“The laying-up of something in the Temple had the effect of dedicating it to God, and so gave it an additional sanctity”
In view of the divine origin which was attributed to the Scriptures, it is...
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“…Ozick, however fierce her identification as a Jew, is admirable in her freedom from identitarian parti pris”
Ozick the channeler of the literary past may seem remote from our present literary...
“Students do not take well to ideological force-feeding…”
Of course, the Berkeley Hillel, like all Hillels, is not an island of groupthink...
“…I don’t think that the reasons offered by medieval authorities operating in a completely different environment can determine what modern women will regard as “deal-breakers” when it comes to marriage”
Since people’s psychology has changed over the centuries, I don’t think that the reasons...
“There is too much political anger on university campuses today, too little robust debate, too much suppression of robust debate about Israel, too much degrading of First Amendment principles and too much latent and overt anti-Semitism”
There is too much political anger on university campuses today, too little robust debate,...
“…if the criticisms of Rabbi Gordimer and others were offered on a basis of friendship and common purpose, …”
I have no difficulty if someone wants to criticize, even sharply, Open Orthodox writers,...
“But how can you be a light if almost no one can see you?”
…Orthodox answer is “to keep the commandments.” That suffices, we are reassured, because when...
“A new infusion of an invigorated Modern Orthodoxy that meets the best intellectual, moral and spiritual standards of postmodern culture is a critical ingredient for the strengthening of the center of affiliated Jewry”
Modern Orthodox professionals have played a key role in the revitalization of American Jewry...
“The problem with simcha videos is not tedium but messaging”
It is basically the narration of the child’s life as a toddler, kindergartener, elementary...
“What is most irritating in some of the criticisms is the myopic vision of the role of Hillels – as if they should be singly engaged in political advocacy”
What is most irritating in some of the criticisms is the myopic vision of...