Word's from my heart - Thank You, Rabbi Abadi

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Dear Rabbi Abadi, I want to take the time to thank you, for having responded to me in the past. I wrote to you about my experiences with “frumkeit” and it’s negative effects on me. You kindly explained to me, that the true Torah that God gave to the Jews, is in fact very different from the man-made style of “yeshivishkeit”. I find your comments and replies, to be of enormous relief, as I have given up on talking to Orthodox Rabbis, and have considered talking with my local Priest instead. I found that whenver I would talk with a religious Jew, I would either get the infamous Guilt-Trip, or a speech from the Self-Righteous Podium. All I want to hear and know, is that God’s intention in giving the Torah, is for the purpose of a high moral society, and an opportunity for a Jew to elevate his/her soul. All the other “accepted” ways of dressing, talking and acting, is very different from the historical Jew…from how a Jew should indeed portray themselves; as a Prince among Men. Yet the “frumies” I see in Brooklyn and abroad, is so far away from being royal. More like poorly dressed and being machmir to the point of not even sounding like anything real. To whomever is reading this, please don’t bombard me with e-mails telling me how you live in Lakewood or other frum communites, and the people are not at all like this. Please try to remember that this is all based on MY OWN EXPERIENCE, and I implore the Jewish community, to respect and allow for me to feel my feelings, and express them in a non-critical light. This is why I write to Rabbi Abadi; because I don’t get critisized about my experiences with frum people. I only want to return to God and His ways of Truth and Justice. Not the ways of Man-Made frummies… Peace, Heather G. Brooklyn, NY [email hidden] I welcome comments from anyone (respectfully PLEASE).