Category Archives: Orthodoxy

Who’s better at kvetching? Blacks or Jews or women? The black orthodox Jewess of course!

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Luke Ford

I wonder who will be the lucky man to catch this prize? Is it egregious cultural appropriation when blacks play classical music composed by whites, perform in plays written by whites, play games invented by whites? Elisheva Ester Rishon writes: … Continue reading →

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The Noble Lie

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Luke Ford

Marc B. Shapiro blogs: 1. Amichai Markowitz called my attention to a talmudic text that I overlooked. Nedarim 23b states: “The Tanna has intentionally obscured the law, in order that vows should not be lightly treated.” This relates to the … Continue reading →

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Jewish Press Interviews Marc Shapiro

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Luke Ford

LINK: Your book is filled with examples of historical revisionism and omission. Let’s go through a number of them. First: Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach’s position on lashon hara between a husband and wife. He thought if someone is having a … Continue reading →

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Orthodox Jews Know Who They Are

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Luke Ford

The more traditional the Jew, the less he has angst about his identity — he’s a Yid first, second and third. The more modern the Jew, the more assimilated and confused. That’s why the Orthodox increasingly dominate Jewish life. No … Continue reading →

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The Clash Between Orthodox Judaism’s Theory & Practice

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Luke Ford

Comments on Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites its History by Marc B. Shapiro (Oxford – Portland, OR: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2015). Bar Ilan professor Aryeh A. Frimer writes: But what I found particularly troubling with … Continue reading →

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