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Modern Judaism

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are that of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the Union for Traditional Judaism, unless otherwise indicated.

ARTICLE (Reprinted from Times of Israel Blogs)

Congressional Primary Upset: Setback or Disaster?

by Doug Aronin
July 10, 2018

Categories: Modern Judaism, Politics
Recommended by UTJ

Religious Strife Crisis of Faith – Religious Strife Polarizes the Jewish Community

Categories: Denominations, Modern Judaism
ARTICLE (Reprinted from JOFA Blog)

Why Don’t More Women Wear Tsisit?

by Rabbi Noah Gradofsky
June 14, 2018

Categories: Halakhah, Halakhah, Modern Judaism, Torah/Talmud, Women's Forum
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Times of Israel Blogs)

Progressives and the Lure of Finland: A Word of Caution

by Doug Aronin
June 4, 2018

Categories: Modern Judaism, Politics
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Stanford Berman Jewish Policy Archive)

Outreach to the Intermarried: Understanding the Risks and Setting Priorities

by Rabbi Ronald Price
May 25, 2018

Categories: Converts/Conversion, Life Cycle, Modern Judaism, Relationships
The Individual and The Community: Rabbi David Novak on Pesachim 85b VIDEOS

The Individual and The Community: Rabbi David Novak on Pesachim 85b

by Rabbi David Novak
May 14, 2018

Categories: Holidays, Tefillah, Torah/Talmud, UTJ Events
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Times of Israel Blogs)

Jewish Unity and the “Jewish Nobel”: Thoughts on the Genesis Prize Controversy

by Doug Aronin
May 2, 2018

Categories: Modern Judaism, Politics
ARTICLE (Reprinted from UTJ Viewpoints Divrei Torah Section)

Ahare Mot-Kedoshim: The Natalie Portman Controversy

by Rabbi Steven Saks
May 1, 2018

Categories: Modern Judaism, Politics
ARTICLE

The Dispute of 1538 and its Ongoing Repercussions

by Rabbi Jeffrey (Yaakov) Siegel
April 29, 2018

Categories: Israel, Modern Judaism, Philosophy
ARTICLE (Reprinted from C-Span)

(Video) Rabbi Shlomo Segal Delivers Opening Prayer at US House of Representatives

by Rabbi Shlomo Segal
April 29, 2018

Categories: Articles, Modern Judaism, Tefillah
ARTICLE

An Open Letter Of A Modern Orthodox Rabbi To The Ou’s Ban On Orthodox Women Rabbis

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
April 25, 2018

Categories: Denominations, Halakhah, Modern Judaism, Women's Forum
RESPONSA

The Music of Shelomo Carlebach: To Sing or not to sing?

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
April 20, 2018

Categories: Halakhah, Modern Judaism, Relationships, Tefillah, Torah/Talmud

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