When the Coronavirus Meets Orthodoxies
How can a rational person prioritize a non-consequential protest over maintaining the public’s health?
How can a rational person prioritize a non-consequential protest over maintaining the public’s health?
For some Chasidim, the Torah is too hot to handle.
Joyous prayerful singing a la Rav Shlomo Carlebach? Sure. Now how about some prayerful dancing!\n\n
Many Reform Jews express their connection with the divine through social action and tikkun olam, fixing God\’s world. While all of these are also part of my own life as a Jew, it is study that nourishes my rationalist-traditionalist soul and links me to another realm.
Stan is deeply attracted to the Lubavitch way of life: He longs for a wife and house full of children and is drawn by the prospect of fully expressing his Jewish identity as a member of a tight-knit community, steeped in Jewish tradition and insulated from the pressures of modern life.