Israel, Jews in America “Many American Jews have a strange relationship with Israel” Author Drew Kaplan Date 2 November 2016 Many American Jews have a strange relationship with Israel. For years they created a...
Haredim/Haredi-ism “…degrading one’s ideological opponents despite their great Torah knowledge…stands at the root of all the terrible disputes in the haredi world” Author Drew Kaplan Date 26 October 2016 A basic feature of “official” haredism, especially in Israel, is the attitude that even...
Europe, Israel “…for many of those sympathetic to Israel, the indifference to terror when it takes place in Israel indicates that a higher standard applies compared to other countries” Author Drew Kaplan Date 28 September 2016 …for many of those sympathetic to Israel, the indifference to terror when it takes...
Israel “…unlike the anti-occupation activists, establishment figures…are generally far less certain Israel has the power on its own to bring about peace and security” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 September 2016 Most mainstream Jewish leaders acknowledge that Israel’s rule in the “occupied territories” or “administered...
Europe, Israel, Zionism “The primary political challenge for Europe today is that of moving beyond the nation-state…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 September 2016 The primary political challenge for Europe today is that of moving beyond the nation-state,...
Education, Israel “There is hardly another subject area in which people outside of the classroom feel so comfortable influencing what, when, how and by whom it can be taught to our students” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 September 2016 There is hardly another subject area in which people outside of the classroom feel...
Jews in America, Races in America “The history of the ‘Black-Jewish alliance’ is, of course, much more complicated than the narrative evoked by the march in Selma, and its ambiguities provide some helpful context for the current controversy” Author Drew Kaplan Date 31 August 2016 Tensions between Jewish liberals and black radicals are, of course, not new. It was...
Israel, Races in America, Zionism “While American Jewish leaders will use the platform to distance themselves from Black Lives Matter, the movement provides a lesson for how we will eventually reconcile our commitments and rescue our moral integrity” Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 August 2016 While American Jewish leaders will use the platform to distance themselves from Black Lives...
Israel “Palestinian Arabs have been somewhat stumped by what has been dubbed ‘lone-wolf operations'” Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 August 2016 Palestinian Arabs have been somewhat stumped by what has been dubbed “lone-wolf operations.” In...
Modern Orthodoxy “In effect, it creates a terrible rift between halachic Judaism in Israel and in the diaspora” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 August 2016 …the Chief Rabbinate of Israel has essentially repudiated all of the converts who have...