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Tag: American Orthodox Jews

0 Jewish Law Politics

Should American Orthodox Jews Have Fasted on July 12, 2024?

Yaakov Jaffe and Menachem Butler in Lehrhaus · 6 Aug

A group of American non-Zionist Jewish leaders called for a fast on July 12, 2024, due to concerns over drafting non-Zionist Orthodox young men into the army.

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Joe Lieberman: A Role Model for American Orthodox Jews

Nathan Diament in Jewish Action · 18 Apr

Joe Lieberman, a prominent figure in American Orthodox Judaism, demonstrated the importance of bringing Jewish values into the public sphere during an Orthodox Union forum in 1998, leading to the establishment of the OU Advocacy Center in Washington.

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Think Passover Guides are Getting Stricter? Think Again

Yosef Lindell in Lehrhaus · 2 Apr 2020

Rabbi Avrohom Blumenkrantz's Passover guide, which first appeared in 1977 and grew into a comprehensive 600-page tome by the time of his passing in 2007, is a widely used and detailed resource for observing Pesach.

0 Jewish Law Gender/Identity

American Orthodox Jews Can and Should Care About Whether Liberal Judaism Thrives

Roberta Kwall in Lehrhaus · 24 Oct 2019

The American Orthodox Jewish community has shown a surprising shift in attitudes towards liberal Jewish denominations in recent years, potentially due to the financial benefits and reduced competition perceived by some Orthodox leaders.

0 Jewish Law Culture

The Brachos Bee and Becoming American Orthodox Jews

Zev Eleff in Lehrhaus · 29 Jan 2018

The Brachos Bee, conceptualized by Rabbi Dovid Price in 1971 and organized by Torah Umesorah, was a competitive event for Orthodox Jewish day schools in New York, inspired by the American spelling bee.