Homosexuality, Jewish Community, Orthodoxy “…halakha is currently paying a steep price for Orthodoxy’s exclusion of the queer community” Author Drew Kaplan Date 3 April 2019 …halakha is currently paying a steep price for Orthodoxy’s exclusion of the queer community....
Sex “The last thing a woman wants to be worrying about while in the heat of the moment is whether her arousal is an expression of her own eroticism or a symptom of patriarchal oppression” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 April 2018 The last thing a woman wants to be worrying about while in the heat...
Religion, Sex “There is a necessary link between eroticism and mysticism; both of them aspire to realize the ultimate union” Author Drew Kaplan Date 28 June 2017 There is a necessary link between eroticism and mysticism; both of them aspire to...
Marriage, Orthodoxy, Sex “Young Orthodox men and women today come into marriage confused” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 June 2017 Young Orthodox men and women today come into marriage confused. Sexual images pervade their...
Sex, Television “The tone-setting awkward sex scene has become a staple of the modern television series opener” Author Drew Kaplan Date 25 November 2016 Perhaps you’ve seen the new TV series whose pilot episode begins this way: A...
Homosexuality, Modern Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy “We can push and tinker around the edges, but as an Orthodox community, we cannot simply change Orthodoxy” Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 September 2016 Ultimately, we will not succeed in satisfying the full range of expectations of every...
Homosexuality, Modern Orthodoxy “Steering away from the issue might feel safe, but that avoidance is detrimental and dangerous” Author Drew Kaplan Date 26 September 2016 In my experience, many, if not most, 20 to 40-year olds in the modern...
Homosexuality, Modern Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy “…the reconciliation of the Torah’s discussion of homosexuality represents the single most formidable religious challenge for our young people today” Author Drew Kaplan Date 21 September 2016 This may surprise many adults, but the reconciliation of the Torah’s discussion of homosexuality...
Marriage, Sex “…I think that having a good sex life is often very much entwined with having a certain level of intimacy in the marriage…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 September 2016 I want to sort of debunk a myth. I think people assume that, when...
Races in America, Sex, Sexual Assault/Rape “The evolving legal definition of rape has always been a bellwether of changing attitudes to race and gender…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 21 August 2016 The evolving legal definition of rape has always been a bellwether of changing attitudes...