Gil Perl
Head of School of Kohelet Yeshiva. Co-Designer and Creator of Yeshiva Lab School. Fascinated with the Jewish future.
Praying for the Welfare of Our Government
Reflections on the storming of the capitol
The following is a letter I sent to our school community on Thursday of this week, reflecting on the chaos that had ensued in our capitol the day before:
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The Making of Modern Judaism Part III
Neo-Orthodoxy and the Legacy of Rav Hirsch
This is was the third of a three part lecture series I recently gave through the Young Israel of Teaneck on the Making of Modern Judaism:
A Definition of Modern Orthodoxy
"Modern Orthodoxy never is less, always is more."
This is a video we created as an invitation to Kohelet Yeshiva High School's Open House back in 2015. See my original post about it here.
It recently came to my attention that people were looking for it but it had been deleted from YouTube. I have now posted it again. Feel free to share and to offer your own . . .
The Making of Modern Judaism Part II
The Origins of Ultra-Orthodoxy
This is was the second of a three part lecture series I recently gave through the Young Israel of Teaneck on the Making of Modern Judaism:
Yehuda & Leadership's Most Difficult Lesson
Insights from Parashat Vayeshev
Given as the Friday Parsha Shiur at Kohelet Yeshiva High School, parashat Vayeshev 5781:
The Making of Modern Judaism Part I
The Rise of Reform
This is the first of a three part series I recently gave through the Young Israel of Teaneck on the Making of Modern Judaism. It focuses on the rise of the Reform movement from its earliest forms in Germany to its emergence as a full-fledged movement in the United States by the late 19th century. The next two parts focus on two . . .
Modern Orthodoxy in a Post-Modern World
A Panel Discussion Hosted by Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy's Center for Continuing Education
I had the pleasure of joining Rabbi Tully Harcsztark this week for a spirited conversation on the strengths and weaknesses of Torah U'madda, Or Amim, and the future of Modern Orthodoxy.
Here is a full recording of the program:
