Not everyone in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community was pleased with how that recent rally against the Internet at Citifield turned out. The event was only for men, and its conclusion was that the Internet should only be used in the course of work and when necessary to earn a living.
Certain contingents were fired up after the event. Following the rally, one rabbi in upstate New York told his congregation to get rid of their smartphones within a month or find themselves a new rabbi. But some Jewish men and women found this position to be extreme, and so a second rally has been scheduled for the local ultra-Orthodox community in Flatbush.
This Sunday, rabbis will speak on the topic of “Practical Solutions to Internet Challenges.”
The second event illustrates the divide between ultra-Orthodox sects in the New York area. The meeting will be conducted in English, in contrast to the first rally, which alienated attendees who did not speak Yiddish. (There was a translator, but he was inconsistent and apparently unreliable, rendering his own opinion into a translation of a sentence decrying Zionism.) Women will also be permitted, nay “urged,” to attend. Source
In the extended article below, are the videos of the speeches delivered at this past Sundays Internet Asifa, held at the Agudah of Avenue L. It should be noted, that YWN has nothing to do with these videos, we are simply publishing a link available on the Internet. It is well understood that it seems ironic to be posting these videos on the Internet. But Rabbonim felt that it may be Nisorer many people who were unable to attend.
