Kaplan then questions whether there is in fact such a thing as a Modern Orthodox Jew in the first place? He writes: “But is the Orthodoxy of the Modern Orthodox Jew, itself, in some sense modern?

Rabbi Zahavy responded to a questioner’s appeal for clarification about what modern or open Orthodoxy is. He defined “authentic” Orthodoxy by the degree it refuses to change any aspect of ...

Modern Orthodoxy is in a state of crisis. It is in a state of crisis because its leadership class has, in large measure, abandoned its central principles in favor of political expedience ...

Modern Orthodoxy in America is an elitist phenomenon. According to the well-known 2013 Pew survey of American Jews, it represents less than 10 percent of the Jewish population but is the best ...

Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, (I)t all seems to boil down to what Modern Orthodoxy is and what it is not. Is Modern Orthodoxy essentially a passionate commitment to Torah ...

The author rivetingly lays forth the issues facing Modern Orthodoxy and suggests solutions, with great detail and plenty of personal and third-person narrative, making the topic come alive and ...

If you ask me, Modern (Jewish) Orthodoxy is the ideal Benedict Option approach to religion. It holds fast to Jewish religious tradition, in a meaningfully countercultural way, yet engages to an ...

They call it a concert, not a prayer service, but the joint event in the synagogue is a fault line for Modern Orthodoxy. Regarding the scene, Orthodox Jews are likely to be split between those who ...

Modern Orthodoxy is a slave to two masters: ancient Jewish tradition and contemporary thought. As we all know, one who is a slave to two masters ends up serving the stronger one. Too often, the ...

A number of essays recently published in The Jewish Press, in particular those written by Avi Ciment and Ben Shapiro, have highlighted some of the challenges Modern Orthodoxy faces. Ciment ...

An article which looks at Modern Orthodoxy, its world views and customs and touches upon Open and Centrist Orthodoxy. Judaism responded in different ways to the Enlightenment and the development ...