“The imputation of unstated motives instantly renders toxic any conversation in which it is inserted”
In any debate over women’s communal and halakhic roles, the Orthodox community’s version of...
Category Archives: Modern Orthodoxy
“As much rancor and disagreement as there is in the Modern Orthodox world about women in the ritual sphere or leadership roles, there are many places where women’s participation is universally accepted and indeed welcomed, and where attempts to foster it would be generally agreed-upon and uncontroversial”
As much rancor and disagreement as there is in the Modern Orthodox world about...
“Our recent communal engagements around women and Orthodoxy have taken on something of the aspect of trench warfare”
Our recent communal engagements around women and Orthodoxy have taken on something of the...
“There are women who are learned and it is only fitting that they too have a title”
…I still don’t see the objection to female clergy. I am not talking about...
“We can push and tinker around the edges, but as an Orthodox community, we cannot simply change Orthodoxy”
Ultimately, we will not succeed in satisfying the full range of expectations of every...
“Steering away from the issue might feel safe, but that avoidance is detrimental and dangerous”
In my experience, many, if not most, 20 to 40-year olds in the modern...
“…the reconciliation of the Torah’s discussion of homosexuality represents the single most formidable religious challenge for our young people today”
This may surprise many adults, but the reconciliation of the Torah’s discussion of homosexuality...
“What are the goals of the progressive Orthodox movement and are the strategies currently in place fostering the achievement of those goals?”
What are the goals of the progressive Orthodox movement and are the strategies currently...
“In effect, it creates a terrible rift between halachic Judaism in Israel and in the diaspora”
…the Chief Rabbinate of Israel has essentially repudiated all of the converts who have...
“We don’t have to listen too closely to hear the loud grumbling in Orthodox circles. Change is afoot”
Tradition is not monolithic, and its orthodox rabbinic leadership has never been more suspect,...