What is a Friends of THE NEW JEWISH ACADEMY chapter and how does it work? Members of the Boston and New York Friends groups are connoisseurs of education who offer philanthropic support and programmatic feedback to THE NEW JEWISH ACADEMY. In 5787 the Friends are launching a Torah Chevre* for themselves, convened by Executive Director Avi Bernstein-Nahar and Board Member Elkan Gamzu. The following giving societies eleborate on the vision and values of our Friends Chapters. The Kaplan Circle: $1.8K to $3.5K Mordechai Kaplan pioneered the understanding that Judaism is not only a religion, but an entire civilization. In other words it is a broad and deep precious legacy that we cannot afford to lose. The Shakla V’etarya Society: … [Read more...] about Introducing the Boston and New York FRIENDS of THE NEW JEWISH ACADEMY
Archives for August 2026
TRADITION IS A PLACE OF STRUGGLE
In the Spring 2026 issue of The Jewish Review of Books, Rabbi Irving “Yitz” Greenberg objects that he has been unaccountably denied the status of disciple of the Rav, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, in the course of Seth Winberg’s review of Soloveitchik’s Children, University of Alabama, 2023, by Daniel R. Goodman. Rabbi Winberg entitled the review, “Wayward Children.” Greenberg reasons: One of Goodman’s greatest contributions lies in his pointing out that even when the disciples conflict with Soloveitchik, they are, often, applying Soloveitchik’s ideas and paradigms—although they are going beyond Soloveitchik’s own application. Thus they show his influence even where they diverge. For example, I apply Soloveitchik’s concept of tzelem … [Read more...] about TRADITION IS A PLACE OF STRUGGLE