Movies, Star Wars “Star Wars intentionally challenged an audience who had no idea what they were getting themselves into” Author Drew Kaplan Date 25 January 2017 Sometimes it’s easy to forget that Star Wars used to just be one movie....
Modern Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy “Among the many things that characterize modern Orthodox Jews…perhaps the most-defining is our embrace of the Talmudic maxim hokhma bagoyim ta’amin…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 24 January 2017 Among the many things that characterize modern Orthodox Jews: religious Zionism; engaging with the...
Centrist Orthodoxy, Modern Orthodoxy “Torah U’Madda, if it stands for anything, stands not for the ability to go to an excellent university, get a prestigious law degree, and make a wonderful living for a family in Teaneck, Woodmere, or New Rochelle” Author Drew Kaplan Date 23 January 2017 Torah U’Madda, if it stands for anything, stands not for the ability to go...
Religion “Religious illiteracy is not a liberal problem” Author Drew Kaplan Date 23 January 2017 Religious illiteracy is not a liberal problem. It is a function of two key...
Business “There’s a long history of corporate boycotts…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 22 January 2017 There’s a long history of corporate boycotts: the labor movement used them during strikes...
America “…Michelle Obama’s courage has left an indelible mark. Her time as First Lady changed this country and clarified its vision” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 January 2017 Her success in the White House has had as much to do with her...
Bible “God’s voice figures prominently early in the Hebrew Bible” Author Drew Kaplan Date 18 January 2017 God’s voice figures prominently early in the Hebrew Bible. He speaks individually to Adam,...
Politics in America “Implying that American public opinion can be ‘tainted’ by exposure to foreign influence contains disturbing — and distinctly archaic — undertones of a call to national purity” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 January 2017 …if the American media and a large part of the American public believe that...
Politics in America, Races in America “If you are going to mention groups in America, you had better mention all of them” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 January 2017 One of the many lessons of the recent presidential election campaign and its repugnant...
Orthodoxy “One of the most salient features of Orthodox Jewish life at the turn of the twenty-first century is the halakhic handbook designed for the layperson” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 January 2017 One of the most salient features of Orthodox Jewish life at the turn of...