Prayer, Synagogues “…there is a basic contradiction between sincere, personal prayer and the communal, synagogue setting” Author Drew Kaplan Date 5 November 2015 The synagogue’s primary function is what happens in its sanctuary, the space in which...
Art, Jewish Community “The Jewish community doesn’t care about art. … The art world doesn’t care about religion.” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 September 2015 The Jewish community doesn’t care about art. Not real art, anyway. The art world...
Israel, Jewish Community “On the issue of Israel, the Jewish community has become a toxic place” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 September 2015 On the issue of Israel, the Jewish community has become a toxic place. The...
Jewish Community, Jewish Organizations, Rabbis, Synagogues “…the rabbi sometimes hears contradictory sounds — sometimes described as ‘the voice of the prophet’ or sometimes ‘the voice of the profit'” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 August 2015 …an ongoing struggle that many rabbis and clergy of various faiths wage within themselves....
Jewish Organizations, Non-Profits “By focusing on the three things we do well, Jewish organizations can eliminate the redundancies, complexities, and challenges that…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 July 2015 As we work to build more sustainable Jewish communities by connecting Jews to Judaism,...
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,...
Jewish Organizations “Most Jewish organizations…function and have value, yet we spread ourselves out over too many responsibilities” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 July 2015 Most Jewish organizations are a cable remote. We function and have value, yet we...
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,...