Anti-Semitism, Jewish Federations, Jewish Organizations, University “…but the real stimulus to Federation funding was the occasional threat of anti-Semitism” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 January 2016 I argued for funding to do more serious Jewish education on campus, but the...
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...
Jewish Community, Synagogues “As the debate over women’s leadership roils among religious and secular alike, the rabbi’s wife stands out as a strange, misfit creature” Author Drew Kaplan Date 30 December 2015 As the debate over women’s leadership roils among religious and secular alike, the rabbi’s...
Synagogues “One of the things I love most about attending synagogue is that people are all there as worshippers” Author Drew Kaplan Date 25 December 2015 One of the things I love most about attending synagogue is that people are...
Jewish Community, Jewish Organizations “…that Jewish world doesn’t take enough risks. Professionals are scared of the rebuke of the lay people” Author Drew Kaplan Date 21 December 2015 To Mr. Bronfman and every other member of self-declared Jewish royalty: Chabad doesn’t have...
Prayer, Synagogues “Prayer must therefore occupy a delicate position that offers a supportive, mutual experience, while also protecting the individual’s sense of agency…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 December 2015 Prayer, whether seen as introspection or as a transcendent conversation with a divine God,...
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...
Jewish Community, Jewish Organizations, Philanthropy “…if we don’t tackle the quest for meaning in the Jewish world, at some point all of our programs are going to run out of steam” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 December 2015 I think reflection and ideas in the Jewish world today are devalued. We’re extremely...