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Orthodox Judaism, both in the United States and Israel, has typically espoused a right-wing political orientation and unconditional support for Israel. These Jews beg to differ.
A survey of 29 formerly religious subjects by the Orthodox Union concludes synagogues and schools must adopt more inclusive mindsets while parents should provide clear support ...
But Loevy’s audience were members of a loose group of Modern Orthodox and self-described “observant” Jews who have been gathering to listen to speakers and perspectives they say they seldom ...
Among the Modern Orthodox there is no such obsession with ‘bittul Torah’, and socializing among boys and girls is not proscribed. But the absence of serious music is deafening. And the reason boils ...
See here and here. Literally, conversions in Israel no longer would have been accepted anywhere else in the Modern Orthodox or Haredi world. Thank G-d, by G-d’s grace, miracles unfolded.
JERUSALEM (JTA) — American Modern Orthodoxy is in many ways an ongoing argument between Jewish tradition and modernity. Leaders and followers prefer to call it a balancing act, involving ...
According to my colleague at Touro College Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff, who literally wrote the book on Modern Orthodoxy, it is “a movement that inspires a life that is halakhically legitimate ...
Yeshiva, a Modern Orthodox Jewish school in New York, had refused for years to recognize the club. The resulting legal fight reached the Supreme Court. By Liam Stack Yeshiva University said on ...
But Loevy’s audience were members of a loose group of Modern Orthodox and self-described “observant” Jews who have been gathering to listen to speakers and perspectives they say they seldom ...