Daily Archives: May 17, 2016

Love, Marriage & Orthodox Judaism

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Luke Ford

Marc B. Shapiro blogs: The Yated “translation” omits anything about R. Shulman and R. Sher’s daughter “falling in love.” This is because there is no such concept in the haredi world (and in traditional Jewish societies, in both the Ashkenazic … Continue reading →

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Google Proclaims Today: ‘Proud supporters of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia’

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Luke Ford

Great!

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Who Are Our Leading Public Intellectuals?

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Luke Ford

Comments at Greg Cochran’s blog West Hunt: * How about Jason Malloy? He did a brilliant defence of James Watson years ago, and is collecting and analysing IQ data in a very productive way. Perhaps even more obvious, Ian Deary, … Continue reading →

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Beit T’Shuvah board sets emergency meeting amid dispute between new CEO and longtime leadership

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Luke Ford

Jewish Journal: The board of directors of Beit T’Shuvah, one of the nation’s premier Jewish addiction treatment centers, has scheduled an emergency meeting for Tuesday following an email sent to all employees by new CEO Bill Resnick on the morning … Continue reading →

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Becoming the People of the Talmud: Oral Torah as Written Tradition in Medieval Jewish Cultures by Talya Fishman

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Luke Ford

“Zachary Braiterman teaches modern Jewish thought and philosophy in the Department of Religion at Syracuse University.” He writes: About a year ago, I penned online at Zeek Magazine a vicious attack on the Tikvah Fund and the Jewish Review of … Continue reading →

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