Israel, Jewish Community, Jews in America “It is time to start treating the gap between Israeli and American Jews as spectral in color rather than monochromatic Author Drew Kaplan Date 22 August 2017 It is time to start treating the gap between Israeli and American Jews as...
Rabbinic Literature, Talmudic Sages “For the rabbis, breastfeeding offers a fascinating set of variables for academic investigation” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 August 2017 For the rabbis, breastfeeding offers a fascinating set of variables for academic investigation. First,...
Judaism “…when the status of Tisha be-Av is argued frontally and ideologically, the result is friction, dissention, and a status quo stalemate” Author Drew Kaplan Date 1 August 2017 …when the status of Tisha be-Av is argued frontally and ideologically, the result is...
Jewish Community, Judaism “…we should note the tension between these kinnot seminars and the classical image of Tisha be-Av” Author Drew Kaplan Date 1 August 2017 The second change relates to the in-synagogue services on Tisha be-Av morning. Traditionally, people...
Jewish Community, Judaism “…as VHS technology became widely available in the mid-1980s, synagogues started screening ‘Tisha be-Av videos’ throughout the afternoon” Author Drew Kaplan Date 31 July 2017 …as VHS technology became widely available in the mid-1980s, synagogues started screening “Tisha be-Av...
Internet, Jewish Community “Online Jewish communities…provide…types of symbols and language…that help reinforce communal identity and unity” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 July 2017 Anderson explains the use of language and symbols that help reinforce communal identity and...
Archaeology, Beer, Bible “Archaeological evidence of beer-making is often hard to come by because most of the tools used in beer production…are often linked to bread-making…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 July 2017 Archaeological evidence of beer-making is often hard to come by because most of the...
Anti-Semitism, Races in America “White nationalists in the United States perceive the country as having plunged into unending crisis…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 July 2017 Within social and economic justice movements committed to equality, we have not yet collectively...
Anti-Semitism “If you feel the need to interrogate every Jew and demand they denounce Israel (or any other Jews or Jewish actions) before allowing them into your space, you are a racist” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 July 2017 Jews are not collectively accountable for the actions of all other Jews, any more...
Reform Judaism “…so much focus is put on prayer at the ruin of the Temple by the very Jews who least ache for that spot to re-emerge as the center of Jewish spirituality” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 July 2017 I am sometimes bemused by the fact that so much focus is put on...