onionsoupmix ([info]onionsoupmix) wrote,
@ 2008-03-09 13:06:00
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How we decide whom to vote for
 
Ha-ha. 

In this article, Rabbi Shafran explains that voting for Obama or Hillary based on race or gender is unacceptable and constitutes racism and sexism.  I don't know why he didn't just stop there. He goes on to contrast how the Jewish way of choosing a shaliach tzibbur is much more meaningful as it focuses on personal piety, familiarity with the services, etc.  And so, we should all learn from the halachos of choosing a shaliach tzibbur how to choose the leader of a country. Yep.

Now Rabbi Shafran is a smart man and he does indicate that he knows women don't participate in this role in Orthodox Judaism, but somehow this doesn't prevent him from continuing with this ridiculous argument. 

Hey Rabbi Shafran. When you stop deciding whether or not a person can even be considered for the role of a shaliach tzibbur based on the presence or absence of  male body parts, then us simple womenfolk will set aside the kugel-making  and diaper-changing  to consider whether you have anything useful to say about how we decide whom to vote for.   


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