NYJW Opinion

A short letter is not the forum to evaluate the cogency of the highly debatable arguments made by Rabbi Avi Shafran in his sharp critique of the Open Orthodox segment of Modern Orthodoxy (“Denominational Déjà Vu,” Opinion, Dec. 4) As someone who identifies simply as Modern Orthodox and who is a member of the International […]

Lisa Schlaff’s Opinion column regarding the recent RCA proclamation banning
rabbinic titles for women struck a chord. (“Women Studying Torah: Facts On The Ground,” Dec. 4). In a measured and calm voice, she
was able to articulately express what I (and many other women deeply
committed to Orthodox Judaism) have been feeling. The “facts on the ground”
remind me […]