Reply To: Living In A Modern World

My “agenda” was as Areivimzehlazeh correctly assumed, to begin a dialog on this issue. That of acclimating ourselves to our surroundings. It can’t be denied that it has happened on almost every level. When trains were first introduced into European towns many Rabbonim were against it. It was a train. It’s unfathomable to imagine the world today without it.

What we are against today will be the basics of lives in the future. Shouldn’t we all just aknowledge that the internet is here to stay and begin to adapt it to our purposes. Many people use various types of filters. But spending time and energy to ban something that is here to stay is pretty absurd. I heard that the Belzer Rebbe allows his chassidm to have internet. This rebbe is a realist.

I’m sure people can think of other issues that we can or have already adapted to. The internet is just one example. And adapting doesnt mean changing halacha, it means adapting other things to fit OUR lifetsyle.