tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post4621899593103818701..comments2023-10-23T10:15:44.618-05:00Comments on The Real Shliach: Elokists includedJust like a guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680468025321981540noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-17339710660042433902008-01-06T19:08:00.000-06:002008-01-06T19:08:00.000-06:00Dear Mr. Real Shaliach: I am intrigued in your com...Dear Mr. Real Shaliach: I am intrigued in your comments regarding birch canings. I'm not aware of the book you have referenced but will look for it. It interests me because I attended a "proper" English boarding school for high school where caning was a regular part of the curriculum. Teachers (who were called "masters") regularly administed canings (we called them "floggings") for all sorts of infractions e.g. late for breakfast, not completing assignments, talking after "lights out," untidiness. A really severe crime e.g. smoking, received the maximum penalty (six strokes with a bamboo cane). The point is the system worked. We are all average youths who respected our teachers, mostly behaved and have no more or less "psychological issues" than anyone else. I suppose that like your writing about whether Chassidus was necessary in another generation or not, this form of discipline would not be applicable today. (By the way, in case you're wondering, I have three fantastic children whom I respect and admire beyond all else and who are very solid citizens but I never caned anyone of them even once.) Respectfully yours, Leo de Toot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956851062928470828.post-80587712596893328572007-12-31T21:15:00.000-06:002007-12-31T21:15:00.000-06:00Your polls' chasidihkeit index is plummeting. What...Your polls' chasidihkeit index is plummeting. What do bochurim know of cold cuts and condiments?ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.com