Hillel, Young Adults “We must ask ourselves: which behaviors, skills, and dispositions are we hoping to cultivate among young Jews, and how might they best be imparted?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 November 2014 In addition to more funding and more personnel to expand projects of the pluralistic...
Christianity, New Testament “Against the way Christians often remember it, Jesus did not proclaim a New Testament God of love against an Old Testament God of judgment…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 November 2014 Against the way Christians often remember it, Jesus did not proclaim a New Testament...
Bible, Christianity “The major thrust of Christian appropriation of the Hebrew Scripture was to transfigure it, through Christological interpretation” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 November 2014 The major thrust of Christian appropriation of the Hebrew Scripture was to transfigure it,...
Bible, Talmud “An examination of biblical and talmudic sources does not reveal that women in particular practiced witchcraft” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 November 2014 An examination of biblical and talmudic sources does not reveal that women in particular...
Hillel, Israel, University “…there is a strategic error already starting to emerge in the Jewish community’s predictable response to these concerns…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 November 2014 School is back in session, and amidst all the excitement of new beginnings there...
America “From the start, American culture was notably resistant to the claims of parental authority and the imperatives of adulthood” Author Drew Kaplan Date 3 November 2014 From the start, American culture was notably resistant to the claims of parental authority...
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...
America “It is now possible to conceive of adulthood as the state of being forever young” Author Drew Kaplan Date 2 November 2014 It is now possible to conceive of adulthood as the state of being forever...
Uncategorized “The whole notion of pushing your physical limits…has attained a religiosity that’s as passionate as it is pervasive” Author Drew Kaplan Date 2 November 2014 The whole notion of pushing your physical limits — popularized by early Nike ads,...
Gender “…the tendency among women to practice witchcraft served as a means of expressing the feminine desire for power” Author Drew Kaplan Date 31 October 2014 One social aspect of witchcraft can now more readily be understood. The emphasis in...