The Rebel Jew on Chabad – the Exit Interview

The first word that comes to mind about the blogger know as the Rebel Jew is respect. He was a reader, correspondent and participant on my old forum and my only regret is that we never actually met, even though he lives in the neighboring Connecticut. He is also one of the bloggers who have been writing long, distinct and thoughtful posts since the early days of the craft. One of the things I learned from Jaron Lanier is that it takes at least ten years to overcome emotionally internalized ideas, in other words, one can’t speed up the process by using a rational argument. Ideas accepted as identity are not easily or hastily discarded. So its been about ten years really. Thoughts on Judaism – Why I am no longer Chabad.