"I don’t usually write in to magazines, but a letter in this past week’s issue sent me heading to the computer kiosk to reply"
I don’t usually write in to magazines, but a letter in this past week’s issue, titled “Go Where You Are Wanted,” sent me heading to the computer kiosk to reply. The letter writer opined that rather than pursuing legal action against its neighbors, the Jewish community in Linden should just relocate.
Why? Because the community under discussion consists of chassidim? The communities in both in Toms River and Jackson faced similar opposition, as did many communities across America when trying to set up the infrastructure for a frum community, such as an eiruv. Yidden have as much right to be there as any other citizens.
Rivka Goldstein
Rabbi Kerzner’s recent article on bitachon was off the charts — fabulously written, clearly sourced, and deeply clarifying. But to be honest, it also left me somewhat disturbed — not because it was wrong, but because it forced me to confront and rethink a premise I grew up with.
Like many others, I was taught — both in Bais Yaakov and in seminary — that a person with bitachon does not feel fear. The presence of fear was taught as an automatic indicator of a flaw in trust. I accepted that definition unquestioningly for years.
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