When American rabbis speak about “the politics and foreign policy of the Jewish state”, they become “B-grade pundits, they undermine their authority”
…although American rabbis may feel deeply about the politics and foreign policy of the...
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We are “surprised when a haredi work is actually honest in how it presents historical matters and issues that are subject to ideological disputes”
It is no longer surprising when we see censorship and intentional distortions in haredi...
“Lubavitchers aim ultimately to make their way the new standard of observant Judaism: Orthodox and yet at home in the modern world”
In their tolerance of modernity (uncharacteristic of harediJews in general) and their ability to...
Differences Amongst Rishonim Regarding the Use of the Talmud Yerushalmi
Anyone who regularly learns Rashba, Ritva, Rambam, or Rabbeinu Chananel sees that these Rishonim...
“Where can Jews of different ages, spiritual orientations and socioeconomic strata come together regularly to brainstorm while they relax?”
Interdisciplinary research on innovation has yielded the interesting find that creativity peaks when hyper-stimulation...
“Undoubtedly, the most hotly debated set of issues concerns the status of Orthodox women”
Undoubtedly, the most hotly debated set of issues concerns the status of Orthodox women....
“The greatest threat to Jewish life in the United States is not the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It’s religious illiteracy”
The greatest threat to Jewish life in the United States is not the Israeli-Palestinian...
“The Jewish New Year is an example of viewing reality with our eyes shut, of seeing things more deeply, more carefully”
Mircea Eliade, a specialist in world religions, wrote in his book “The Sacred and...
“…in the United States, Modern Orthodoxy has become largely an upper middle class phenomenon”
The sort of anomalies I have mentioned appear to be confined to matters of...
A Brief, Sociological Sketch of the Modern Orthodox in America
Organizing their family lives far more traditionally than do their liberal counterparts, the Modern...