January 28, 2013 | 3:22 pm

Kim Kardashian and the Truth

Posted by Beit T'shuvah

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By Yeshaia Blakeney

The Beit T’Shuvah hallways have been an interesting place as of late.  What happens when you take a handful of addicts and give them each their own blog once a week?  Addicted to Redemption that’s what.  If you've been following the Beit T’Shuvah blog, you might be noticing an interesting trend.  Many of the blog titles have been provocative and circling around areas where humans are (for lack of a better word) weak.  Titles including the words sex, food, marijuana etc.—sounds harmless enough.  It's a ploy! They are catering to the lowest, most immature part of you!  Don't fall for it!  It's like reality TV or cotton candy; seems like a good idea until you’re finished then you have a tummy ache and pink sugar all over your fingers (or pink fingers in your brain with reality tv, (that's a metaphor)).  There has been a war inside the offices of Beit T’Shuvah, a war for the most hits on our respective blogs.  It started with a ginger friend of mine who shall remain nameless, a crafty salesmen and dubious Irishman who could sell ice to an Eskimo or intelligence to me.  Then I got caught up in the competition on accident. Because of my natural charm and charisma, I of course attracted a descent following and unbeknownst to me became a competitor. Then it spread to the younger generation in the prevention office and it even infected our Cantor and Rabbi.  The Irishman, the youngsters, (and I hate to say it) but even the cantor and Rabbi will stop at nothing to get your attention and I for one can't participate and intend to keep a steady course on the high road. 

In all seriousness I'm all for a healthy competition, but the competition should be about meaning, writing, creativity and ideas, not just about hits and attention.  It seems to me what's happening at the Shuv is a reflection of the marketing orientation in our society.  No quality, all quantity.  Kim Kardashian is one of the most well-known human beings on earth and she has done literally nothing (besides look amazing). But just because I put a provocative picture of her to promote my blog, I’ll win this week’s hit race, pathetic!  It is amazing how quick we were all willing to sell our soul for a few quick hits, and it wasn't even crack.  Well I am going to make a change. I say we all come together and create meaningful content!  Not this pathetic garbage you all have been spewing for a couple of hits once a week.  As the most talented writer of us all I would like to validate you by saying you are all equally clever, so enough competition. You all have lost your way, like the Jews in this week’s Parsha wandering in the desert, questioning Moses, wearing him down.  I'm not saying I'm like Moses in this metaphor, I'm just saying.  You might not all make this transition and not all of you are as wise and have as much sobriety as I do, but I think if we all commit we can stop competing and let our true selves shine for the world to see. It's time to redeem ourselves and get back on track! Addicted to redemption Forever!