Politics in America “To win in 2018 and especially 2020, Democrats…must address the widespread working-class revolt against global elites” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 June 2017 To win in 2018 and especially 2020, Democrats need more identity politics — not...
Bible, Israel “The truth is, much like The Odyssey, the Bible is a majestic story of a journey that lives uncomfortably at odds with what the failures inevitable upon arrival” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 June 2017 The truth is, much like The Odyssey, the Bible is a majestic story of...
Jewish Education, Orthodoxy “In Israel, the women’s learning movement…was not viewed as threatening, but rather as a natural outgrowth of women’s changing position in the world” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 June 2017 In Israel, the women’s learning movement preceded the Orthodox feminist movement. It was not...
Jewish “Keret says that ‘talking about Jewish values is like talking about love'” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 June 2017 Keret says that “talking about Jewish values is like talking about love. Some...
Politics in America, Rabbis “I want to know what my rabbi thinks of Jacob and Rachel, not of Pence and Pelosi” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 June 2017 I know outstanding rabbis on the left of the political spectrum and others on...
Marriage, Orthodoxy, Sex “Young Orthodox men and women today come into marriage confused” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 June 2017 Young Orthodox men and women today come into marriage confused. Sexual images pervade their...
Beer “German brewers still observe a version of the Reinheitsgebot, but Belgian brewers, just across the border, have cheerfully renounced it” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 June 2017 According to the Bavarian Reinheitsgebot, or Purity Law, of 1516, beer can be made...
Politics in America “What is surprising is that after everything that’s happened, so many people believe them even now” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 June 2017 Throughout the 2016 primary season, two sentiments took turns reassuring Republicans as they watched...
Babylonian Talmud, Beer “Being the principal alcoholic beverage of Mesopotamia, beer is discussed at length in the Babylonian Talmud and, naturally, the vocabulary is Mesopotamian” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 June 2017 Being the principal alcoholic beverage of Mesopotamia, it is discussed at length in the...
Sports “Because we’ve known Tiger for so long, we immediately ascribe a tragic narrative to him, whether it’s real or not” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 June 2017 Because we’ve known Tiger for so long, we immediately ascribe a tragic narrative to...