Category Archives: Orthodoxy

Do People Leave Orthodox Judaism Because Of Racism?

I’m skeptical of this claim. Sure, Orthodox Jews more than the less religious people I know, are apt to use racist expressions. Orthodox Jews, for instance, are far less likely to romanticize blacks and to imagine that they have a … Continue reading

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Are Orthodox Jews ‘Rednecks’ In Their Attitude To Obama?

Canadian Orthodox rabbi Reuven Tradburks writes: The point of my article was only tangentially about Obama. It was more about the tone and texture of differences. Once a person is identified as not being on my team – because he … Continue reading

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Can Working On A Bail-Out Bill Be Considered Saving A Life?

In Jewish law, you are allowed to break the Sabbath to save a life. Rahm Emmanuel invoked this when asking his rabbi if he could make a phone call on Rosh Hashanah for the sake of the bailout bill. Rabbi … Continue reading

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It’s Too Easy To Condemn Modern Orthodox Racism

Gary Rosenblatt, the Modern Orthodox Editor of The Jewish Week in New York writes: Last Wednesday, the day after the elections, Elliot Prager, the principal of Moriah, a Modern Orthodox day school in Englewood, N.J., was approached by a 9-year-old … Continue reading

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How Open Is ‘Open Orthodoxy’?

I think the proponents of "Open Orthodoxy" mean well. They are the part of Orthodoxy I find most easy to hang with, but "Open Orthodoxy" is a contradiction in terms. "Orthodoxy" means one truth. How open can you be when … Continue reading

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