Haredi sub-DIR

[Tumah]

Is there a way to switch the Hassidic sub-forum to Haredi and maybe make Hassidic a sub-forum of that sub-forum? Otherwise, it doesn't make sense to have a separate Orthodox DIR and Hassidic DIR

Orthodox
↓
Haredi - Modern - left-wing
↓
Hassidic - Litvak - Yekke - Oberlander - Sephardic - Yemenite...

It doesn't make any sense.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

I would suggest posting the identical OP in the Site Feedback forum.

(BTW: It's really nice having you on board.)

 

[Tumah]

I would suggest posting the identical OP in the Site Feedback forum.

(BTW: It's really nice having you on board.)

I did, over a week ago

was just wondering why there is a Hassidic DIR but not a Haredi DIR in the Jewish DIR. Hassidism is a subgroup within Haredi and Haredi is a subgroup within Orthodox. There is Orthodox and there is Hassidic. If there should be a Hassidic DIR, then shouldn't there also be a Lithuanian, Oberlander, Yekke, Sefardic, and Yemenite subgroups since those can also fall into the Haredi umbrella term?

I got no response.

Thanks!

 

[Tarheeler]

It's something that can be discussed here as well, I think, much like we did with CMike's rewritting of the Orthodox summary. This is our DIR, after all.

I agree with Tumah that the current set-up makes little sense in the grand scheme of things, and I know Avi has asked about a Renewal DIR. Maybe we should put our heads together and suggest some changes to the Admins.

 

[Tumah]

At the very least it's misleading.
I pointed out some issues in the Orthodox summary too, but no response there either.
It doesn't really matter, I'm just saying...

 

[Avi1001]

It's something that can be discussed here as well, I think, much like we did with CMike's rewritting of the Orthodox summary. This is our DIR, after all.

I agree with Tumah that the current set-up makes little sense in the grand scheme of things, and I know Avi has asked about a Renewal DIR. Maybe we should put our heads together and suggest some changes to the Admins.

Yes, Metis did a thread on Renewal. I still think a Renewal DIR is a good idea.

 

[Avi1001]

(BTW: It's really nice having you on board.)

I also think it's great having you on board ! Even though I disagree with most of what you post, we need more Jews in the DIR !

 

[Zardoz]

Thing to remember is there's only so many sub-forum slots to go around across the whole RF.

At six, with a small population, we have quite a few now. Some are virtually dead.

Thing to do maybe is to combine two or more similar viewpoints/traditions in one sub.

 

[Tumah]

Thing to remember is there's only so many sub-forum slots to go around across the whole RF.

At six, with a small population, we have quite a few now. Some are virtually dead.

Thing to do maybe is to combine two or more similar viewpoints/traditions in one sub.

So maybe combining the Hassidic DIR and Orthodox DIR (or just removing the Hassidic one) would free up a slot for someone else.

 

[Avi1001]

So maybe combining the Hassidic DIR and Orthodox DIR (or just removing the Hassidic one) would free up a slot for someone else.

Some of the sub-DIRs have few threads (e.g. Humanistic and Reconstructionist) and could be combined.

Creating these sub-DIRs uses almost no incremental memory, maybe just a few bits, you can ask Dantech. So this is no excuse not to create new subs.

 

[CMike]

Is there a way to switch the Hassidic sub-forum to Haredi and maybe make Hassidic a sub-forum of that sub-forum? Otherwise, it doesn't make sense to have a separate Orthodox DIR and Hassidic DIR

Orthodox
↓
Haredi - Modern - left-wing
↓
Hassidic - Litvak - Yekke - Oberlander - Sephardic - Yemenite...

It doesn't make any sense.

How are Haredim left wing?

 

[CMike]

I don't have strong feelings on this topic, but I would be happy with reform, conservative, and orthodox.

 

[Tumah]

How are Haredim left wing?

Sorry for not being clear, I was listing categories across and the sub of the underlined category was on the line below. So within Orthodox you have haredi, modern and left-wing, then within haredi you have chassidish litvish yekkish...

 

[Avi1001]

Sorry for not being clear, I was listing categories across and the sub of the underlined category was on the line below. So within Orthodox you have haredi, modern and left-wing, then within haredi you have chassidish litvish yekkish...

You have left-wing Orthodox ? Do we have anyone like that here ?

 

[Tarheeler]

You have left-wing Orthodox ? Do we have anyone like that here ?

Yes, check out Rabbi Avi Weiss and Open Orthodoxy.

 

[Avi1001]

Yes, check out Rabbi Avi Wess and Open Orthodoxy.

Thanks, Tar, I had heard there was a new liberal wing in Orthodox, but I had not seen this before.

Avi Weiss, must be a relative of mine (Avi)

Do any of the Orthodox here sympathize with "liberal Orthodoxy" ?

Interestingly, I could tell you why this is very understandable for me. I believe liberal beliefs and Judaism fit together very nicely. But for some reason it seems it has not been like this, until Avi....... Weiss .

 

[CMike]

There are certainly orthodox liberal jews.

In my chabad synagogue the majority are politically conservative but unfortunately there are still some liberals.

 

[Avi1001]

unfortunately there are still some liberals.

....

 

[Tarheeler]

Thing to remember is there's only so many sub-forum slots to go around across the whole RF.

At six, with a small population, we have quite a few now. Some are virtually dead.

Thing to do maybe is to combine two or more similar viewpoints/traditions in one sub.

Yeah, that's my concern as well. The vast majority of posts fit well into the general Judaism DIR, and most of the sub-directories are hardly ever used.

 

[Flankerl]

but unfortunately there are still some liberals.

Do you even think before writing something like this?