whats the difference between saying someone or a community is not nice, not perfect, stuck up, annoying or talks about people? NOTHING!!! they are all bad attributes!! I cannot believe some people here fail to recognize the fact that GAW’s statement was completely hypocritical.
First, GAW has shown himself to be a nice, caring person throughout his time here. You havent been here that long, so I am letting you know that. I think that alone gives him an extra moment of thought from posters to see if what he said is out of character or something.
I personally agree with that statement though. In out of town communities, every Jew is important. So they may not dress/talk/think exactly like you, but they are there. People are appreciative of everyone.
In NY, you can compartmentalize people so much because there are so many Jews. I’ve always heard that when times are bad, Jews are much better to each other. Its such a sad statement that has been proven time and time again throughout history (as a general rule, not necessarily for each person).
I personally am thankful that I don’t care what others think of how I dress. As long as I am dressing tzanua, I know I am doing the right thing. I don’t care when people judge me based on that, because I recognize it as a flaw on THEIR part, not mine.