Halakhic Books/Works/Writings “The strength of Ri’s lectures was exactly the fact that he not only conscientiously worked off of a rich tradition, but also…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 March 2015 The strength of Ri’s lectures was exactly the fact that he not only conscientiously...
Sex, Talmud “To make a woman a wife is to demonstrate the permeability of her body in the act of deflowering (or consummation); thereafter, her body is available for his use. She has no similar claim on his body” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 March 2015 Carole M. Counihan has observed, however, that bodies are not always necessarily equally permeable;...
Israel, Politics in America “…inextricably linked the cause of Zionism to the politics of the conservative right, thereby shifting Zionist discourse towards increasingly extreme ends” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 March 2015 The abandonment of the two-state formula and the refusal to condemn racist incitement from...
Talmud “The relationship between rabbinic rhetoric, even rabbinic constructions of sexuality and actual Jewish female life and practice is far from clear” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 March 2015 Rabbinic texts are androcentric. The relationship between rabbinic rhetoric, even rabbinic constructions of sexuality...
Non-Profits, Philanthropy “We are not a fundraising organization. We are a forward thinking, problem-solving organization that raises funds to support our mission and our work” Author Drew Kaplan Date 18 March 2015 Many Federations identify themselves as fundraising organizations and judge their successes by the size...
Orthodoxy, Sex “Newly married Orthodox couples may struggle with the stark contrast between sexual abstinence and the anticipation and expectation that sexual intercourse occurs immediately…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 18 March 2015 Newly married Orthodox couples may struggle with the stark contrast between sexual abstinence and...
Sex “This is why the immense popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey is actually great news for men…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 March 2015 Human females are less obvious, which means human males must be able to pick...
Courtship/Dating “…if you are married and your relationship gets into trouble, you have a relationship problem. But if your issue is…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 March 2015 I contacted two of the most important relationship organizations in the English-speaking world and...
News Media News media is falling down “in covering the big trends” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 March 2015 I’ve visited and written a lot about Ukraine and the Middle East lately. The...
Talmud “…metaphors that associate sex with eating, sexual partners with food, and/or sexual desire with hunger/appetite are not unique to rabbinic Judaism” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 March 2015 One detail that stands out in this particular attempt to bring the Torah of...