Tag: American Orthodox Jews

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.
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.
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.
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.