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Podcast: Jewish Ideas to Change the World
Episode: Rabbi Asher Lopatin – Is Judaism Woke or Unwoke?
Description: SPEAKER speaks at Valley Beit Midrash. ABOUT THE EPISODE:Through the millennia, Judaism and Jewish thinkers have strived to make an ancient religion meaningful and applicable in various environments and social norms where Jews have lived. Modern Orthodoxy has specifically espoused finding ways to combine the traditions and laws of Judaism, passed down from rabbis and communities 2000 years ago, with the ethics, morals and standards of the modern, contemporary world? Does this work? Is this really possible? Rabbi Lopatin will explore contemporary issues that challenge Jewish traditions and laws. AB...