University “…out on the quads, some students witness the heated debates and protests over the situation between Israel and its neighbors” Author Drew Kaplan Date 31 March 2015 …out on the quads, some students witness the heated debates and protests over the...
Modern Orthodoxy “The problem is not only that creative types will likely be unable to afford the Modern Orthodox lifestyle…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 31 March 2015 …the pressure to produce high earners discourages and marginalizes those members of the community...
Politics in Israel “For many on the left, talk of Jewish identity provokes discomfort…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 30 March 2015 For many on the left, talk of Jewish identity provokes discomfort. Particular identity arouses...
Halakhah, Passover “The procedure used today for mechirat chametz developed in various stages…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 30 March 2015 The procedure used today for mechirat chametz developed in various stages. Originally, the sale...
Jewish, Zionism “So while many Zionists often relate to the Jewish people as an object with a problem…, I relate to my people as a subject with desires” Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 March 2015 I honestly don’t feel myself motivated by Jewish suffering so much as by what...
Culture “I never imagined that the Baptists I knew in my youth would come to seem mellow, almost slackers by comparison” Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 March 2015 I’ve talked to people who say they’ve happily dispensed with God, and don’t even...
America “…Americans were told, time and time again, not just that the country should be a Christian nation, but that it always had been one” Author Drew Kaplan Date 27 March 2015 In 1954, Congress added “under God” to the previously secular Pledge of Allegiance. It...
Uncategorized “Is it really such a big deal if you tell everyone how fat you feel?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 27 March 2015 Is it really such a big deal if you tell everyone how fat you...
Races in America “…there is, indeed, a distinct White Privilege. Being white does offer a freedom not easily available to others” Author Drew Kaplan Date 26 March 2015 …there is, indeed, a distinct White Privilege. Being white does offer a freedom not...
Halakhic Books/Works/Writings “The Tosafist redactions that emerged in the late thirteenth century were edited commentaries that contained the integrated teachings of the Tosafist masters of the past century and a half” Author Drew Kaplan Date 26 March 2015 The Tosafist redactions that emerged in the late thirteenth century were edited commentaries that...