This past summer Some Lakewood publications enacted a policy to not accept for publication any advertadvertis showing pictures of shaites or hair locks. The policy was in compliance with the request of many leading Lakewood poskim. There is no such policy for extravagant gashmiyus ads published weekly.
Will the same policy be enacted for super bowl related ads? Do poskim have an issue with חוקותיהם?
Every year leading up to the big game ads scream of super Sunday specials for those hosting superbowl parties, listing finger food, buffalo wings and other specials. Mainstream frum publications stopped running superbowl related ads. Will lakewood publications do the same.
The issue is not about following sports, its about making it accepted and a kosher Jewish event. Yes, it's easy to argue that following it sports is a kosher outlet and there are bigger issues to worry about, does that mean that it becomes mainstream and children will grow up thinking it's another yom tov event.
Will the same policy be enacted for super bowl related ads? Do poskim have an issue with חוקותיהם?
Every year leading up to the big game ads scream of super Sunday specials for those hosting superbowl parties, listing finger food, buffalo wings and other specials. Mainstream frum publications stopped running superbowl related ads. Will lakewood publications do the same.
The issue is not about following sports, its about making it accepted and a kosher Jewish event. Yes, it's easy to argue that following it sports is a kosher outlet and there are bigger issues to worry about, does that mean that it becomes mainstream and children will grow up thinking it's another yom tov event.