Politics in America “Mr. Trump understands that attacking the media is the reddest of meat for his base…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 March 2017 Mr. Trump understands that attacking the media is the reddest of meat for his...
Beer, Bible “…the fact that ancient Israel produced, consumed, and cherished wine by no means precludes beer production” Author Drew Kaplan Date 2 March 2017 …the fact that ancient Israel produced, consumed, and cherished wine by no means precludes...
Haredim/Haredi-ism “Historically, ideological matters were kept separate from halakhah” Author Drew Kaplan Date 26 February 2017 Historically, ideological matters were kept separate from halakhah. The various rabbinic organizations in Europe...
Politics in America “All administrations lie, but what we are seeing here is an attack on credibility itself” Author Drew Kaplan Date 22 February 2017 In a stunning demonstration of the power and resiliency of our new post-factual political...
Politics in America “Bill Clinton’s Presidency was so lacking in history-making events, yet so crowded with the embarrassing minutiae of scandalmongering, that it was easy to miss the great change that those years meant for the country and the Democratic Party” Author Drew Kaplan Date 21 February 2017 Bill Clinton’s Presidency was so lacking in history-making events, yet so crowded with the...
Judaism “The goals of tzeniut can only be fulfilled in a society that fosters intimacy and empathy” Author Drew Kaplan Date 21 February 2017 The unconscionable physical and verbal violence against women in Beit Shemesh and elsewhere have...
Haredim/Haredi-ism, Internet, Lubavicher Hasidim, Websites “There is no substantial evidence to see if Aish’s movement is more effective than Chabad’s, but the more modern approach to the material does continue to set the difference in tone in these two online orthodox movements” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 February 2017 Like Chabad, Aish provides links to information about their schools and drop-in classes. The...
Babylonian Talmud, Judaism, Rabbinic Literature “…the true Jewish ethos of modesty does not exclusively pertain to sexuality…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 February 2017 The topic of “tzniut” or “modesty” has recently become a prominent point of discussion...
Incarceration “Only 1 percent to 7 percent of children who commit sexual offenses will do it again…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 February 2017 The expansion of sex offender laws to include juveniles was based on the assumption...
Uncategorized “In the ghetto narrative, a poor neighborhood falls victim to isolation; in the gentrification narrative, a poor neighborhood falls victim to invasion” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 February 2017 In the ghetto narrative, a poor neighborhood falls victim to isolation; in the gentrification...