The 1930s Depression Took a Huge Effect on Synagogues in America
While the 1920s represented a decade of expansion for the Conservative movement, the Depression of the 1930s caused a shrinkage everywhere. The […]
Month: December 2013
“Jews don’t give to organizations but to causes…”
Jews don’t give to organizations but to causes. Organizations need to see themselves as tools for donors and users rather than vice […]
Gender / Late Antiquity
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How “notions of masculinity functioned to articulate the strength of the emperor and state” in Rome
What matters, in this propagandistic game, is not the actual sexual proclivities of a particular emperor but the extent to which notions […]
Jewish / Jewish Community / Judaism
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“Answering the question of why be Jewish is just as important as how to be Jewish.”
Jews haven’t ceased searching for values and meaning. But the ideological movements of the past 200 years — Reform, Conservative, Orthodoxy and […]
Jewish Community / Young Adults
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“While we focus on young adults who desire to impact the future of our communities, we lack meaningful ways for them to get involved”
While we focus on young adults who desire to impact the future of our communities, we lack meaningful ways for them to […]
Jewish Community / Rabbis / Synagogues
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“To draw people back into the synagogue, we…need to train rabbis in the art of running engaging services…”
To draw people back into the synagogue, we…need to train rabbis in the art of running engaging services, certainly on the High […]
“Few people want to serve on ongoing committees…”
Few people want to serve on ongoing committees. Gone are the parent-led youth committees. Special event committees are rare, unless they are […]
Halakhic Books/Works/Writings / Jewish Books
- / Leave a Comment on “Meiri is the only medieval Talmudist (rishon) whose works can be read almost independently of the Talmudic text”
“Meiri is the only medieval Talmudist (rishon) whose works can be read almost independently of the Talmudic text”
The current popularity of the Beit ha-Behirah of R. Menahem ha-Meiri reflects this change in modes of learning. Meiri is the only […]
Jewish / Jewish Community / Jews in America / Synagogues
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“Some Jewish clergy…have…become the bearers of an insidious message—that…religious stuff is really not terribly important…”
Rather than defending Judaism’s distinctive system, some Jewish clergy and synagogues have allowed themselves to act as if some of their families […]
Talmud
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“Text editing is a necessary hermeneutic tool for students and scholars of Jewish studies”
…text editing is a necessary hermeneutic tool for students and scholars of Jewish studies. Every student should be introduced to the world […]
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