Jewish Denominations, Jews in America, Orthodoxy “The denominational war for the heart and soul of American Judaism is over” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 January 2016 The denominational war for the heart and soul of American Judaism is over. The...
Jews in America “…American Jews are intrinsically dynamic: forever reinventing ourselves in ways that often threaten the established leadership…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 December 2015 American Jewry is always at a crossroads. This is because American Jews are intrinsically...
Israel, Jews in America, Zionism “Many Israelis believe that while this rift between Israel and diaspora Jewry is unfortunate, it is also inevitable” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 July 2015 Many Israelis believe that while this rift between Israel and diaspora Jewry is unfortunate,...
Israel, Jews in America “… the primary concern is the growing disharmony, mutual disinterest and even sometimes alienation between American Jewry and the State of Israel” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 July 2015 Many of the characteristics that have ensured the continued survival, resilience, recurring prosperity and...
Israel, Jews, Jews in America “There is a dramatic imbalance between the way Jews perceive themselves and the ways we are perceived by others” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 March 2015 There is a dramatic imbalance between the way Jews perceive themselves and the ways...
Jews in America “The aspects of secular Jewish culture that America has embraced are barely Jewish anymore…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 March 2015 …as Jews have moved fully into the cultural mainstream, it’s become harder to identify...
Jewish Community “We have been living on yesterday’s fumes for too long” Author Drew Kaplan Date 25 February 2015 We have been living on yesterday’s fumes for too long. Old fashioned anti-anti-Semitism, unrealistic...
Jews in America, Rabbis “…this is what it’s come to. Rabbis today in America have to be proficient in the language of Iranian sanctions…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 February 2015 Not long ago, I was sitting with a group of fellow rabbis when the...
Jews in America, Synagogues “The question, however, is whether the Synagogue, itself, particularly in its present form, can cope with the crisis which faces American Jewry” Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 January 2015 The Synagogue is one of the major forces in Jewish life in America. The...
Modern Orthodoxy “Rabbis across the spectrum of Modern Orthodoxy…point to a community that has absorbed American understandings of the sovereign self” Author Drew Kaplan Date 27 January 2015 While such disagreements on matters of Jewish law occupy the foreground, a series of...