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From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen)
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Subject: Re: sex
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Date: Sun, 15-Sep-85 22:55:19 EDT
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> Unfortunately somewhere along the  last  couple of  centuries the vast
> majority of Ashkenazim  dropped out from the Jewish  world and adopted
> western ways.  I  think the corruption  began when Ashkenazim  adopted
> some very explicit  Christian  practices  many centuries ago.     Then
> Ashkenazim took the attitude that Yahudut was foremost  a religion (as
> David Sherman posted not so long ago).   This attitude would have been
> an anathema to all the great sages of the Sefardi world.  What happens
> when  we come to  an  age like now when religion  is not so important?
> Most of the Jews become either Rosens or Harazduks.

Go ahead, Yakky, tear your clothes.  Mourn for us that we're no longer
Jews.  They're your clothes.  Or is this a vusvusish Ashkenazi custom?
For the last time, Yakky, tell us all why it is not YOU who has "dropped
out of the Jewish world".  Please.  If all you can say is "that is not
true because MY perspective is the only right one", after the laughter
dies down, we'll begin talking about something else, perhaps.
-- 
"Meanwhile, I was still thinking..."
				Rich Rosen  ihnp4!pyuxd!rlr