Alan Krinsky
By Alan Krinsky
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Opinion Should We Act Like Sports Fans In The Synagogue Sanctuary?
Jewish Communal Prayer: to what might we compare it? To a symphony performance….Are we spectators in the music hall, or players in the orchestra? To what might we compare it? To a dramatic play….Are we spectators in the theater, or players on the stage? To what might we compare it? To a team sporting event….Are…
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Opinion On Women Rabbis, We All Talk Past Each Other. Here’s Why.
Since the Rabbinical Council of America voted to pass a resolution opposing any sort of ordination for women in the Orthodox world, Jews of all denominations have been talking past each other. For some, the granting of ordination to women and their hiring as clergy are developments not only long overdue, but also sensible, fair…
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Opinion ‘Religion Is Actually Spirituality’: An Exchange
Last month, our Jay Michaelson, in a column titled “Religion is Actually Spirituality,” argued that “even the most diehard, hyper-rational, Lithuanian Orthodox, High Reform, or otherwise non- or anti-spiritual religionists perform religious acts because they want to feel a certain way. In other words, religion is a form of spirituality.” Michaelson’s take on the relationship…
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