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Category Archives: Noah Feldman
Noah Feldman And The Fear Of Being Different
Rabbi Yitzhok Adlerstein (L.A. Orthodoxy Jewry’s premiere spokesman) writes in The Jewish Press: Ayatollahs in business suits is what Noah Feldman would have the world believe we all are. If the Orthodox were going to leave him out of his … Continue reading
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Mission Statement For Noah Feldman’s Old School
From Maimonides.org: "The mission of Maimonides School is to produce religiously observant, educated Jews who will remain faithful to their religious beliefs, values, and practices as they take their place as contributing members of the general society. Maimonides provides its … Continue reading
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The Protocols of Noah Feldman
Robert J. Avrech writes: Noah Feldman’s recent attack on Modern Orthodox Judaism was built on a platform of half-truths, and cherry-picked scholarship designed to place halacha, Jewish law, in the worst light possible. As we pointed out, the motivation for … Continue reading
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Dear Noah Feldman
Rabbi Norman Lamm writes: My first — and last — impression after reading your extremely well-written New York Times Magazine essay (more properly — a manifesto) is one of sympathy for your predicament, respect for your honesty and profound sadness … Continue reading
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Genuine Dissent
Allan Nadler writes for the Forward about Noah Feldman and his ilk: Today’s “non-conformists” exhibit an insatiable need for personal approval by the communities they have betrayed — the surest sign that they have not engaged in any serious intellectual … Continue reading
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A Hug Or Snub For Noah Feldman?
Jonathan Mark writes: The Harvard Law professor says he was ignored by the school’s higher-ups once he intermarried. He understood the halachic-based disapproval, he said in an interview with The Jewish Week. But he contrasted the lack of a familial … Continue reading
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The Orthodox Paradox
Natan Nestel writes: By aberrant anecdote and omission Noah Feldman’s article on Jewish Orthodoxy includes numerous mischaracterizations, and generally slanders a faith defined by its commitment to universal justice. First, Feldman tries to argue that Orthodoxy does not value the … Continue reading
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Noah Feldman admits controversial photo was not altered by school, which acknowledges it axed his lifecycle notices
Jonathan Mark writes for The Jewish Week: Noah Feldman, who ignited a firestorm of criticism last week with his pointed attack on Modern Orthodoxy in The New York Times Magazine, admitted this week that he learned before publication of his … Continue reading
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Intermarriage and the New York Times
Rabbi Benjamin Blech writes: Readers of the New York Times must have been surprised to learn this past week that modern Orthodox Jews are some of the most extreme religious fanatics. That at least is the impression left by Harvard … Continue reading
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NOAH FELDMAN PLAYS A DANGEROUS GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS
Shira Dicker (married to journalist Ari Goldman whose mother Judy was the sister of Mindy Lamm, Rabbi Norman’s sister) posts: I personally think that Maimonides’ decision to airbrush you out of their newsletter was pretty stupid. But you shouldn’t have … Continue reading
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