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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
Yeshiva University Apes Aish HaTorah
A friend comments: "Click on the YU Center for the Jewish Future ad. Is it me, or is there something depressing about this ersatz version of an Aish ad campaign?"
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How Did The Cult Of Lashon Hara Laws Strangle Open Discussion In Orthodox Life?
For the first 3000 years of its history, judging by its sacred texts, the Jews had open discussion of individuals. The Bible and the Talmud were never shy about describing people in detail, even negative detail. Then a thicket of … Continue reading
An Interview With Historian Edward S. Shapiro
He’s the father of controversial historian Marc B. Shapiro. I call Dr. Edward Shapiro (author of Letters of Sydney Hook: Democracy, Communism and the Cold War, We Are Many: Reflections on Jewish History and Identity, The Oys of Yiddish: Essays … Continue reading
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Orthodoxy Vs. Modernity
I chat with a Conservative Jewish scholar. LF: The answer to your essay is that O has no answer. Orthodoxy and modernity are not compatible, there can only be compromises. That is a good and bad things. There is much … Continue reading
Which Orthodox Shul Has Valet Parking On Shabbos?
Walking out of the Beit Midrash after mincha-ma’ariv Sunday, I passed five valet attendants. “We should have that on Shabbos,” I joked. Then I learned that there is an Orthodox shul with valet parking on Shabbos (Orthodox Judaism rules that … Continue reading