Lubavicher Hasidim “It is uplifting to see segments of the community suddenly adopt Chabad strategies” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 May 2015 It is uplifting to see segments of the community suddenly adopt Chabad strategies. The...
Islam “Whenever the issue of Islamic extremism arises, the first reaction of moderate Muslims is not to start an honest debate and reform in their religion but to defend Islam and Muslim” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 May 2015 Whenever the issue of Islamic extremism arises, the first reaction of moderate Muslims is...
Uncategorized “…many scholars of illuminated Haggadot have been victims of interpretive paralysis, and that their work is often disappointing” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 May 2015 …Marc Michael Epstein calls attention to a problem in art history scholarship that he...
Uncategorized “…a church can have a sleek logo and Web site, but if it’s judgmental and exclusive, if it fails to show the love of Jesus to all, millennials will sniff it out” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 May 2015 …a church can have a sleek logo and Web site, but if it’s judgmental...
Jewish “In the first century C.E., Judaism was marked by numerous sects and groups…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 May 2015 In the first century C.E., Judaism was marked by numerous sects and groups: Pharisees,...
Israel “The hardening of Israel’s nationalism is, among other things, a harbinger of how the West will respond to the further dangers of Islamist politics, by digging in…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 May 2015 The hardening of Israel’s nationalism is, among other things, a harbinger of how the...
Talmud “Midrash derives from the verb derash ‘to seek, ask'” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 May 2015 Midrash derives from the verb derash ‘to seek, ask’. Already in Scripture, the verb...
Gaza, Israel “Hamas can declare victory all it wants. But the reality is that a number of senior Hamas leaders were killed in the war along with hundreds of its operatives…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 May 2015 Hamas can declare victory all it wants. But the reality is that a number...
Christianity “The sacraments are what make the church relevant, no matter the culture or era” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 May 2015 The sacraments are what make the church relevant, no matter the culture or era....
Non-Profits “…and you’ve just put the nonprofit sector at an extreme disadvantage to the for-profit sector on every level” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 May 2015 …you can’t use money to lure talent away from the for-profit sector, you can’t...