I know the difference between TIDE and MO, but TIDE led the way for MO. THey took R’ Hirsch’s philosophies in a different path. But he was the stepping stone.
I was educated by a MO Rabbi who had close ties to Reb Moshe and Rav Soloveitchik. I went to Stern for 1 year (it wasn’t for me) and transfered out to engineering school.
As for modern: modernity encompasses many branches and that includes technology. Truth be told, you could make a far better case to leaving technology out of Judaism to prevent many of our current issues more than leaving out modern science and mathematics.
Squeak, as for “If you are sitting at a shabbos table with single boys and girls or mishing at a singles kiddush and think that you’re OK because R’ Shachter and R’ Willig don’t compromise on halacha, well, you should think again. You are OK only if YOU are OK” – this is a statement that comprises ALL OF JUDAISM.Just because your Rav is doing things right, doesnt mean that you are. MO is no exception to this rule!
MO does not compromise on halacha. Yes, some people within MO are either ignorant or just don’t care and break halacha. This isn’t novel – its within ALL branches of orthodoxy.
If you know Rav Shachter, why not ask him if he considers himself MO? I’m curious to his answer – but just realize, his clientele is all MO and goes to him for their questions.
Its such a shame that there are so many right wing people who just bash MO as being anti-halacha. It shows the true ignorance of them.