“The rift between centrist and open Orthodoxy is…about the nature of gadolhood and the structure of rabbinic authority…”
The rift between centrist and open Orthodoxy, is thus not only about who is...
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“By denying the possibility of goodwill or good intentions, in a manner impossible to falsify, imputation of motives offends, obstructs, and obscures”
An important note: there is a fundamental asymmetry here between the right and the...
“The imputation of unstated motives instantly renders toxic any conversation in which it is inserted”
In any debate over women’s communal and halakhic roles, the Orthodox community’s version of...
“As much rancor and disagreement as there is in the Modern Orthodox world about women in the ritual sphere or leadership roles, there are many places where women’s participation is universally accepted and indeed welcomed, and where attempts to foster it would be generally agreed-upon and uncontroversial”
As much rancor and disagreement as there is in the Modern Orthodox world about...
“Our recent communal engagements around women and Orthodoxy have taken on something of the aspect of trench warfare”
Our recent communal engagements around women and Orthodoxy have taken on something of the...
“We can push and tinker around the edges, but as an Orthodox community, we cannot simply change Orthodoxy”
Ultimately, we will not succeed in satisfying the full range of expectations of every...
“There is clearly a desire on the street to ‘grow’ Orthodoxy and invite into it those who have been heretofore excluded”
There is clearly a desire on the street to “grow” Orthodoxy and invite into...
“What are the goals of the progressive Orthodox movement and are the strategies currently in place fostering the achievement of those goals?”
What are the goals of the progressive Orthodox movement and are the strategies currently...
“We don’t have to listen too closely to hear the loud grumbling in Orthodox circles. Change is afoot”
Tradition is not monolithic, and its orthodox rabbinic leadership has never been more suspect,...
“The question is whether change—if and when it comes—will originate out of the effort to preserve tradition or to drag it into lockstep with politics”
Traditional Judaism believes that men and women occupy different roles in society because they...