New Testament “Rabbinic writing about Jesus was very popular in the mid 19th century, especially by liberal and Reform rabbis arguing for Jewish emancipation” Author Drew Kaplan Date 27 January 2016 Rabbinic writing about Jesus was very popular in the mid 19th century, especially by...
Rabbis “R. Elijah Zvi Soloveitchik…wanted Christians to understand their scripture anew through sympathetic Jewish eyes and to educate his Jewish readers about their misunderstanding of Christianity” Author Drew Kaplan Date 25 January 2016 R. Elijah Zvi Soloveitchik, the traditional rabbi from Lithuania…is actually more sympathetic to Christian...
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...
Rabbis “Rabbis in America and in Israel talk about political issues all the time, and maybe it is appropriate to ask whether that is a good policy for them and for the community” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 October 2015 Rabbis in America and in Israel are used to speaking about political issues. They...
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....
Rabbis, Talmud “When we make an inventory of the topics addressed in Rabbinic stories, we see that the Rabbis discussed a large number of events connected with the Jewish past during the ancient period” Author Drew Kaplan Date 25 August 2015 When we make an inventory of the topics addressed in Rabbinic stories, we see...
Rabbis “The Jewish community of the land of Israel no longer had a recognized social elite or “establishment,” and the Jews of the diaspora no longer had a center that bound them together. This was the vacuum the rabbis tried to fill” Author Drew Kaplan Date 24 August 2015 In 70 C.E., the temple was destroyed, the high priesthood and the sanhedrin ceased...
Haredim/Haredi-ism, Lubavicher Hasidim, Modern Orthodoxy, Open Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy, YCT “Ironically, from a professional perspective the liberal YCT rabbi actually has more in common with Haredi outreach-oriented figures than the inreach focused RIETS graduates” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 August 2015 Ironically, from a professional perspective the liberal YCT rabbi actually has more in common...
Jewish Community, Jewish Organizations, Rabbis, Synagogues “…the rabbi sometimes hears contradictory sounds — sometimes described as ‘the voice of the prophet’ or sometimes ‘the voice of the profit'” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 August 2015 …an ongoing struggle that many rabbis and clergy of various faiths wage within themselves....
Rabbis “…an admission of struggle by a respected Torah personality would actually be a validating and strengthening posture” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 August 2015 Rabbis and educators are rightly fearful of raising difficult theological, scientific or philosophical questions....