“This poor girl seems mentally ill.”
so thats it? the world is split into frum people and the mentally ill?
” I don’t understand why people couldn’t just reject the rigidity of Satmar and the like and just become frum Jews.”
because its not a matter of religion its a matter of society, community, and acceptance.
“She was seemingly always “off the derech” as she did not have or retain a love for Hashem and His Mitzvos. It’s a prime example of culture clash and has little to do with religion.”
which shows that you understand the difference between religion and society, and begs the question why you dont understand why she renounced her judaism.
” She is rebellious against G-d and His Torah”
yes but why?
” not just Chassidus. if she was, she would just become a regular religious Jew.”
the third time youve contradicted yourself
“I too was rebellious. I gave up eating trief, dressing immodestly and dating gentiles (all accepted and expected in my family).”
shkoyach. so you are the perfect parallel. you didnt go from being irreligious to being ever so slightly religious and stay there, you became frum. why go all the way? do you thing you would have been accepted by your community had you not gone all the way?
“The frum world, from MO to Yeshivish should be open and accepting of those off the derech and be available to them to find the proper road back.”
so now youre completely recanting everything you said, and are criticizing frum jewery.
“I would gladly have her, her son and her non-Jewish boyfriend over for Shabbos.”
have at it