Modern Orthodoxy, Open Orthodoxy “Rabbi Gordimer…offers nothing to those who ask the questions addressed by Open Orthodoxy” Author Drew Kaplan Date 26 January 2016 Rabbi Gordimer is not obliged to endorse or even respect Open Orthodoxy’s agenda or...
Modern Orthodoxy “…there is no specific Modern Orthodox credo, no statement of Jewish values, no formalized rubric through which adherents are encouraged to think about issues other than those related to ritual practice” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 January 2016 …although Modern Orthodoxy has produced many brilliant and dedicated leaders and laymen, it has...
Open Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy “…exceedingly authentic: the societal changes Open Orthodoxy is fearlessly confronting within a Torah context” Author Drew Kaplan Date 31 December 2015 The problem is that you can ostracize Open Orthodoxy, but the issues they’re dealing...
Open Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy “…Open Orthodoxy can be the outreach arm for Orthodox Judaism” Author Drew Kaplan Date 28 December 2015 Just as Chabad is the outreach arm for ultra-Orthodox Judaism, Open Orthodoxy can be...
Open Orthodoxy “Open Orthodoxy is trying to balance two ideals: It wants to keep the neighborhood-like intimacy and rituals of Torah Judaism but make them more open and inclusive” Author Drew Kaplan Date 24 December 2015 Open Orthodoxy is trying to balance two ideals: It wants to keep the neighborhood-like...
Modern Orthodoxy, Open Orthodoxy “…schism will lead to disaster and eventual oblivion for both sides” in Modern Orthodoxy Author Drew Kaplan Date 23 December 2015 I contend that schism will lead to disaster and eventual oblivion for both sides....
Modern Orthodoxy, Open Orthodoxy “For much of 2015, every effort was made, on both sides, to send American Modern Orthodoxy into schism and compel the formation of a separate denomination called Open Orthodoxy” Author Drew Kaplan Date 22 December 2015 For much of 2015, every effort was made, on both sides, to send American...
Modern Orthodoxy “Dogmatic and divisive resolutions do not solve controversial issues within our community” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 December 2015 Dogmatic and divisive resolutions do not solve controversial issues within our community. They exacerbate...
Open Orthodoxy “If the wise sages of the Orthodox world were able to pull back for a minute and look at the big picture, they would see Open Orthodoxy not as a threat but a potential asset.” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 December 2015 If the wise sages of the Orthodox world were able to pull back for...
Marriage, Marriage, Modern Orthodoxy “Continuity is not an end in itself, but a culture’s purpose is not to be an ephemeral work of performance art” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 November 2015 Marriage in the classical sense is a commitment to sustainability. Continuity is not an...