Open Orthodoxy

A look at the rabbis who are appeasing Hamas

Actual Orthodox Jews who look at the signators of the 'Moral Clarity' letter will always know better than to call most of those rabbis Orthodox. Opinion..

A response to the 'Open Orthodox' critics:

When 'Open Orthodox' rabbis betrayed Israel

That a group calling themselves rabbis— ordained to be defenders of Torah, of truth, and of Jewish destiny — would lend their names to statements condemning Israel in this hour of trial is beyond scandalous. it is ignorant and contradicted by every fact on the ground.

Coalition for Jewish Values:

180 US Orthodox Rabbis rebut “Moral Clarity” letter on Gaza War

CJV, the organization representing over 2000 mainstream Orthodox rabbis has published a response to a statement criticizing Israel's actions in the Gaza War made by a group of 80 rabbis, terming it a 'misguided call for moral clarity.'

The 'Rabbis' Letter':

The venom of 'Open Orthodoxy' and the pathos of 'I did not know'

I have warned many times that 'Open Orthodoxy' is venomous. And it only gets worse. A look at the letter signed by 80 'Orthodox Rabbis', shows that fully half of them are well known as standing outside the pale of normative Orthodoxy. Opinion.

Another open letter to Candace Owens from a Jewish fan

There is a tsunami of disinformation about Israel peddled by establishment news sources worldwide but you can find the truth. Op-ed.

An open letter to Libs of Tik Tok

I wish you would have made it clear that you are an Orthodox Jew when you appeared on Tucker Carlson. Much good could have resulted. Op-ed.

What the letter B says on Woke "Compassion" and “Open Orthodoxy”

Arrogantly, advocates expect to change 3,300 years of Judaism to accommodate a generation of brazen immorality and virtue signalers. Op-ed.

LGBTQIA+ is not our cause célèbre

This article is possibly the most daring I ever have published. It is time. If the words below resonate, know you are not alone. Op-ed.

No Orthodox Rabbi can support the Supreme Ct Conversion Ruling

Throwing sacred and weighty standards out the window in pursuit of comfort and inclusiveness does not work when it comes to Torah. Opinion.

America: Yes or No?

Many Americans have essentially taken up the chants of the ayatollahs: Death to America! Is that where we are headed? Op-ed.

A rabbi's outrageous attack on the haredi community

Rabbi Yitz Greenberg’s unfair attack on haredi Jews during the corona crisis was published in a paper they do not read. Opinion.

Modern Orthodoxy's defining moment

Open Letter on RCA members violating female clergy policy

Pluralism: The misuse of Rabbi J.B. Soloveitchik

The Chief Rabbinate must remain in Orthodox hands

The never-ending saga of unrecognized American conversions

An open letter to Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz: How dare you!

Zionism: The great Jewish ethical project

The Orthodox Union isolates the final four

The rightward Modern Orthodox trend fiction

The "shul" I won't attend

Why is an Open Orthodox Rabbi seeking more punishment for Rubashkin?

Balancing today's norms

Torah Sociology: Why is liberalism associated with lax observance?

Haredi billionaire: Open Orthodox members are 'fake Jews'

Haredi billionaire Shlomo Rechnitz blasts Open Orthodox movement as 'fake Jews', says Trump election was divine providence.

The Nishma Research Profile of US Modern Orthodox Jews - a surprise?

Open Orthodoxy name change: New brand, same product

Open Orthodoxy is engaging in damage control and now calling itself Modern Orthodoxy, the term describing its antithesis: Jews loyal to traditional halakha while beng part of the modern world.