It's always best to be careful about what you say escpecially if it's online and is recorded. As this article reports on Board of Education member Norman Tahan, who was dicsusing on Nj.com Clifton forum about an Eruv. In his questions about how an Eruv works he asked,"You mean they mark their territory like dogs?" Well as you can imagine people were pretty upset and hurt by those comments as the article explains:
Tahan said he never meant his comment to be offensive, and apologized if it was. He said he was merely trying to clarify a previous post explaining what an eruv was.
"It is extraordinarily upsetting," said Julie Skolnik, a candidate for the Board of Education and daughter of Rabbi Stanley Skolnik of Beth Sholom Reform Temple in Clifton. Skolnik said she had seen the remarks online. "My child is a Jewish child in the public schools and does not deserve that by anyone, most especially by an adult and sitting member of the Board of Education.
Tahan said he never meant his comment to be offensive, and apologized if it was. He said he was merely trying to clarify a previous post explaining what an eruv was.
"It is extraordinarily upsetting," said Julie Skolnik, a candidate for the Board of Education and daughter of Rabbi Stanley Skolnik of Beth Sholom Reform Temple in Clifton. Skolnik said she had seen the remarks online. "My child is a Jewish child in the public schools and does not deserve that by anyone, most especially by an adult and sitting member of the Board of Education.
2 comments:
I was going to blog about that a few nights ago. whoever was explaining the concept of an eruv was doing a very poor job and actually used the word marking terrirtory.
So while she was being derogatory
she also really did not understand
Good point!
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