Halakhic Books/Works/Writings “…it is important to distinguish between legal codes…and legal commentaries…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 September 2014 …it is important to distinguish between legal codes, which intend to summarize the halachah...
Israel “In hindsight, it seems clear that officials in Jerusalem should never have tolerated hostile rockets fired years ago…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 September 2014 In hindsight, it seems clear that officials in Jerusalem should never have tolerated hostile...
Jews, Sex Jewish Prostitutes in 15th Century Spain? Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 September 2014 Isaac Arama, writing in fifteenth-century Spain, tells us that not only did the Jewish...
Politics in America “…the people who are the most likely to become discouraged and not vote are those who most need the help of government to make things right” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 September 2014 The truth is that the people who are the most likely to become discouraged...
Uncategorized “Even in mundane regions of everyday life, endings are more problematic than beginnings” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 September 2014 Even in mundane regions of everyday life, endings are more problematic than beginnings. The...
Music Musical verisimilitude is part of what Yankovic provides – it’s a form of comfort that’s slightly different from comedy” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 September 2014 Musical verisimilitude is part of what Yankovic provides—it’s a form of comfort that’s slightly...
Museums “Minimalism….has become the most potent language of the elegiac and the evocative” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 September 2014 Minimalism, which began as the model of an inexpressive style, a rejection of symbol...
Haredim/Haredi-ism, Orthodoxy Some Wacky Results about Orthodox Jews in the Pew Forum Report on Jewish Americans Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 September 2014 …the survey informs us that 1% of Ultra-Orthodox Jews had a Christmas tree last...
Uncategorized “…the fifth generation of American Jews…is so far removed from the world of ‘Fiddler’ as to inhabit a different universe” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 September 2014 Our society has changed so dramatically in the last century, including in attitudes toward...
Judaism Whence Might the Myth Derive that Jews Have Sex Through a Hole in a Sheet? Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 September 2014 I have no idea if there is anyone today who uses a sheet for...