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Are you sure you meant to post here? It seems like maybe AITA would be more suitable than IAMA

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Are you the asshole? I say no. Conditions sound appalling. You spoke up for those who couldn't.

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That's a lot less than iI expected thanks

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Hey there! I lived in Brooklyn for a while and always had good experiences with the Chassidic community. However, the chassidic school system is one that’s always seemed troubling given their seeming lack of educational outcomes (be it English or standardized testing) when compared to other schools. What are your thoughts on these schools? It seemed odd they took public funds but couldn’t produce public school outcomes.

Appreciate your honesty and yes you do have a point that we could go on for hours about it tbh. I understand its a very sensitive issue and subject but I do find the Israeli governments actions quite deplorable at the treatment of Palestinians, especially after what Jewish people went through in WW2 (not looking for an argument, just my opinion)

How are you finding life now? Do you feel like you've missed out on anything or don't have any/many regrets?

Was there a particular catalyst for your loss of faith? Or was it just incremental?

Do you hold any religious beliefs?

What are the common misconceptions people have about Chassidic Jews? How are they wrong?

What brings you the most joy?

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Possibly, but I chose to view it as a valid question and answered it anyway 😉

I think a lot of people probably have confusion regarding the multiple spellings

I have been very fortunate that I can count the amount of times I experienced racism in my life on two hands.

I remember quite vividly one time a friend of mine had to let me know as we drove through a town that a look of incredulity I saw on someone's face was racism-- I grew up in a very Jewish town, albeit secular. My town was 40% Jewish. I can't underscore how fortunate I was in this regard. Many Jews had to deal with racism as children. I didn't experience it until I was in college, so I never felt defensive about my ethnicity.

Pros- I felt like even though many people in my community were strangers, I could trust people I just met on the street. I never had to worry about what to wear, it was all black slacks and dress shirts lol.

Cons- I disliked the amount of professional nepotism there was. They are used to being in close proximity at synagogue so if someone bumped into you, they were not in the habit of saying "excuse me." I hated how limp the handshakes were. I hated that everyone would ask for your first and last name immediately on meeting someone... but that's probably a pet peeve.

Israel- at this point, I don't give it much thought, but in general the belief I held was that the Israel/Palestine situation was a battle for survival, and the rest of the world would have been happy for Israel to lose. I never felt racism towards Palestinians, but I did meet many in the community who did. I'm sure we could talk for hours about this one. At the time, I wanted a peaceful solution that had Israel retaining as much land as possible, preferably gaining more as it was the only way I thought Jews in Israel would survive. Many ultra orthodox Jews believe it is against the rules for a Jewish state to exist before the coming of the Messiah, and protest the state. My sect supported Israel very strongly, though.

Lol I always thought it was bananas how little regard some ultra orthodox Jews have for traffic during holidays.

Realistically according to the "rules," they should not be impacting people driving during holidays when it's against the rules to drive.

To answer your question directly, though- it depends on the particular sect. There are dozens of types of Chassidim, named after the original European town the branch originated from.

I definitely identify with your fascination with complex systems. I got involved with Waze when I visited Israel the first time. Now I’m a community leader in Canada. I get more personal reward out of that as a volunteer than my real job. We use Discord as our community hub. Strange to have so much overlap with a stranger on the other side of the world.

Did you experience much racism at all? What were the pros and cons of chassidic? What's your opinion of the treatment Israel has on Palestinians?

Are you gatekeeping this guy's AMA?

What do you guys chat about at night when you’re gathered in the street?

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I would say about 10-15 percent is flat. That would be my guess, around 220-330 flat miles. Not all flat miles are easy (could be very rocky, for example). Depends what you mean by groomed, but most of the trail is recognizable as trail, so I would say its groomed in some sense.