Modern Orthodoxy, Open Orthodoxy, YCT “…it is problematic to assume that individuals, even if they share a willingness to stretch the boundaries of Orthodoxy, form part of a common accommodative camp…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 25 November 2014 In sum, it is problematic to assume that individuals, even if they share a...
Modern Orthodoxy “On the current American Jewish scene, one group stands out for its seemingly successful integration of traditional religious behavior and belief with full participation in modern society” Author Drew Kaplan Date 3 November 2014 On the current American Jewish scene, one group stands out for its seemingly successful...
Modern Orthodoxy “…an estimated 70 percent of Modern Orthodox college students are enrolled in secular institutions of higher learning, and the impact of their experience there cannot be ignored” Author Drew Kaplan Date 27 October 2014 One thing is certain: an estimated 70 percent of Modern Orthodox college students are...
Modern Orthodoxy “…the Modern Orthodox world has managed to flourish and persist by creating a community of practice and by focusing most of its intellectual energy on intensified Talmud study” Author Drew Kaplan Date 23 October 2014 Thus far, the Modern Orthodox world has managed to flourish and persist by creating...
Haredim/Haredi-ism “In the future, people will look back and realize what terrible mistakes the haredi leadership made” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 October 2014 In the future, I think people will look back and realize what terrible mistakes...
Modern Orthodoxy “Modern Orthodox Jews have America’s highest rates of ‘spousal homogamy’…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 October 2014 Modern Orthodox Jews have America’s highest rates of “spousal homogamy”: a sociological term for...
Haredim/Haredi-ism One of the most famous examples of haredi censorship & Artscroll Author Drew Kaplan Date 2 October 2014 One of the most famous examples of haredi censorship relates to R. Zevin. In...
Haredim/Haredi-ism We are “surprised when a haredi work is actually honest in how it presents historical matters and issues that are subject to ideological disputes” Author Drew Kaplan Date 1 October 2014 It is no longer surprising when we see censorship and intentional distortions in haredi...
Hasidim, Lubavicher Hasidim “Lubavitchers aim ultimately to make their way the new standard of observant Judaism: Orthodox and yet at home in the modern world” Author Drew Kaplan Date 1 October 2014 In their tolerance of modernity (uncharacteristic of harediJews in general) and their ability to...
Orthodoxy “Undoubtedly, the most hotly debated set of issues concerns the status of Orthodox women” Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 September 2014 Undoubtedly, the most hotly debated set of issues concerns the status of Orthodox women....