God “It is not just the individual and society that require consideration, for there is a third term to the human equation: God” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 January 2015 It is not just the individual and society that require consideration, for there is...
Business, Money “…there’s no way you’re going to get a lot of people with $400,000 talent to make a $316,000 sacrifice every year to become the CEO of a hunger charity” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 January 2015 …what we don’t realize is that this system has a powerful side effect, which...
Jews in America, Rabbis “…in the postwar era, the dominant face of American Orthodoxy was that of Yeshiva University-trained rabbis…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 January 2015 …in the postwar era, the dominant face of American Orthodoxy was that of Yeshiva...
Jewish, Jews in America “An example of American Midrash is our interpretation of Hanukkah and Passover as freedom holidays–reflecting American ideals” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 January 2015 The discrepancies between our American and Jewish values create a dilemma around which we...
Halakhah, Incarceration “Jewish law…does not sentence people to prison as a punishment…because the Jewish communities didn’t have real prisons” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 January 2015 He tells us that Jewish law, unlike secular law, does not sentence people to...
Fundraising “…we don’t like nonprofits to use money to incentivize people to produce more in social service” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 January 2015 We have two rulebooks. We have one for the nonprofit sector and one for...
Internet “…virtual communities are more democratic and inclusive and, consequently, more substantive” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 January 2015 In some ways, the kinds of fellowship and intimacy forged and nurtured virtually tend...
Fundraising “nonprofits are really reluctant to attempt any brave, daring, giant-scale new fundraising endeavors for fear that if the thing fails, their reputations will be dragged through the mud” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 January 2015 Disney can make a new $200 million movie that flops, and nobody calls the...
Christianity, Politics in America “American Christianity is generally not a religion of scholarship. It’s a religion of feeling and emotion” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 January 2015 Many Christians don’t know the Bible, nor do they care to know the Bible....
Family “No one is saying they dislike women who are capable of having children. But they might dislike additional labor costs” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 January 2015 Long leaves and part-time work protections might encourage women to scale back at work...