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Month: December 2015

“While the North has Lagunitas, Stone Brewing is an undeniable force in the Southern California brewing market”

31 December 201529 December 2015 Drew KaplanBeer

While the North has Lagunitas, Stone Brewing is an undeniable force in the Southern California brewing market. Their ‘Arrogant Bastard’ method of marketing resonates well with the image of an iconoclastic brewery, eschewing the homogeneity[…]

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“…exceedingly authentic: the societal changes Open Orthodoxy is fearlessly confronting within a Torah context”

31 December 201529 December 2015 Drew KaplanOpen Orthodoxy

The problem is that you can ostracize Open Orthodoxy, but the issues they’re dealing with won’t go away. If anything, issues such as changing women’s roles will become even more urgent with time. An Orthodoxy[…]

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“California has a historic role in the development of homebrewing in America”

30 December 201529 December 2015 Drew KaplanBeer

The vast majority of brewers in California, and the nation for that matter, began from garages and small brewing pots atop a propane burner. California has a historic role in the development of homebrewing in[…]

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“As the debate over women’s leadership roils among religious and secular alike, the rabbi’s wife stands out as a strange, misfit creature”

30 December 201529 December 2015 Drew KaplanJewish Community

As the debate over women’s leadership roils among religious and secular alike, the rabbi’s wife stands out as a strange, misfit creature. She is a 21st century woman who finds herself in that bizarre position[…]

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“…the trend of beer becoming bigger, blander, and nationwide would not continue unabated”

29 December 201529 December 2015 Drew KaplanBeer

Nationwide, the downward trend in number of operated breweries reached the lowest point in national history by the late 1970s, with fewer than 40 individual companies still brewing in 1980. By economic standards, an oligopoly[…]

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“…here’s what people in crisis and happiness want to hear from you: heart-warming stories or any of these expressions…”

29 December 2015 Drew KaplanLife Advice

So here’s what people in crisis and happiness want to hear from you: heart-warming stories or any of these expressions. I am here for you. I am sorry. I am so happy for you. I[…]

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“…Open Orthodoxy can be the outreach arm for Orthodox Judaism”

28 December 201522 December 2015 Drew KaplanOpen Orthodoxy

Just as Chabad is the outreach arm for ultra-Orthodox Judaism, Open Orthodoxy can be the outreach arm for Orthodox Judaism. Open Orthodoxy could be especially appealing to a new generation that welcomes and expects a[…]

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“Where Mounties were present, self-justice was rare. Canadians, on the whole, developed a less violent culture”

27 December 201522 December 2015 Drew KaplanCanada

Steven Pinker, in his book “The Better Angels of Our Nature,” hypothesized that the differences are deeply rooted in culture and history. In the 19th century, he wrote, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police — the[…]

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“…in the Zionist movement, three factors seem to have converged”

27 December 201522 December 2015 Drew KaplanZionism

…in the Zionist movement, three factors seem to have converged. First, most (though not all) of the men listed above were raised in traditional homes and received substantial Jewish educations. They were comfortable in the[…]

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“One of the things I love most about attending synagogue is that people are all there as worshippers”

25 December 201522 December 2015 Drew KaplanSynagogues

One of the things I love most about attending synagogue is that people are all there as worshippers. No other job description is necessary. Leave your resume at the door. Erica Brown, “Do You Know[…]

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