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Tradition in the Synagogueby Rabbi Hershel BilletModernity tugs a religious person in two directions. To be relevant there is a need to respond to the call of the hour. To be traditional there is a need to preserve the ancient past. Rabbi Hershel Billet is the rabbi of the Young Israel of Woodmere, in Woodmere, NY. [read more] Posted on 11:44PM October 23, 2004 | (0) Comment(s) | Email This Mechitsaby Pearl Berger"All I want is to be able to see and hear in shul"- to see the aron kodesh, sifrei Torah and hear ba'alei tefila, keriyat ha-Torah, sermons and all other traditional shul rituals. This desire, expressed by Orthodox women, has become a refrain in many of our communities. Pearl Berger is the Benjamin Gottesman Librarian / Dean of Libraries at Yeshiva University. [read more] Posted on 11:19PM October 23, 2004 | (0) Comment(s) | Email This The Slippery Slopeby Dr. Giti BendheimVery often, a rabbi's reluctance to allow something new appears to be more an issue of public policy than a matter of halakhic imperative. Within this realm of public policy, "the slippery slope" is an important metaphor. Dr. Giti Bendheim is a psychologist and co-chairperson of the Women & Orthodoxy Task Force. [read more] Posted on 10:26PM October 23, 2004 | (0) Comment(s) | Email This Mitzvot Without Mazelby Rabbi Kenneth AumanCertain mitzvot appear to have "mazal" while others do not. Certain mitzvot enjoy widespread popularity among Orthodox Jews, and others are ingloriously relegated to the backwaters of exclusivity. Both men and women are at times guilty of "selective observance." Rabbi Kenneth Auman is the rabbi of the Young Israel of Flatbush in Brooklyn, NY. [read more] Posted on 8:59PM October 23, 2004 | (0) Comment(s) | Email This |
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