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Monthly Archives: September 2016

Beer

“The sour effect in many wild ales is usually a combination of lactic, malic, and acetic acids produced by the bacteria lactobacillus and pediococcus”

Author Drew Kaplan Date 30 September 2016
The sour effect in many wild ales is usually a combination of lactic, malic,...
Tagged ale, beer, Sour Beer, wild ale |
Politics in America

“It also seems clear that Trump has a weird problem with admitting error”

Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 September 2016
It also seems clear that Trump has a weird problem with admitting error. Confronted...
Tagged Donald Trump, Politics in America, Presidential Debate, Presidential Debate 2016, Presidential Election, Presidential Election 2016, Presidential Race |
Homosexuality, Modern Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy

“We can push and tinker around the edges, but as an Orthodox community, we cannot simply change Orthodoxy”

Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 September 2016
Ultimately, we will not succeed in satisfying the full range of expectations of every...
Tagged Homosexuality, Modern Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy |
Politics in America

“Rhetorically, Trump drove a high-speed train filled with fireworks into a nuclear power plant”

Author Drew Kaplan Date 28 September 2016
Rhetorically, Trump drove a high-speed train filled with fireworks into a nuclear power plant....
Tagged Donald Trump, Politics in America, Presidential Debate, Presidential Debate 2016, Presidential Election, Presidential Election 2016, Presidential Race |
Europe, Israel

“…for many of those sympathetic to Israel, the indifference to terror when it takes place in Israel indicates that a higher standard applies compared to other countries”

Author Drew Kaplan Date 28 September 2016
…for many of those sympathetic to Israel, the indifference to terror when it takes...
Tagged Europe, Israel, Terrorism |
Races in America

“Racism ceased to be a matter of systems and policy and became a referendum on the rot of the individual soul”

Author Drew Kaplan Date 27 September 2016
Racism ceased to be a matter of systems and policy and became a referendum...
Tagged races in America, Racism |
Politics in America

“The Republicans nominated someone who doesn’t know anything about his signature issue”

Author Drew Kaplan Date 27 September 2016
The Republicans nominated someone who doesn’t know anything about his signature issue. Trump lambasted...
Tagged Donald Trump, Politics, Politics in America, Presidential Debate, Presidential Debate 2016, Presidential Election 2016, Presidential Race 2016 |
Internet, Jewish Community, Jews in America

“While the Internet has become a global phenomenon, the American Jewish community is specifically finding its own ways to interact with technology in order to gain access to people and ideas beyond a local region”

Author Drew Kaplan Date 26 September 2016
When one thinks about Judaism, the computer does not come to the forefront of...
Tagged American Jewish Community, Internet, Jewish Subcultures Online masters thesis |
Homosexuality, Modern Orthodoxy

“Steering away from the issue might feel safe, but that avoidance is detrimental and dangerous”

Author Drew Kaplan Date 26 September 2016
In my experience, many, if not most, 20 to 40-year olds in the modern...
Tagged Homosexuality, Modern Orthodoxy |
Bible

“…the concept of the ben sorer umoreh raises essential questions for parents who strive to build loving relationships with their children”

Author Drew Kaplan Date 25 September 2016
The law, as defined by the Talmud, ensures that it is virtually impossible for...
Tagged ben sorer umoreh, Halakhah, Torah |
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