I basically said what I thought in class today but I'll repeat it here... I thought Mrs. Krause's speech was very thought provoking. I didn't like how she compared us to a slippery road and her way of life to a clean road; she didn't emphasize the benefits of Modern Orthodoxy, like how we incorporate all of Hashem's world into our lives, and don't isolate ourselves. She also didn't elaborate on the downsides of Ultra Orthodoxy because her family felt uncomfortable with her criticizing it. I did like how she pointed out that we let people ask questions and are more open, she just didn't include that in her mashal.
At first I really liked her comment that she's modern orthodox, but after thinking about it I think it's an exaggeration. She is still much more Machmir that our Rabbis tell us to be, and still overly insulated. We can't forget how she sends her daughters to Bais Yaakov, where they're not allowed to ask questions, and the community frowns upon internet and television, which are not completely negative. Her comment, however, did make me realize that I'm not as aware as I could be of the secular world's influence on me, and she inspired me to follow the Mitzvot more carefully and filter what I take in from the secular world. Mrs. Krause motivated me to try harder to fulfill the ideal of Modern Orthodoxy and balance the secular and religious worlds.
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