Category Archives: Shmuley Boteach

Shmuley Boteach Vs. Madonna

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Dana Kaplan writes in his forthcoming book The Transformation of American Judaism: According to Boteach, Kabbalah "argues for the spiritual supremacy of women over men, for feminine transcendence over masculine imminence, and feminine radiance over masculine expedience". He finds … Continue reading →

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Making Jewish Sexy

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Luke Ford

Tamar Fox writes for Jewcy: I spend a lot of time thinking about how one can make being Jewish look good.  Because the thing is, I’m always Jewish, and I’d like to be considered a cool girl, a woman with … Continue reading →

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Ostracizing Jews Who Marry Out

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach writes in the Jerusalem Post: Noah Feldman was a brilliant, Orthodox Jewish Rhodes scholar who arrived in Oxford in my fourth year as rabbi there in 1992. We quickly hit it off. For one thing, there was … Continue reading →

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Roseanne vs. the Rabbis

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Luke Ford

Daniel Treiman writes in the Forward: Rabbi Arthur Waskow had heard enough. The left-wing activist and Jewish Renewal rabbi was slated to face off via telephone with media personality Rabbi Shmuley Boteach on comedian Roseanne Barr’s radio show last week. … Continue reading →

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