This series is sponsored by Joel and Lynn Mael in memory of Estelle and Nysen Mael.In this episode of the
18Forty Podcast, we talk to author and historian Dr. Marc B. Shapiro about the blurry borders that distinguish Reform, Conservative, yeshivish, Modern Orthodox, and the many other Jewish sects from one another.
We take today’s Jewish denominational and cultural differences for granted, but they were not inevitable. Moments in history formed our sects, and Dr. Shapiro helps us unpack them. In this episode we discuss:
- How did the Conservative movement diverge from Orthodoxy?
- Where did the “yeshiva world” come from?
- How have Jews historically maintained friendship despite denominational divisions?
Tune in to hear a conversation about Jews’ tangled relationship between ideology and lived experience.
Interview begins at 13:36
Dr. Marc B. Shapiro holds the Weinberg Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Scranton. Marc received his PhD from Harvard, and he is the author of numerous books, articles, and reviews, including
Between the Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy,
The Limits of Orthodox Theology, and
Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites Its History.
References:
Halacha HeadlinesBetween the Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy by Marc B. Shapiro
Saul Lieberman and the Orthodox by Marc B. Shapiro
Changing the Immutable by Marc B. Shapiro
Marc B. Shapiro on
The Seforim BlogJudith Berlin Lieberman: Autobiography and Reflections edited by Menachem Butler and Abraham Lieberman
A Few Good MenToras HaNazir by Rav Hutner
Iggerot Malkhei Rabanan by Marc B. Shapiro
Orthodox Jews in America by Jeffrey S. Gurock
Reading Jewish History in the Parsha with David Bashevkin
All ParshaThe Book And The Sword by David Weiss Halivni
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