Jewish Denominations, Jews in America, Orthodoxy “The denominational war for the heart and soul of American Judaism is over” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 January 2016 The denominational war for the heart and soul of American Judaism is over. The...
Jews in America “On the surface, it might appear that Heschel’s project and the work of Saul Lieberman had little in common” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 January 2016 Though he received a classic yeshiva education, he later earned a doctorate at the...
America, Jews in America “Jewish Americans have a halakhic obligation to support a wise Syrian refugee immigration policy, but the specifics of what that would be?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 January 2016 Jewish Americans have a halakhic obligation to support a wise policy, but the specifics...
Jews in America “…American Jews are intrinsically dynamic: forever reinventing ourselves in ways that often threaten the established leadership…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 December 2015 American Jewry is always at a crossroads. This is because American Jews are intrinsically...
Israel, Jews in America, Zionism “Many Israelis believe that while this rift between Israel and diaspora Jewry is unfortunate, it is also inevitable” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 July 2015 Many Israelis believe that while this rift between Israel and diaspora Jewry is unfortunate,...
Israel, Jews in America “… the primary concern is the growing disharmony, mutual disinterest and even sometimes alienation between American Jewry and the State of Israel” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 July 2015 Many of the characteristics that have ensured the continued survival, resilience, recurring prosperity and...
Jews in America “We understandably become so preoccupied with Jew hatred…that we’ve forgotten to explore what we actually are” Author Drew Kaplan Date 24 June 2015 Anti-Semitism is undeniably on campuses — even at some elementary schools — and along...
Jews in America “During World War II, Jews still felt the sting of social anti-Semitism that had, for so long, limited where they could live and with whom they might work” Author Drew Kaplan Date 18 June 2015 During World War II, Jews still felt the sting of social anti-Semitism that had,...
Israel, Jews, Jews in America “There is a dramatic imbalance between the way Jews perceive themselves and the ways we are perceived by others” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 March 2015 There is a dramatic imbalance between the way Jews perceive themselves and the ways...
Jews in America “The aspects of secular Jewish culture that America has embraced are barely Jewish anymore…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 March 2015 …as Jews have moved fully into the cultural mainstream, it’s become harder to identify...