Orthodoxy “…the transformational ritual of Orthodoxy is the prohibition against driving on Shabbat” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 December 2015 Orthodoxy, more than any other denomination, is obsessed with sacred action. It doesn’t matter...
Haredim/Haredi-ism, Modern Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy “The Modern Orthodox community should not fear positive change and growth, but should welcome it” Author Drew Kaplan Date 4 November 2015 The Modern Orthodox community should not fear positive change and growth, but should welcome...
Gender, Orthodoxy, Rabbis “I’ve never heard of a woman who was distracted by a male rabbi’s sermon due to his being good-looking” Author Drew Kaplan Date 3 September 2015 It’s no secret that men are more sexually attracted to women then vice versa....
Modern Orthodoxy, Semantics “…it is the modernist project that Rabbi Willig further fears will ‘lead to a schism within Orthodoxy…'” Author Drew Kaplan Date 2 September 2015 …it is the modernist project that Rabbi Willig further fears will “lead to a...
America, Orthodoxy “As Orthodox Jews, committed to Torah values and law, we will continue to live according to Torah and halakha” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 July 2015 We are confronted with a reality, whether we approve or do not approve. The...
Orthodoxy “Segments of Orthodoxy claim to engage in neo-hasidut but it is mostly relegated to surface-level singing and dancing…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 April 2015 Segments of Orthodoxy claim to engage in neo-hasidut, but it is mostly relegated to...
Orthodoxy “Orthodox subcultures replicate successfully when their key ideas can be captured in viral rabbinic soundbites” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 February 2015 Orthodox subcultures replicate successfully when their key ideas can be captured in viral rabbinic...
Modern Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy “What is clear is that the ongoing vitality of American Modern Orthodoxy, and ultimately its survival, will depend upon the emergence of new causes or visions that generate pride and solidify a broad identification…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 26 January 2015 For over two centuries, factions both in Europe and North America loosely assembled under...
Modern Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy “…the internalization of the idea that haredi Judaism represents the touchstone and arbiter of Orthodox authenticity” has “placed Modern Orthodoxy on the defensive…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 January 2015 Since the passing of Rabbi Soloveitchik from the scene some 30 years ago, the...
Modern Orthodoxy, Open Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy “In reproducing itself, Orthodoxy evolved many cells, defined by varying behaviors and ideologies” Author Drew Kaplan Date 2 December 2014 In reproducing itself, Orthodoxy evolved many cells, defined by varying behaviors and ideologies. Wertheimer...