Reply To: The AZ thread – discuss the shidduch “age gap”

lkwdfellow: You grant that I am l’shem shomayim? How generous of you. As opposed to my viewpoint – that I don’t believe it is right to manipulate thousands of young people without due cause – being for my own personal gain? Let me clarify for you – I am not trying to push an agenda here – I am merely playing defense. If the rabbonim took your side of this and issued some declaration to the effect you want, it would be a travesty. I want it to be known that your side is based on no more than conjured data and fantasy.

AZOI.IS: You are correct. As Jews we are always ready to pay a heavy price for what is right. But I don’t believe that we should pay a heavy price when it is not required. When someone loses his job for not working on Shabbos (to use an example from not too long ago), that is a heavy price. It is required because Hashem says Shabbos is more important. But even if we pay the price here, we will gain nothing. Why would Hashem want that from us?