Haredim/Haredi-ism “This past year we were told that it was Agudath Israel of America’s 93rd convention. … How is this possible if Agudath Israel in America was not formed until 1939?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 22 February 2016 This past year we were told that it was Agudath Israel of America’s 93rd...
Halakhah, Haredim/Haredi-ism, Modern Orthodoxy “For Rabbi Gordimer, all poskim share the same ‘process’. Not only is this historically incorrect, it isn’t even ‘doctrine'” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 February 2016 Rabbi Gordimer claims that there is no such thing as Modern Orthodox pesak, and...
Haredim/Haredi-ism, Modern Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy “The Modern Orthodox community should not fear positive change and growth, but should welcome it” Author Drew Kaplan Date 4 November 2015 The Modern Orthodox community should not fear positive change and growth, but should welcome...
Haredim/Haredi-ism, Lubavicher Hasidim, Modern Orthodoxy, Open Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy, YCT “Ironically, from a professional perspective the liberal YCT rabbi actually has more in common with Haredi outreach-oriented figures than the inreach focused RIETS graduates” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 August 2015 Ironically, from a professional perspective the liberal YCT rabbi actually has more in common...
Haredim/Haredi-ism, Modern Orthodoxy “The main goal of attacking the Modern Orthodox efforts so vigorously, then, is not to dictate Modern Orthodox behavior but to clarify the limits of ‘Haredi feminism'” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 August 2015 There is a “silent” revolution taking place in which Haredi women are increasingly taking...
Gender, Haredim/Haredi-ism “An entire generation is being taught that women and girls should not be seen because seeing them can lead to sin” Author Drew Kaplan Date 24 February 2015 An entire generation is being taught that women and girls should not be seen...
Haredim/Haredi-ism, Modern Orthodoxy Diminishing Numbers of Modern Orthodox Jews in America Contrasted with Haredim in America Author Drew Kaplan Date 3 February 2015 As compared with the 3 percent of American Jews who (according to Pew) identify...
Haredim/Haredi-ism “…in haredi communities in America and especially in Israel, “learning,” regardless of aptitude, has replaced working as a male adult norm” Author Drew Kaplan Date 1 February 2015 In traditionally religious European communities, for example, most men worked for a living; the...
Haredim/Haredi-ism “The haredi camp encompasses both a number of hasidic sects and the spiritual descendants of their no less pious historical antagonists…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 27 January 2015 The haredi camp encompasses both a number of hasidic sects and the spiritual descendants...
Haredim/Haredi-ism, Israel “The preoccupation of the dati le’umi world with the settlement issue…has paradoxically contributed to enhancing…the influence of the haredim” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 December 2014 The preoccupation of the dati le’umi world with the settlement issue—with seeing God’s will...