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A few days ago I was hit by an infamous blog troller named Jacob Stein.\u00a0 He runs a blog called \u201cThe Jewish Philosopher\u201d that has, among other things, called for the death penalty for gays<\/a>\u00a0(pictured above) and blamed Jewish disobedience to God for the Holocaust<\/a>.<\/p>\n Last week he posted some taunting comments on my blog that I deleted.\u00a0 Then he sent an e-mail to my employers telling tham that I have a hate blog.\u00a0 Finally, he decided to feature my blog in a post in which he placed my home and employer\u2019s address, phone, and e-mail.\u00a0 There was also a link to my domestic partnership certificate, some vague information about my family, and plenty of choice words about me and this blog.<\/p>\n You can see all of it here:\u00a0 http:\/\/jewishphilosopher.blogspot.com\/2012\/01\/atheist-rabbi.html<\/a>.\u00a0 Feel free to leave comments there.\u00a0 Like here \u2014 since this all began \u2014 comments are moderated.<\/p>\n I have posted what will be my one and only response in the comment section of his blog (I had to post it in two parts). \u00a0It is reproduced in its entirety below:<\/p>\n \u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n Dear Jacob,<\/p>\n I\u2019m writing to thank you for taking note of my blog and to make a few corrections and comments.\u00a0 Just so you know, I\u2019m cross-posting this on my blog just in case people at yours don\u2019t have the opportunity to read it.<\/p>\n First of all, since you left those comments on my blog and wrote your post about me I have never had so much traffic on my blog.\u00a0 I guess what they say is true, any publicity is good publicity as long as they spell your name correctly, which you thoughtfully did.\u00a0 I also appreciate the link to the information about Humanistic Judaism.\u00a0 Between that and the link to my blog our readers will have ample opportunity to contrast your beliefs with mine.<\/p>\n As for my being a homosexual in a committed relationship, that is no secret.\u00a0 You posted a link to our Miami Beach domestic partnership certificate.\u00a0 That will be helpful if I ever need to get a copy in a hurry.\u00a0 Just to set the record straight, we are also registered with Miami-Dade County.\u00a0 And most wonderfully, we were legally married in Montreal a little over two years ago.\u00a0 I know that this differs slightly from your view of gays, er, homosexuals, but we\u2019ve been in this monogamous relationship for quite a while.<\/p>\n I was taken aback when you said I was around fifty.\u00a0 I don\u2019t turn fifty until June, but I guess I need to start getting used to it.\u00a0 They say it\u2019s the new thirty.\u00a0 As for the picture, I\u2019ve been losing weight recently so there are better ones I could have provided, but that one is okay too, even if it was a little low resolution.<\/p>\n I won\u2019t say much about my kids except that I have them \u2013 more than the one you seem to know about.\u00a0 My ex-wife became Orthodox after our marriage and she raised them that way.\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t thrilled, but I love them dearly, met all of my financial obligations and then some, and even helped send them to Orthodox study programs in Israel (but Zionist ones that I know you don\u2019t approve of).<\/p>\n As for my employers, whose details you also published and to whom you sent an e-mail about me, they are fully aware of my blog and I have a disclaimer on it.\u00a0 They also know that when you employ over one hundred people, you\u2019re going to have many with different opinions.\u00a0 I guess they chalk it all up to living in America. \u00a0 By the way, my employers are very pluralistic and welcome people from all walks of life, Jews and non-Jews, regardless of race or creed.<\/p>\n Of course, I do live in a very tolerant community.\u00a0 In fact, the University of Miami\u2019s Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies is bringing in my colleague, Rabbi Adam Chalom, North American dean of the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism (www.iishj.org<\/a>) this Thursday evening to speak about non-theistic Judaism.<\/p>\n Speaking of Miami, allow me to address your publication of my home address and phone number.\u00a0 I just want to remind anyone who now realizes that I live in the heart of South Beach\u2019s Art Deco District that it is the height of tourist season, so please call before dropping by!\u00a0 Just don\u2019t use the home number listed.\u00a0 We don\u2019t answer it.\u00a0 We really just kept the land line in case a hurricane blows down the cell towers.<\/p>\n I want to respond to just a few things that you wrote.\u00a0 You make mention of those who have sought my guidance.\u00a0 You may rest assured that they were all fully aware of my point of view and either shared it or were quite respectful of it.\u00a0 You also stated that I don\u2019t publish comments that I don\u2019t agree with.\u00a0 Actually, there are many such comments and they\u2019re searchable, too.\u00a0 Sadly, since I received yours, I am now moderating them. Exactly the way that you do.\u00a0 You characterize me as being \u201copenly anti-religious,\u201d but I\u2019ve written enough posts about that, including one I just published, that I can leave it to my readers to judge.<\/p>\n And again, thank you for all the new readers.\u00a0 It appears you have quite the following of people who are interested in what I have to say.\u00a0 For over a year I\u2019ve been writing this little blog that only a handful of people were reading and now traffic is really picking up!\u00a0 I notice in comments to your blog that you seem to have many people who take issue with your points of view.\u00a0 Now I know they\u2019ll have an outlet to learn more about Humanistic Judaism and that\u2019s thanks to you.\u00a0 And in case you or any of our readers were unaware, I\u2019m not the only Humanistic Rabbi.\u00a0 There are others, all non-theistic, here and in Israel (www.humanisticrabbis.org<\/a> and www.tmuraisrael.org.il<\/a>).<\/p>\n Now I want to say something to you, man to man.\u00a0 This will be my final communication to you.\u00a0 I will not answer your taunting questions and I will not engage you any further or publish you on my blog. \u00a0 As a child I was bullied quite often and frequently called a \u201cfaggot\u201d and other names.\u00a0 So I recognize a bully when I see one.<\/p>\n Go ahead and call me every single name you can come up with.\u00a0 I am not a child any more. \u00a0Like most adults, I have learned that when someone taunts or engages in name calling, it reflects only upon himself.<\/p>\n By the way, I am also not alone.\u00a0 Since you started this on my blog, I have received expressions of affection and support from so many people.\u00a0 So thank you for that, too.<\/p>\n Sincerely,<\/p>\n Jeffrey Falick<\/p>\n The Atheist Rabbi\u2026and not the only one<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SCREEN SHOT FROM JACOB STEIN\u2019S CALL FOR EXECUTION OF GAYS \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014- A few days ago I was hit by an infamous blog troller named Jacob Stein.\u00a0 He runs a blog called \u201cThe Jewish Philosopher\u201d that has, among other things, called for the death penalty for gays\u00a0(pictured above) and blamed Jewish disobedience to God for the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2281,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[6,16,17,31,39],"class_list":["post-424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogentries","tag-atheism","tag-homophobia","tag-humanism","tag-orthodox-judaism","tag-secular-humanistic-judaism"],"yoast_head":"\n