You are not being fair. Not that it matters much, I can live with that and that does not change the fact that you do a very good job as a moderator of this forum, but since you insist, I have to point it out to you.
In this thread, I have raised important questions that a lot of Jews are faced with as a result of assimilation and life in the Exile. The points I have raised are all related to Rabbi Kahane's text given by the initial poster. Instead of debating what I said, Tag Mahir made yet another personal judgement on me and he tried once more to ridicule me in a vulgar manner by portraying me as some kind of hysterical "menstruating woman". Do you think THAT is "cool", to use your own word ? Am I delusional to consider myself attacked ? Really ? And have you looked at Ron's new vicious comment more or less equating my wife with a kurva ("You're aren't only sleeping with a Gentile but you also said that to stop sinning with her is "ugly", those were his words) ? You are absolutely entitled to support Ron and Tag if that's the way you think, but please let me respond. Because it has nothing to do with me as a person. It has to do with principles I stand for and I have the courage to defend against the tide.
It's before the menstruation comment that you seen to take every other thing tag is saying personally when he isn't attacking or addressing you. This thread isn't about you. But every time tag says something that isn't to you or even about you you start calling him arrogant. Or in previous posts where you are debating with him, instead of addressing and countering his argument, you use a tone as if he is attacking you when he is only disagreeing.
I'm trying to be impartial here. Yes in a debate you don't call each other names. But really before that menstruation comment, you were feeling attacked, but tag want attacking you. That's how I saw it.
As far as Ron, what do you expect? At this point, he has insulted every jtf member at least twice. I am now just focusing in the issues and this essay is amazing.
Me personally, I was practically raised in a similar manner. Except somewhere in there, my parents did something right. And so did the "rabbi" up to a certain point. I think what kahane write isn't completely true because I'm a Jew from the same environment who is here on jtf.
However, while people like me might be an exception to the rule, kahane is right. The Jewish people should not settle for exceptions. Every Jew needs to be an exception to the rule in the good direction.
And as far as sinning. We all sin, but everyday we are given a chance to move away from it. One of the first steps to being a better Jew is admitting to it without blaming others things for giving you a bad hand in life. We all have free will. Yaacov this is not to just you, but to everyone here.
And I have no interest in pointing out other people's sins here day in and day out if they are unable to humble themselves about it. That's not just you. That's anyone else on the forum.
And to tag, I can understand it could get frustrating. Try to step back and not call someone names if they are already angry. there is a saying that when a person is fire, don't be fire. Be water.