Do these people ever think about anyone but themselves? Why is it that when I attend a public event that draws mostly non-Jews or non-religious Jews there is nowhere near the level of selfish and unpleasant behavior one encounters at frum events?
Why have we reached the point that whenever my friends and I – all frum ourselves – plan an evening out or an excursion somewhere with our children, the first thing we say is, “Let’s go where there aren’t too many other frum Jews”?
And if that’s how we feel, imagine what non-Jews and non-religious Jews think when they witness the anti-social behavior so increasingly prevalent among Orthodox Jews.
Aren’t these people embarrassed to act in this manner? I know I’m embarrassed by – and for – them. With their kippot, black hats, sheitels, snoods, and tzitzit, they represent every religious Jew to the rest of the world. For my and my children’s sake, I wish they’d make a better impression.
Joyce Zimmerman
(Via E-Mail)