If you remember the windows in the Beis HaMikdash, you will recall that they were V shaped with the point of the V on the inside and opened outward towards the world. The light that filtered thru these windows lit up the entire world with the spirituality of the Mikdash/Temple. The Mikdash had one goal…to light a light that would draw the world close, to be “mkaraiv” the world to an authentic relationship with HKBH. To comment that you dont see black Jews are Gay Jews or any other type of Jew is silly because the bucket of Torah Judaism encompasses all Jews. The bucket of Gay Jews or any other category of Jew are Jews with a focus on theitr group rather than Jews as a whole. I often discuss with Jews on my page (facebuker Rebbe and Friends) if their own great great great grandparents would feel comfortable eating at their Shabbos table. For the voice of an agenda to be heard , it needs to be an all encompassing voice. Like G-d speaking to us directly at the Sinai mount 3373.75 years ago…the message has to have something for everybody.

There’s got to be a way of doing kiruv that is inclusive of all kinds of Jews and Judaism, but that still has strength, motivation, and some kind of message.

Obviously there are exceptional voices in the Orthodox community (yourself, Matthue Roth, Aaron Levy, many others); I don’t want to suggest homogeneity.

Also, I’m not saying that someone who happens to be a ‘minority’ or a less traditional member of the Jewish community may not face more criticism, but I just wonder if it happens to be that the people chosen really deserve the recognition above others who are also involved in Jewish social media.

I just came across this from Chaviva’s Twitter, but I’m happy to see individuals using social media to do good and bring people together. These things seem to be lacking within the Jewish community where I live (outside the U.S.) and I’m happy to see it happening in other places.

So clearly, to be selected candidates would have to both be on the radar of the “expert panel” (i.e. At least known in their social media circles) and make a “positive impact” on the Jewish community based on whatever it is that they deem “positive”.

Of course it’s going to reflect their particular perspective on Jewish social media. They were representing themselves, they weren’t trying to be a cross-section of world Jewry, and it’s a top-10 on a blog, not a “definitive guide to Jews online” or something like that.

Firstly, the OP attached way too much weight to this. Secondly, expanding on what Chaviva said, if there aren’t enough “alternative” Jewish voices on these lists, the solution is for there to be more and better “alternative” Jewish voices out there speaking to people like these and not just having a passionate an insular dialogue with other “alternatives”.

This is an interesting commentary on how we view influence in the Jewish world, I guess. Does it mean that there are not enough “loud” voices in the GLBT, secular, or post-denominational community? Or that we just don’t give them the credit or clout they deserve? To be honest, I’m struggling myself to think of people I follow via social media who define such voices.

Do I follow too many Orthodox Jews? Perhaps. Or maybe they saturate these social spheres more than other groups.

I’m going to have to think on this.