"They dedicate their lives to Chochmah, Binah, Da'at -- Wisdom, Understanding, Knowledge ..."

So, what's wrong with all that? :)

According to author Jon M. Sweeney in his article From Pages to Pixels. In America magazine, July 18 - 25, 2011, there's plenty wrong with it! :(


"Some of us read more than others, but what concerns me most is who is reading most..."


"... Among them would be, for example, the most fundamentalist of religionists -- Jewish, Muslim and Christian -- who still read in the old style.

"In the ultra - Orthodox yeshivas in Brooklyn and Israel there are men who read all day.

"In Israel, these scholars are paid by the Israeli government to study rather than enter the work force.

"They dedicate their lives to Chochmah, Binah, Da'at -- Wisdom, Understanding and Knowledge.

"Similarly, a fundamentalist Muslim is invariably a man who studies ancient texts, interpretations, ideas and knowledge for many hours every day.

"He carries books with him when he travels.

"And the fundamentalist Christian, likewise, knows her catechism, canons, Bible, commentaries, languages and ideas better than most of her more progressive peers ... "

Really? So, what's wrong with all that??!! :)