“…if the criticisms of Rabbi Gordimer and others were offered on a basis of friendship and common purpose, …”
I have no difficulty if someone wants to criticize, even sharply, Open Orthodox writers,...
Tag Archives: Rabbi Avraham Gordimer
“…if the point of all the criticism of Open Orthodoxy is the protection of authentic Judaism by countering the distortions on the left, then shouldn’t the distortions on the right also be countered?”
…if the point of all the criticism of Open Orthodoxy is the protection of...
“How come he criticizes Open Orthodox figures for their liberal Zionism, but never says a word of criticism about the anti-Zionism found in Satmar and other haredi groups?”
Rabbi Gordimer gives us a continuing list of controversial statements from people identified with...
“Modern Orthodoxy’s right wing must step up and join the real conversation”
Modern Orthodoxy’s right wing must step up and join the real conversation. The questions...
“…it is important for the halakhic community to understand that there needs to be different paths for different people…”
…it is important for the halakhic community to understand that there needs to be...
“If the accusation of heresy is bandied about constantly, with flimsy basis…, then it will lose any sort of meaning”
I worry that the constant misrepresentation of the boundaries of heresy, such that the...
“Alas it is the centrists who always suffer the most in these battles”
…one sad consequence of this schism and the internecine fighting leading up to it,...
“…we must recognize there is a lot of good in all camps and we should support positive developments no matter where they originate”
As noted already, Rabbi Gordimer is an avid reader of Open Orthodox writings. In...
“For Rabbi Gordimer, all poskim share the same ‘process’. Not only is this historically incorrect, it isn’t even ‘doctrine'”
Rabbi Gordimer claims that there is no such thing as Modern Orthodox pesak, and...
“…if there wasn’t an Open Orthodoxy to kick around, YU and Modern Orthodoxy would once again be the focus”
This obsession with the Open Orthodox reminds me of how in earlier centuries Christian...