A few weeks ago we were all assigned different websites or magazines which focused on different aspects of Judaism, not really in a way which we were used to. I visited the website jewishmayhem.com and was shocked when the opening page was a naked girl covered with an Israeli flag. In the about section, it stated that this was a website that covers all aspects of Jewish culture, outside of the mainstream. I began to think to myself, "Is this acceptable"?
I decided to move out of the box and think about what these websites and magazines meant. There are millions of Jews who all have different interests, beliefs, values, traditions etc. If a magazine is willing to address these different issues while adding a Jewish twist, who is to say they are wrong? I think that these websites/magazines are actually a way to involve Jews in a lifestyle shared by others which is written about.
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I feel like I hear what you are saying, Heather. I checked out those websites to and was completely shocked by what I saw on the websites. I feel that one of the best characteristics about human beings is that we have the ability to think for ourselves and have our own opinions on institutions and norms of the world in which we live. I feel that it is a good thing to have differences of opinion as well as different viewpoints on the same idea such as, well, let's say Judaism. I also feel though, on the other hand, that having a website that focuses on secular as well as religious aspects Judaism sends a very weird message by having ads that objectify women by displaying them completely naked and belittle the Israeli flag by draping it over a nude woman. I guess thats just how I felt when I visited that Jewish mayhem site.
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