▪ 18th century Haggadah found in UK garage
▪ Modern Orthodoxy succeeded in doing what the other movements wanted, to be modern and Jewish at the same time: Modern Orthodoxy’s Statistical Success
▪ He presumably expected this and made his decision anyway: Chief Rabbi challenged over Limmud
▪ Fink: Rabbis who beat men into divorcing their wives: villains or heroes?
▪ Israel demographics: A Jewish Majority in the Land of Israel (h/t Avi Woolf)
▪ Prof. Sylvia Barack Fishman about the Pew survey: Are Young Jews Actually More Connected Than Believed?
▪ Prof. Steven M. Cohen speaks to the OU and RCA: Just How Common is Intermarriage in America
▪ NPR interview with R Joseph Telushkin: For Rabbi, A Just God Without An Afterlife Is ‘Inconceivable’
▪ Rabbinate council members reelected
Regarding Modern orthodoxy’s “success”, it also showed up as the highest income and most college educated of the groups. Some might be concerned (I haven’t seen any comments lately from Mycroft) that this is indicative of an elitist bent. I admit that this is of concern to me.