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Join us on July 15th in our first ever Social Media training event with David Abitbol from Jewlicious.
Does twitter seems like white noise? Do you know that lots of people are on Facebook and wonder why?
The world of Halacha (Jewish Law) is extraordinary. Anyone who has experienced up close the intricacy and intimacy of the Halachic process - and even one who has observed the process only from a distance - cannot but be dazzled by the creativity, compassion, and emotion inherent in halachic debate and development.
Can we prevent the Haredization of Modern Orthodox Jewry?
In the last generation, the Israeli Orthodoxy Jewry has increasingly become more extreme, and has isolated itself from mainstream Israeli society. There is a continued distance and alienation of the Orthodox population from the secular community, and a seeming lack of interest in integrating Halacha and Torah with the concerns and circumstances of modern life. A similar tendency can be seen in the American Modern Orthodox Jewry, having shifted in the past years towards the right (both religiously and politically). This phenomenon is known as the Haredization of Orthodox Jewry.
This article introduces an Israeli organization that strives to promote an alternative route for Israeli Orthodoxy, mainly by returning to the core values of "Torah" with "Derech Eretz".[2]
Can We Prevent the Hareidization of Orthodox Judaism?
Read What Leading Rabbis Had to Say at Our Conference on the Future of Modern Orthodoxy...
Rabbi Yuval Sherlow
Insitute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." -Abraham Lincoln
Differentiating between legitimate and abusive uses of power and authority by rabbis and (other Jewish leaders) has been a concern for the Jewish community ever since the advent of Rabbinic Judaism following the destruction of the second temple...
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