live and practice.
Having grown in a yeshivish (Ultra Orthodox, non chassidic ) community, and spent the last 5 years in predominantly centrist/Modern Orthodox (MO) circles, some thoughts on #myorthodoxlife (1/)
I’m seeing a lot of ModOx women tweeting that their lives are nothing like popular depictions of Orthodoxy. This is true- while the MO world is far from perfect, in terms of gender/sexualityissues & cultural openness, it’s light years ahead of yeshivish Orthodoxy (2/
HOWEVER that doesn’t erase the fact that Ultra Orthodox Jews make up the majority of the Orthodox population, and many Ultra Orthodox communities are not that far off from popular media depictions (3/)
