Zev Eleff

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Lehrhaus Mitzvah Merchants and their Made-in-America Toys 17 Aug 2017
The kosher toy industry, exemplified by stores like Wise Buys and Double Play Toys, caters to the Orthodox community seeking toys that reflect their religiou...
17 Aug 2017
Lehrhaus Not Your Parents’ “Nonobservance:” A Rejoinder 19 Jun 2017
Zev Eleff responds to Elli Fischer and Matt Williams' critiques of his essay "The Vanishing Non-Observant Orthodox Jew," clarifying that his study does not d...
19 Jun 2017
Lehrhaus The Vanishing Non-Observant Orthodox Jew 8 Jun 2017
The term "Non-Observant Orthodox Jew" gained attention in the 1970s, describing Orthodox Jews who did not strictly adhere to Jewish law but identified with O...
8 Jun 2017
Lehrhaus The Modern Orthodox Vote and the Episcopalian Turn 30 Jan 2017
In exploring the voting patterns of Orthodox Jews, particularly those in the Modern Orthodox community, the discussion highlights a shift towards supporting ...
30 Jan 2017
Lehrhaus The Modern Orthodox Women’s Agenda, the Eighties, and Bottom-Up Opposition 16 Jan 2017
The discussion centered around the Modern Orthodox Women's Agenda in the 1980s and the challenges they faced in advancing in areas such as Torah study, praye...
16 Jan 2017
Lehrhaus The Rabbi-Kid Dilemma: Another Angle 2 Dec 2016
Rabbi Zev Eleff reflects on the challenges faced by rabbis and parents, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing family. Drawing on the example of biblical...
2 Dec 2016
Lehrhaus Gedolim Cards and the Commodification of Rabbi-Saints 28 Nov 2016
Rabbi cards, known as Gedolim Cards, became a popular phenomenon among Orthodox Jewish boys in the late 1980s. The brainchild of Arthur Shugarman, these trad...
28 Nov 2016
Lehrhaus Ron Santo and the Jews 23 Oct 2016
In 1968, high school students at the Hebrew Theological College in Skokie, IL, encountered the Chicago Cubs' Ron Santo, a revered baseball player, near their...
23 Oct 2016
Lehrhaus The Parenthetical Problem of Alenu 10 Oct 2016
The text explores the evolution and controversy surrounding the Alenu prayer, specifically its historical anti-Gentile language targeting Christians. Initial...
10 Oct 2016
Jewish Review of Books The Wages of Criticism 27 Feb 2013
Rabbi Aryeh Leib Ginsburg, a prominent 18th-century scholar known as Shaagat Aryeh, gained a reputation for his fearless criticism of earlier rabbinic author...
27 Feb 2013