Don't get me wrong. Observance is always awesome and right. But that said, this has been my brief experience with a number of those who would say that they are "religious". I find that many of the people I know, and not just those in the Jewish communities, put their Situation ahead of their Propriety. This is a very bad thing to do. People that I have known for a good time seem more interested in making sure that they follow all of the ritual observances and other thoughtful arrays of 'orthodoxy' and they rarely do the important things such as reply to email, written mail, phone calls or speak peaceful things with you in person. This is propriety. Take what you want from your orthodox upbringing, I will suggest that propriety is the most crucial of factors that determine your True Relationship with your Creator. Its not about making absolute certain that every thing in your home is Kosher of that you followed all the rabbinic ideas for observance of things like Yom Tov and other orthodox occasions. That said, I may not follow all of the rabbinic ideals such as refraining now from kitniyot (legumes such as peanuts and corn and rice and the like) on Passover, but I will be sure that if there is something that is an absolute Commandment that I will do all I can do to follow this. I find that there are many Jews who are so bent at following the utmost detail of kosher eating or perhaps not lighting a lamp on shabbas yet they do not wear tzitzis (Commandment) or wear their beard properly (Commandment) or wear Peyos (Commandment). So where do people get their ideas of what they really need to do to be True to Hashem? I don't get it. "I want to be perfectly kosher in my culinary skills making sure that I don't even eat an item that was prepared on a non koshered surface but I am too embarrassed to wear tzitzit in my daily life". Yes I'm sure your Creator feels your pain and suffering. He only MADE the COMMANDMENT to wear these items.
So guess what, I don't want to seem sticky to those who are not yet torah orientated, but to those who are in an orthodox congregation, what are your real priorities? Do you realize that when you act with less than propriety in your discourse that you ruin your relationship with another person. If you believe in Your Creator, this will Ruin your Relationship with your Creator as well. So guess what folks, even the simplest non-orthodox-observant Jew often beats you in many timings on this manner. The non observant Jew is still one that has some sense of propriety many times. And I will tell you that to me, propriety is more important indeed than your "situation".
So, I've placed my charges folks. Proove me wrong. And if we have never met, I pray you will excuse my commentary that really is due to some frequent experiences with those who I do know. Thanks guys. I hope you keep reading.
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