Evanston Jew

Contrarian views on JDate, Rabbinical politics, and everything in-between

Sunday, January 07, 2007

Thank You Dear Readers

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Today will be my last post on my blog, at least for now. I will keep my blog up indefinitely, but in time I will block all new comments. I h...
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Thursday, January 04, 2007

Foucault and Charedim

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I want to continue seeing what could be done with my Foucault -ish idea that charedi society, in its public space, is devoted to a sort of ...
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Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Gedolim and Charedi High Society

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I have already mentioned I am an avid reader of charedi publications. They are all so great, it is difficult to choose a favorite; but I try...
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Monday, January 01, 2007

Is Liberal Judaism Too Liberal?

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Jack Wertheimer, the Provost of JTS has been writing for the last twenty years on the theme of the sky is falling. In the June 2006 issue of...
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Sunday, December 31, 2006

Sex Before Marriage

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Rabbi Maryles wrote an essay on Immorality in Western Culture (12/22/06). In the comments section I took issue with what he said. The follo...
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Thursday, December 28, 2006

Five Ideas for a More Jewish America

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There are many rich Jews in America who would like to engage in a meaningful Jewish charity. At times it is difficult for them to know how t...
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Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Hannah and Martin

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In my last blog I used an idea from the philosopher Martin Heidegger to explain a feature of Orthodoxy. Heidegger was a full fledged Nazi, a...
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Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Yekke Man, Galitzianer Man

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I have noticed on internet dating sites Orthodox people include in their self representations religious virtues and character traits, wherea...
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Sunday, December 24, 2006

The Chances of Getting Married

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Secular and liberal Jews in America are disappearing for many reasons, one of them being they marry so late in life that there isn’t enough ...
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Thursday, December 21, 2006

Orthodox Self Help Books

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I see there is something of a market in Orthodox Jewish self-help books. I am thinking of getting into the business, as a sideline of cours...
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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Becoming Not Frum

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The National Jewish Population Survey of 2001 reported that 20% of adult American Jews were raised Orthodox, but only 10% of adult American ...
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