Lubavicher Hasidim “This vernacular, coupled with humor, creates a welcoming space” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 March 2017 …religious education has become a commodity that attracts people with a welcoming common vernacular...
Haredim/Haredi-ism, Internet, Lubavicher Hasidim, Websites “There is no substantial evidence to see if Aish’s movement is more effective than Chabad’s, but the more modern approach to the material does continue to set the difference in tone in these two online orthodox movements” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 February 2017 Like Chabad, Aish provides links to information about their schools and drop-in classes. The...
Hasidim “…there is a big difference between the Amish and the hasidic communities” Author Drew Kaplan Date 1 November 2016 …there is a big difference between the Amish and the hasidic communities. The Amish...
Internet, Lubavicher Hasidim “…the most modern technology is providing outreach to people in search of an older, traditional lifestyle” Author Drew Kaplan Date 31 October 2016 The use of the internet by orthodox groups also suggests a paradox: the most...
Internet, Lubavicher Hasidim “With rates of suicide and drug abuse as high as they are in America, Chabad.org recognizes that these are the moments when they have a chance of connecting to, and helping, a specific audience” Author Drew Kaplan Date 25 September 2016 There is a cliché that “There are no atheists in a fox hole.” Chabad...
Internet, Lubavicher Hasidim “Chabad’s site is an open gym, but the exercise is religious education and practice” Author Drew Kaplan Date 22 September 2016 The gym may be open 24 hours. This allows those who work, have families,...
Internet, Jewish Organizations, Lubavicher Hasidim “The best part of Chabad’s site is that it appeals to all ages” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 September 2016 By the mid-1980s, computers had been introduced to the average home; they had also...
Hasidim, Holidays “Many Jews celebrate Purim, but not the chassidic Purim. The chassidic Purim is unique in its richness and multiplicity” Author Drew Kaplan Date 23 March 2016 Many Jews celebrate Purim, but not the chassidic Purim. The chassidic Purim is unique...
Education, Hasidim ” The end result…is the institutionalizing of ignorance and poverty not out of principle but out of neglect” Author Drew Kaplan Date 2 December 2015 This is not about a community’s right to religious freedom. So far, chasidic communities...
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...