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Author Drew Kaplan Date 31 May 2012 | Leave a comment

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"...the Korean Talmud, in some ways, is an inversion of the Babylonian Talmud..."
"...a schism in American Modern Orthodoxy will have grave consequences both practically AND ideologically for both conservative and liberal sides of the community"
"...the great divides are about how or whether American Jews feel essentially safe and at home or eternally vulnerable and vigilant..."
"Neusner moved the study of Judaism from Near Eastern Language or History departments into Religious Studies"
"Neusner was a rabbinic historian. He can be credited with reinventing rabbinic historiography in the modern period"
"The field of rabbinics is peopled by two types of scholars—literary scholars and historians"
"A comparison between Avot and Philostratus’ Lives of the Sophists underscores striking similarities and differences between the compositions..."
"...journalism, as a field, is as addled as an addict, gaunt, wasted, and twitchy, its pockets as empty as its nights are sleepless"
The Phrase משתה in the Book of Esther
"Philologists can sometimes forget that texts are not themselves autonomous subjects that move here and there, or chameleons that change color to fit the scenery"

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Contest Opens to Translate Part of the Shulhan Arukh: […] section that deals with marriage, relationships, sex, and more. The
Speaking on Panel at Temple Beth David about Denominations | Rabbi Drew Kaplan: […] the outset, I made sure I stated that there are multiple Orthodoxies,
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Jacquel Rassenworth Talks about Hanukkah | The Jacquel Rassenworth Blog: […] “the order in which Hanukkah candles are lit, underwent an evolu
On Not Worrying About Decreasing Synagogue Membership in America | Rabbi Drew Kaplan's Blog: […] Synagogues may have been good for the middle of the twentieth century
On Not Worrying About Decreasing Synagogue Membership in America | Rabbi Drew Kaplan's Blog: […] Last month, a Chabad rabbi in Maryland criticized the twentieth centur
On Not Worrying About Decreasing Synagogue Membership in America | Rabbi Drew Kaplan's Blog: […] Well, 1) One can still go to a synagogue without becoming a member, 2)

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