Secular
How Yiddish Education Got Its Start In America, From Zionism To Socialism
In order to develop a modern pedagogical system for Jewish education, it was important to answer a number of difficult questions.
Workmen’s Circle Builds Chicago Chapter With Progressive Message — And No Talk About Israel
Progressive and Jewish, without Israel, the Workmen’s Circle is reviving secular Jewish identity in Chicago.
5 Perplexing Things About ‘Secular Orthodoxy’
The arrival of Passover brings about the need to outline the guiding principles of what was – and may still be – the largest Jewish denomination in Israel: orthodox secularism.
Even Israel’s Secular Textbooks Packed With Religion: Survey
A new survey looking at secular Israeli textbooks issued over the last 10 years found religious content in surprising places.
Why Do A Third of Israelis Want To Leave The Country?
A third of Jewish Israelis would leave the country if they could, according to a new poll.
The Secret to Making My Mixed Marriage Work
Is there a way for the secular partner to find meaning in traditional Jewish rituals?
I’m Orthodox — but I’ll Never Let My Kids Use ‘Secular’ as an Insult
I had to speak out when my daughter used ‘hilonit,’ the Hebrew word for secular, during a screaming match with her younger sister.
How Aaron Frank Became the Unlikely Orthodox Head of Secular Day School
In 1996, Asher Abramovitz, the longtime principal of Kinneret Day School, a non-denominational community school in Riverdale, New York, received an unusual proposition: Aaron Frank, the 27 year-old assistant rabbi of a local Orthodox synagogue, offered to meet weekly with the school’s mostly non-observant eighth graders to chat about Jewish ethics and philosophy, a sort of Judaism 101.
Secular Israeli Leader's Home Vandalized as Jewish Extremism Spreads
Vandals spray-painted graffiti at the home of Prof. Yaakov Malkin, director of Tmura, the International Institute for Humanistic Secular Judaism, in Jerusalem’s German Colony Thursday morning.
Why Secular-to-Orthodox Memoirs Matter
Why don’t we see more memoirs by Jews who went from secular to Orthodox? Julie Sugar outlines five worries about writing those stories — and explains why you should do it anyway.
