History
Enough About Heschel
It’s notable and laudable that many Jewish groups commemorate Martin Luther King Day, but I’ve always found it a bit ...
Operation Screwball
Apparently, there’s a new grassroots movement to protest the ultra-Orthodox, anti-Zionist, Iran-friendly Neturei Karta. Its code name: Operation Screwball. (The ...
Renewal Rabbis
This just in from JTA: Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, founder and leader of Jewish Renewal, ordained two rabbis, two rabbinic pastors ...
Making It
In my latest column for the Jerusalem Post, I re-examine Norman Podhoretz’s Making It, which will celebrate its 40th anniversary ...
Yeshiva Education & Intermarriage
At some point I got signed up for a “Daily Halacha” email by a Rabbi Eli Mansour. Usually, I’m most ...
Literary Feuds
On the Daily Shvitz yesterday, Elisa Albert referred to an amazing article from the New York Times last month about ...
Rabbi Nevins Reflects
This week on MyJewishLearning, Rabbi Daniel Nevins reflects on his role in the Conservative movement’s recent debate on homosexuality and ...
Conservative Rabbis Explain Themselves
This week’s Jewish Week has two letters from rabbis on the Conservative movement’s Law Committee, explaining their recent votes on ...
Rushkoff Responds
In discussing the “Next Big Jewish Idea” question, I cited Douglas Rushkoff’s writing on business innovation and noted his book ...
Boston Study
In this week’s Forward, Bethamie Horowitz looks at the recent Boston Community Study that showed that 60% of children in ...