Why Are We Here?
Posted on | November 28, 2005 | By Mark Frankel | 4 Comments
No, we’re not going to start off with existential Jewish philosophy. But we do want to give people an idea of what this blog is about.
We’re here to discuss issues of common interest to Baalei Teshuva and to help Baalei Teshuva from around the world connect and strengthen one another.
This blog and the entire Beyond Teshuva project owes much of its inspiration to the October 2001, “Life After Teshuva” conference held in Passaic, NJ.
We’ll be discussing the scope of the Beyond Teshuva project in the months to come and we’re looking for input from Baalei Teshuva around the world.
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December 6th, 2005 @ 4:00 pm
I am REALLY REALLY glad that you’ve set up a conter-balance to the rabid anti-kiruv bias that dominates the Jewish blogsphere. On behalf of Klal Yisrael, I salute you.
December 6th, 2005 @ 4:03 pm
Thanks for the vote of confidence. If it’s as bad in the Jewish blogosphere as you say, we’ll need all the support we can get. However, I’m a little more optimistic.
December 6th, 2005 @ 9:15 pm
Any reason why Lubavitch seems to have been left out?
December 6th, 2005 @ 9:59 pm
No reason. We’re still building the site and the contributors and I will be looking for a Lubavitch.