Rabbis “A rabbi needs sufficient training to go deeper into Jewish tradition than a well-read Jew” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 March 2016 A rabbi needs sufficient training to go deeper into Jewish tradition than a well-read...
Halakhah “The halakhic inquiry…does not start out from the point of absolute zero as to sentimental attitudes and value judgments” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 March 2016 The halakhic inquiry, like any other cognitive theoretical performance, does not start out from...
Jews in America “One dramatic change in L.A. Jewish life is the emergence of Hollywood Jews…from the shadows” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 March 2016 One dramatic change in L.A. Jewish life is the emergence of Hollywood Jews —...
Modern Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy “…we have an obligation to respond with integrity and thoughtfulness to the critiques people in their 20s and 30s are bringing to the communal table” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 March 2016 From my time as an Orthodox rabbi on a college campus, I saw firsthand...
Jewish “…a widespread tendency to think that Jewish issues don’t have the same depth or require the same scrutiny as other areas of human experience” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 March 2016 …a widespread tendency to think that Jewish issues don’t have the same depth or...
Jews in America “More Jews in the West than elsewhere were raised by intermarried parents” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 March 2016 … the undeniable impact of intermarriage and other features of Jewish social networks, or...
Races in America “‘In a world of thugs,’ they say, ‘[Trump] will be our thug'” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 March 2016 His supporters disrespect the system—fair enough, it’s earned disrespect. They see Washington dysfunction and...
Journalism, Politics in America “The American party system is not only a creation of the press; it is dependent on it” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 March 2016 The American party system is not only a creation of the press; it is...
Politics in America “The people who turn up at Sanders and Trump rallies are wed, across the aisle, in bonds of populist unrest” Author Drew Kaplan Date 1 March 2016 The people who turn up at Sanders and Trump rallies are wed, across the...