“Community is messy; be wary of those trying so hard to make it clean”
…while Jewish organizations should be allowed to exercise caution about their overt structural partnerships...
Monthly Archives: February 2019
There is a “political phenomenon in the Jewish community…on the disincentivizing of all forms of ‘courageous leadership’ by relatively small numbers of individuals who can drive a community agenda”
…a larger political phenomenon in the Jewish community…on the disincentivizing of all forms of...
“There are really important arenas…where the comparisons between these two countries need to be interrogated, and where deep work has to take place in order to ensure that the two societies are not reinforcing each others’ weaknesses”
There are really important arenas – ideological trends like the rise of nationalism and...
“…the Korean Talmud, in some ways, is an inversion of the Babylonian Talmud…”
…the Korean Talmud, in some ways, is an inversion of the Babylonian Talmud –...
“…a schism in American Modern Orthodoxy will have grave consequences both practically AND ideologically for both conservative and liberal sides of the community”
I think a schism in American Modern Orthodoxy will have grave consequences both practically...
“…the great divides are about how or whether American Jews feel essentially safe and at home or eternally vulnerable and vigilant…”
The basic political theory behind organized Jewish communal (read: establishment) politics in America since...
“Neusner moved the study of Judaism from Near Eastern Language or History departments into Religious Studies”
As both a scholar and an academic politician, Neusner moved the study of Judaism...
“Neusner was a rabbinic historian. He can be credited with reinventing rabbinic historiography in the modern period”
Neusner was a rabbinic historian. He can be credited with reinventing rabbinic historiography in...
“The field of rabbinics is peopled by two types of scholars—literary scholars and historians”
The field of rabbinics is peopled by two types of scholars—literary scholars and historians....
“A comparison between Avot and Philostratus’ Lives of the Sophists underscores striking similarities and differences between the compositions…”
A comparison between Avot and Philostratus’ Lives of the Sophists underscores striking similarities and...