Saturday, December 14, 2013

Why the Internet is Amazing

     After enduring the infamous Rabbi Wasserman anti-zumba video debacle I am convinced that I am living in the coolest era. Now that there are shiurim are available online the rabbis who post them are going to have to pay attention to their online image. Before online shiurim a rabbi could only make a fool of himself in front of those who were in the classroom or perhaps whoever taped the shiur and lent it to a friend , now he can make a fool of himself in front of anyone with online access.Of course this could also mean that many rabbis won't allow their shiurim online for this very reason . I think that having shiurim online will encourage rabbis to actually pay more attention to what they say because if its posted online they will be held more accountable for what they are preaching. This actually is a good thing even though I am sure others will disagree. I think that online shiurim will give rabbis the opportunity to elevate shmiras halashon to the fullest extent which truly will be amazing. One can only hope.
   
    

4 comments:

Wondering Minds said...

Do you think the Rabbi's who are against the internet post their shiurim online?

frum single female said...

LOL, probably not.

Mighty Garnel Ironheart said...

Unfortunately you're giving them too much credit. Not only do they put their narishkeit on-line, they then deny they did it.

Lost and Found said...

I find it ironic that you're writing about elevating shmiras halashon while implying that Rabbi Wallerstein made a fool of himself which is a breach of shmiras halashon no matter how you cut it.

Regardless of your personal opinion on the matter, Rabbi Wallerstein is one of the most respected educators and speakers in the Orthodox world today. He has daas Torah and while you may disagree with what he said and how he phrased it, I think you should be very careful when talking about such things.

I agree that rabbis having "accountability" is healthy, but the forum for discussing it is not the internet.

I'm sorry if I'm coming off harsh, but...