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Category Archives: Yeshiva University
The Sophisticated Silence: Sinai, Taboo Enforcement, and the Architecture of Modern Orthodox Theology
In 1975, the sociologist Charles S. Liebman described what he called a “silent intellectual split” within American Modern Orthodoxy. Educated rabbis and lay leaders, he observed, often held views about revelation that diverged from the literal claim embedded in Maimonides’ … Continue reading
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The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University does not present itself as a site of power struggle. It presents itself as a synthesis: Torah and Western knowledge, tradition and modernity, halakha and professional excellence. That synthesis is the institution’s founding idea, its marketing proposition, its … Continue reading
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Ben Shapiro: ‘Modern Orthodoxy’s Moral Failure’
Ben Shapiro writes in 2022: What, then, should the Modern Orthodox do? First, we ought to stop relying on institutions as reliable moral guideposts, absent verification of their values. If those institutions are willing to sell out the long-term values … Continue reading
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Decoding The ‘Timeless Wisdom’ Of ‘Institutional Intellectual’ Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman
This “Rabbi Dr.” thing. Is it a bit much? Inquiring minds want to know. Then there is his self-description: “A global faith leader and distinguished scholar, Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman is shaping the future of higher education by restoring the … Continue reading
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Decoding Stern College
ChatGPT says: Through Alliance Theory, Stern College is best understood as a female alliance-consolidation institution whose function is to keep Orthodox women inside the religious coalition at the exact life stage when exit risk is highest, while not forcing a … Continue reading
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Decoding Yeshiva University
ChatGPT says: Through Alliance Theory, Yeshiva University is best understood as a high-risk bridge institution whose mission is to let an Orthodox Jewish alliance participate fully in elite modern life without dissolving itself in the process. YU’s problem is structurally … Continue reading
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The YU Experience
Rabbi Dr. Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff says in this May 29, 2017 lecture: “The Rav said we have to have a real college… They had to get real professors to get accreditation… It has to be a real university experience. We have … Continue reading
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‘Hamilton’ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda stars in new video — for Yeshiva University
Jewish Journal: “Yeshiva University is a radiating force that is shaping our world,” Miranda says over footage of famous Jews, like Joe Lieberman and Alan Dershowitz, who have connections to the school. But Miranda, who is Puerto Rican and not … Continue reading
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Yeshiva University High Schools
I went to Guidestar.org and found this 990 form filed for 2012, which listed salaries as follows: * Chaya Neugroschl (head of girls school): ~$268,000 * Steven Richter: ~$165,000 * Gary Beitler: ~$175,000 * Seth Taylor: ~$150,000 * Shimon Schenker: … Continue reading
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RABBI ISAAC ELCHANAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY SALARIES
I went to Guidestar.org and found this 990 form filed for 2013, which listed salaries as follows: * Zevulun Charlop: ~$137,000 * Yona Reiss: ~$334,000 * Chaim Bronstein: ~$139,000 * Ronald Schwarzberg: ~$201,000 * Aaron Rockoff: ~$175,000 * Ezra Schwartz: … Continue reading
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