I think a schism in American Modern Orthodoxy will have grave consequences both practically AND ideologically for both conservative and liberal sides […]
Despite Rabbi Lamm’s eloquent and intellectually sophisticated elucidations of the Modern Orthodox world view, Modern Orthodoxy has failed to attract as many […]
The overpriced balloon of the Modern Orthodox experience rests on three core flaws: Jewish organizations are too top heavy, with too many […]
…I still don’t see the objection to female clergy. I am not talking about women pulpit rabbis, but what is the problem […]
This may surprise many adults, but the reconciliation of the Torah’s discussion of homosexuality represents the single most formidable religious challenge for […]
…Modern Orthodox education does stress some core beliefs: on the one side, the divinity of Torah law and the centrality of Jewish […]
Rabbi Gordimer claims that there is no such thing as Modern Orthodox pesak, and that decisions by Modern Orthodox poskim “should look […]
Jewish Americans have a halakhic obligation to support a wise policy, but the specifics of what that would be? I have seen […]
Modern Orthodox Jews often express ambivalence about these workarounds. On the one hand, the rabbis’ “judicial activism” is celebrated. On the other […]
While many pay lip service to intellectual activities or the arts, they do not want their children to devote themselves to the […]
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