Internet, Newspapers “Digital means of distributing words and images have robbed newspapers of the coherence they formerly had…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 31 July 2015 Digital means of distributing words and images have robbed newspapers of the coherence they...
Clothing “The bespectacled face asks the world to see it a certain way by telling the world something about how it is seen” Author Drew Kaplan Date 30 July 2015 More intimate than underpants precisely because they are plain for all to see, eyeglasses...
Talmud “The dual nature of Rabbinic tales is thus paradoxical – so removed from history on the one hand, yet capable of meaningful comparison with other sources on the other” Author Drew Kaplan Date 30 July 2015 The dual nature of Rabbinic tales is thus paradoxical – so removed from history...
Politics in America “It would not be quite right to say that Magna Carta has withstood the ravages of time” Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 July 2015 It would not be quite right to say that Magna Carta has withstood the...
Jewish Organizations, Non-Profits “By focusing on the three things we do well, Jewish organizations can eliminate the redundancies, complexities, and challenges that…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 July 2015 As we work to build more sustainable Jewish communities by connecting Jews to Judaism,...
Marriage, Politics in America “Dignity is a rather elusive and malleable concept compared with more concrete qualities such as race and sex” Author Drew Kaplan Date 28 July 2015 Dignity is a rather elusive and malleable concept compared with more concrete qualities such...
Uncategorized “Ben Sira’s comments attest to the gap between the way he wanted guests to behave at banquets and reality” Author Drew Kaplan Date 28 July 2015 Ben Sira, too, recognized that banquets were likely places for conflicts to be born,...
Anti-Semitism, University “…it is important that members of the campus community, including its leadership, speak up when there are hate crimes…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 27 July 2015 …it is important that members of the campus community, including its leadership, speak up...
Rabbis “…I have no illusions about what my rabbinic degree certifies me to do. It does not make me a world expert in Torah law…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 27 July 2015 I am a Rabbi. I earned that title by four years of intense study,...
Business “Incivility shuts people down…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 24 July 2015 Incivility shuts people down…. Employees contribute less and lose their conviction, whether because of...