[Avodah] Ehrlechkeit, not Frumkeit

[Prof. Levine]

At 09:23 PM 6/16/2011, R. Akiva Miller wrote:
>In the "Consumer Alert: Minhog Scams On The Rise!" thread, R' Micha 
>Berger wrote:
> > We live in an era ... where there is too much focus on
> > frumkeit rather than ehrlachkeit and yesodei haTorah.
>
>I wholeheartedly agree with this, and would love to coin a new 
>slogan to help us focus on that idea. Something which can help us to 
>realize that our ehrlachkeit is lacking, but without casting 
>aspersions on frumkeit.
>
>But I want to be prepared for arguments and backlash...

Please see my article <http://www.jewishpress.com/pageroute.do/19683>
"Frum or Ehrliche?" 
The Jewish Press, October 20, 2006, page 1

YL