Category Archives: Orthodoxy

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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Making Jewish Sexy

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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Failed Messiah: ‘If At First You Don’t Succeed, Sue the Victim’

Shmarya Rosenberg writes on FailedMessiah.com: A Chabad man serves as the hazzan of a Chabad synagogue. Several years ago, outside another synagogue after a community event, the Chabad hazzan sexually assaults a woman who is a member of the Chabad … 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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