[Avodah] mixed shiur

[Micha Berger]

On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 11:16:48AM -0500, Dorron Katzin wrote:
: I think it may depend on the situation.  Sometimes, this involves an
: opportunity to expose non-O Jews to O thinking.  Every situation is
: difference.  It is within the judgment of the local O rabbi.

I obviously took the question to be about a primarily O-affiliated
(if not necessarily observant) audience and wondered why an O synagogue
would invite in non-O rabbis to speak.

As for the O guest in a mixed venue... My poseiq and I have to deal with
this question lemaaseh pretty often. Personally, my rule is whether one
is bringing Torah to people who would otherwise not have exposure, or
one is bringing a "choice of flavors" attitude to Judaism to people who
would otherwise come to a purely O experience. (IOW, before I agree I try
to answer the question: "If Aish/Ohr Samayach/Gateways/... were running
a program, would these people come?" And given that most audiences are
mixed, it boils down to guessing how many people will be coming from
each of those camps...

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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