beslove@osu-eddie.UUCP (Adam Beslove) (07/27/85)
Refering to net.religion.jewish's creation, Yitz Twersky writes: >This type of worldwide forum was started by Rabbi Meir Shapiro with the Daf >Yomi. This means of torah communication has great potential to grow. >Please do not let it die. > Yitz Twersky > President Yeshiva College Computer Science Society > Editor-in-Chief CompuSci Speaks I think that here are many of us out here who would enjoy talking about other Jewish topics besides torah, but a newsgroup for such discussion doesn't exist. It seems that when mainstream American Jews mix with Orthodox Jews in a forum as anonymous as the net, it turns into a free for all! I've been discussing this with some other netters and we have a few ideas. Create a newsgroup, possibly moderated to deal with Jewish culture, not religion. For example: Israel, Jewish Singles, Jewish folklore (ie. dancing, art, literature, etc...), Jewish lifestyles, Jewish trends (both with an American emphasis), and generally--discussion of mainstream contemporary Jewish life. Sound good? Call it something like net.culture.jewish. Does that serve a broad enough group for you Rich? Please write me back with your opinion, and especially your aproval! >>>>Adam Beslove (c)1985 (aka Odious Verity) ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (UUCP: ...!cbosgd!osu-eddie!beslove) (CSNet: beslove@ohio-state) The world is my sandbox, (ARPA: beslove%ohio-state.csnet@CSNET-RELAY) humanity my playmates.
wbell@utcs.UUCP (Warren Bell) (07/29/85)
I think a 'non-religious' Jewish newsgroup would be a good idea.
I read net.relgion.jewish for a while, until it turned into nothing more
than a 'net.religion.jewish.flame'-type newsgroup.
discussion of topics such as Jewish Culture, Jewish Singles, Israel, etc,
should be able to take place without discussions/arguments about religious
issues.
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BITNET: wbell at utorontoisaac@mungunni.OZ (Isaac Balbin) (07/30/85)
Well, I must say I am jealous. I *would* like to see a forum to discuss Torah issues - it is and always will be the symbolic link (non BSD) from all Jews past and present to their futures. I also learn Daf Yomi, but, there are *many* of us who cannot read net.lang.jewish because our sites can't justify it (I think there are 4 Jews in our Department - 2 staff). However, a moderated mail group(s) on religious aspects (and cultural/social aspects) would be *much* more universal. What do you people think? Come on, America is not the only country, where is your ahavas yisrael. Besides, Reagan can't claim *this* is his technology which can't be exported! Isaac Balbin