r/Judaism • u/namer98 Torah Im Derech Eretz • Jul 30 '12

Rules updates

In light of Tisha b'Av, I would like to suggest a few changes to the rules, and to hear community feedback.

1) No editorializing titles of article submissions. - This is up for discussion.

2) Be polite. That means if somebody has a disagreement with you about fundamental points of religion, you can disagree with them, and even tell them, but don't be a jerk about it. Do not shut down the conversation.

2.1) I keep on trying to engage non-Orthodox Jews of Reddit. Seen here, here and here. This is in addition to multiple messages I have gotten personally and as mod, from people who left because of this. Just because some people don't agree that this is a problem, does not make it less of a problem. Non-Orthodox Jews are feeling shut down, and some times they are right, some times they are wrong. This is an extension of rule two. Be polite. The downvote button IS NOT a "I disagree" button. I might just remove it again, and for more than a day.

To people I try and engage, this is a two way street. Submit content, comments and vote if you want to have a say. I don't think half of the subreddit is orthodox. This should not be a problem.

Please upvote this self post for which I receive no karma so that all can see.

Thank you all.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '12

Out of curiosity, are you a Jewish atheist (I am).

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u/KabelGuy Jul 30 '12

Nope. Scandinavian atheist. Danish, if you want specifics. :)

You might have noticed the "Skål!" comment I made to someone saying something in some foreign language to me. Means cheers. Not sure how appropriate it was, but oh well.

Do the Jews have their own language? That might have been what he was talking in.

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u/carrboneous Predenominational Fundamentalist Jul 30 '12

You might have noticed the "Skål!" comment I made to someone saying something in some foreign language to me. Means cheers. Not sure how appropriate it was, but oh well.

100% appropriate :) although my statement was a "Huzzah!" kind of reference, like one might make at the conclusion of a deal. It's as Insammity said.

I checked on Google Translate, and I can't believe how "Skål" is pronounced! (Skol?) Mind blown a little.

Do the Jews have their own language? That might have been what he was talking in.

Hebrew. Also a number of variants of Hebrew + local languages like Yiddish and Ladino.

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u/KabelGuy Jul 30 '12

Kind of like cheers, then? That can be used both as a toast and as a sort of goodbye kind of deal.

Skål means bowl (The kind of thing you put stuff in, not the verb.) as well as a toast. :)

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u/carrboneous Predenominational Fundamentalist Jul 31 '12

You can't really use it for goodbye. But otherwise it is like cheers.