by R. Yitzchak Blau
Modern Orthodoxy consistently confronts the challenge of determining which aspects of the broader world are worthwhile, which neutral, and which negative. In 1985, Dr. David Singer contributed a provocative essay discussing a frum Jew vacationing in Club Med. Does this reflect praiseworthy synthesis or problematic compartmentalization? Rabbi Shalom Carmy’s insightful response raises may important questions for our community. Is an endeavor religiously legitimate simply because it does not involve concrete halakhic violations? How can we best think critically about elements of broader culture? Do we make such decisions based on sociology or ideology? What is a Jewish perspective on leisure and vacations?
Here is the link to the issue in which both essays appear: link
Corrected link: http://traditionarchive.org/archives/index.cfm?fuseaction=SpecificEdition&EditionID=474
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This issue of tradition has the issue discussed here. http://seforim.blogspot.com/2013/08/r-shlomo-yosef-zevin-and-army-and-joe.html?m=1