http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2005/01/25/the-road-ahead/ A Journal of Jewish Thought and Opinion Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:50:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2005/01/25/the-road-ahead/#comment-745 Calev Tue, 01 Feb 2005 09:58:22 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2005/01/25/the-road-ahead/#comment-745 Leapa's comment dampened a little the optimism I felt after reading Pipes' article. However, I still find Rabbi Shmuel Bloom's speech very exciting. Could it herald change in the Orthodox world? After all, how can Torah observant communities act on Rabbi Bloom’s words if the next generation isn’t properly educated in geography, history and other secular subjects? Could the fading away of non-Orthodox communities result in those of us who are left striving more towards a Golden Mean? Or does that smack too much of ‘evolution’? Leapa’s comment dampened a little the optimism I felt after reading Pipes’ article. However, I still find Rabbi Shmuel Bloom’s speech very exciting. Could it herald change in the Orthodox world? After all, how can Torah observant communities act on Rabbi Bloom’s words if the next generation isn’t properly educated in geography, history and other secular subjects? Could the fading away of non-Orthodox communities result in those of us who are left striving more towards a Golden Mean? Or does that smack too much of ‘evolution’?

]]> http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2005/01/25/the-road-ahead/#comment-631 Leapa Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:54:35 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2005/01/25/the-road-ahead/#comment-631 And what about the increase in Orthodox in Israel? Any broader duties there as a result of being a bigger percentage of the Jewish population? And what about the increase in Orthodox in Israel? Any broader duties there as a result of being a bigger percentage of the Jewish population?

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