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From: dsc@mtgzz.UUCP (d.s.chechik)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: moderated halachic mailing list
Message-ID: <1696@mtgzz.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 28-Feb-86 09:25:32 EST
Article-I.D.: mtgzz.1696
Posted: Fri Feb 28 09:25:32 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 2-Mar-86 08:36:59 EST
Organization: AT&T Information Systems Labs, Holmdel NJ
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There was a discussion a while back about splitting net.religion.jewish
up into various and sundry newsgroups.  Most of the proponents argued
that the newsgroup has become mostly a battleground between various
factions of Judaism.  The idea of splitting the newsgroup was
yelled down and has not been heard from since.

Some of the people i've spoken to about the newsgroup have told
me that they will not post articles to n.r.j for fear of being ridiculed etc.
And since not everyone has the temperment or the desire to fight the
world, one can't blame them.

One idea that has been suggested is to start a moderated mailing
list dealing with issues of jewish law and culture.
The subject matter of the mailing list will be halachic issues,
NOT the validity of halacha.

Some issues might be:
	must married women cover their hair
	validity of a woman's minyan
	proper direction to pray in
	shabbos and electical devices
	bugs in vegatables
	etc.

Of course, anyone can subscribe.

I am not interested in starting a debate nor will i participate
in one if it should occur.
The mailing list will iy"h exist if people send me mail subscribing to it
and will not exist only if there is no interest.  Discussions in n.r.j
will have no effect.  So if you're into futility, flame away.

I volunteer to be moderator until shavuos.
After which, if people think i'm doing a lousy job or if
i get sick of it or don't have enough time, a new moderator will be chosen.

If you are interested please send me the following information.
Your name, phone number (day time), machine, login, and which
machines your machine talks to for efficiency of routing.
If need be, send me uucp information and we'll see if
we can figure out a way of connecting the machines.

					Dovid Chechik
					AT&T Information Systems Labs
					Middletown, NJ
					(201) 957-5677	work
					(201) 370-9756	home
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