Israel “Israel has been for several years in the midst of a wonderful and creative Golden Age…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 April 2015 …I want to tell you in case you have not heard, that for decades...
Business, Christianity “The Rev. James W. Fifield…paired Christianity and capitalism against the New Deal’s ‘pagan statism'” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 April 2015 The Rev. James W. Fifield — known as “the 13th Apostle of Big Business”...
Non-Profits, Philanthropy “Strategic philanthropy is possible because strong communal bodies take care of the basic needs of the community” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 April 2015 Strategic philanthropy is possible because strong communal bodies take care of the basic needs...
Jewish, Jews “Belonging to Israel in the Diaspora is, in itself, a spiritual act. It is utterly inconvenient to be a Jew” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 April 2015 Belonging to Israel in the Diaspora is, in itself, a spiritual act. It is...
Israel, Politics in Israel “It is impossible to answer “who is Israel” without examining and understanding the shared traumas that Israelis experienced in the last four years” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 April 2015 In 1993 they opened their ears to peace with PLO leader Yasser Arafat (the...
Jewish, Jews “…it may be stated that the covenant in Egypt was a covenant of fate, while the covenant at Sinai was a covenant of destiny” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 April 2015 When we probe the nature of our historical existence, we arrive at a very...
Jewish, Zionism “Zionism was not the only program on offer to ameliorate Jewish disability” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 April 2015 Zionism was not the only program on offer to ameliorate Jewish disability. It was...
Uncategorized “The dynamic tension of the particular and the universal is woven into the very fabric of being human” Author Drew Kaplan Date 3 April 2015 The human person, the figure at the center of the very idea of human...
Passover “On the Seder night, we do not just learn halakha or tell a story” Author Drew Kaplan Date 3 April 2015 The Haggadah…tells the story of the gathering of sages differently. In its version, the...
Passover “The immediate purpose of the seder is to establish a narrative, not to draw morals from it” Author Drew Kaplan Date 2 April 2015 The ultimate purpose of the Seder is to recommit us to justice, to recognizing...