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{{Short description|Modern Orthodox Jewish organization in the United States}} |
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[[Image:EDAH logo.png|right|framed|Official logo of EDAH declares its motto.]] |
[[Image:EDAH logo.png|right|framed|Official logo of EDAH declares its motto.]] |
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:''Edah, should not be confused with the [[Haredi Judaism|Haredi]] communal body in [[Israel]] known as the [[Edah HaChareidis]].'' |
:''Edah, should not be confused with the [[Haredi Judaism|Haredi]] communal body in [[Israel]] known as the [[Edah HaChareidis]].'' |
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'''Edah''' was a [[Modern Orthodox Judaism|Modern Orthodox]] [[Jew]] |
'''Edah''' was a [[Modern Orthodox Judaism|Modern Orthodox]] [[Jew|Jewish]] organization, generally associated with the liberal wing of [[Orthodox Judaism]] in the [[United States]] and with the [[Religious Zionism]] movement of [[Israel]]. Its headquarters were located in [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]]. |
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Edah states that it is "committed to ... modern [[Orthodoxy]], which maintains a serious devotion to [[Torah]] and [[Halakhah]] while enjoying a mutually enriching relationship with the modern world ..." |
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Edah was founded in 1997 in response to what its founding director, Rabbi [[Saul Berman]], called "the separatist trend in Modern Orthodoxy."<ref>{{Cite news |
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|url=http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/modern-orthodox-think-tank-to-fold |
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|title=Modern Orthodox Think Tank To Fold |
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|work=Jewish Week |access-date=2017-08-30 |language=en-US}}</ref> It promised in its mission statement to "give voice to the ideology and values of modern Orthodoxy and to educate and empower the community to address its concerns."<ref>{{Cite web |
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|url=http://www.edah.org/index.cfm |title=Edah |
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|website=www.edah.org |access-date=2017-08-30}}</ref> |
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Edah organized conferences,<ref name=Edah1999.JP>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Jewish Press]] |
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In July 2006, Edah announced plans to close down its operations as a stand-alone entity. Its founder and director, Rabbi [[Saul Berman]], will be transitioning to an administrative position at [[Yeshivat Chovevei Torah]], a Modern Orthodox [[yeshiva]] in New York City. The reason was that given limited financial resources available to the Orthodox community, a tactical decision was made so that its goals would be able to continue through other means. As such, Orthodox rabbis associated with Edah still will contribute to their goals through their membership in the [[Rabbinical Council of America]], they still will attend conferences, such as the conferences on women, feminism and Orthodox, e.g. [[JOFA]], and they would still publish articles in a continuing form of ''[[Edah Journal|The Edah Journal]]''.<ref>[http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/newscontent.php3?artid=12665 "Modern Orthodox Think Tank to Fold], ''The Jewish Week'', June 30, 2006</ref> As such, YCT has assumed EDAH's journal, website, and audio-visual library.<ref>*R. Saul Berman, [http://www.jewishpress.com/page.do/18827/The_Emergence,_Role,_and_Closing_of_Edah.html "The Emergence, Role, and Closing of Edah."] ''The Jewish Week'', July 12, 2006.</ref> |
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|title=Edah Confronts Issues, Critics at Manhattan Conference |
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|author=Jason Maoz |date=February 19, 1999}}</ref> fellowships, and adult education programs, primarily in the New York metropolitan area, and to a lesser extent around the world. It also published the ''Edah Journal'', an academic journal on Modern Orthodoxy and contemporary issues in the religious community. |
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''The New York Times'' reported that Yeshiva University's [[Moshe Tendler|biology department chairman]], an [[Semicha|ordained]] rabbi, "denounced Edah as 'outside the pale of Judaism'."<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |
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[[Yeshivat Chovevei Torah]] Rabbinical School recently announced ''Meorot: A Forum of Modern Orthodox Discourse.'' The YCT website states: |
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|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/06/us/beliefs-216640.html |
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:Formerly known as The Edah Journal, the journal has become one of the most widely read and influential publications in the Jewish world, attracting more than 10,000 online readers per month from the Orthodox and academic communities. In the last five years, the journal has published ground-breaking analyses of the role of women in Orthodox life, Judaism's attitudes toward "the other," Jewish education, the possibilities for holiness in modern life, and the interface of halakhah and modern values.<ref>[http://www.yctorah.org/content/view/211/10/ Meorot: A Forum of Modern Orthodox Discourse.]</ref> |
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|title=Beliefs |author=Peter Steinfels |date=February 6, 1999}}</ref> |
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==Closing== |
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According to the Edah website: |
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In July 2006, Edah announced plans to close down its operations as a stand-alone entity. In a news release, leaders of the organization claimed that it had made significant achievements, but given limited financial resources available, a tactical decision was made so that its goals would be able to continue through other means.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.edah.org/edah-to-close.htm|title=News Release|website=www.edah.org|access-date=2017-08-30}}</ref> |
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:Edah is a grassroots movement founded in 1996 to refresh the spirit of the Orthodox Jewish community. Unlike ultra-Orthodoxy, which thrives in isolation from modern society, modern Orthodoxy integrates with and gains strength from its encounters with modernity. Edah entered the scene to promote an open minded and open-hearted Orthodoxy, passionately committed to Jewish Law while remaining receptive to general culture. Through education, leadership training, advocacy, and communications, Edah seeks to renew modern Orthodoxy and its lead institutions and to strengthen the ties between Orthodoxy and the Jewish people at large.<ref>[http://www.edah.org/pastevent.cfm Edah website]</ref> |
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After winding down operations, Berman took on an administrative position at [[Yeshivat Chovevei Torah]] (YCT), an [[Open Orthodoxy|Open Orthodox]] rabbinical school in New York City. YCT also assumed Edah’s journal, website, and audio-visual library.<ref>{{Cite web |
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|url=http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/front-page/the-emergence-role-and-closing-of-edah/2006/07/12 |
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|title=The Emergence, Role, and Closing of Edah {{!}} The Jewish Press {{!}} Rabbi Saul J. Berman {{!}} 17 Tammuz 5766 – July 12, 2006 {{!}} JewishPress.com |last=Berman |first=Rabbi Saul J. |
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|website=www.jewishpress.com |language=en-US |access-date=2017-08-30}}</ref> |
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The ''Edah Journal'' was rebranded as ''Meorot: A Forum of Modern Orthodox Discourse'' and its publication continued by YCT.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://library.yctorah.org/journals/january-2007/|title=Meorot – Shevat 5767/2007 - YCTorah Library|website=library.yctorah.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-30}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.edah.org/ Edah website] |
*[http://www.edah.org/ Edah website] |
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Latest revision as of 18:57, 25 April 2024
- Edah, should not be confused with the Haredi communal body in Israel known as the Edah HaChareidis.
Edah was a Modern Orthodox Jewish organization, generally associated with the liberal wing of Orthodox Judaism in the United States and with the Religious Zionism movement of Israel. Its headquarters were located in Manhattan, New York City.
Opening
[edit]Edah was founded in 1997 in response to what its founding director, Rabbi Saul Berman, called "the separatist trend in Modern Orthodoxy."[1] It promised in its mission statement to "give voice to the ideology and values of modern Orthodoxy and to educate and empower the community to address its concerns."[2]
Edah organized conferences,[3] fellowships, and adult education programs, primarily in the New York metropolitan area, and to a lesser extent around the world. It also published the Edah Journal, an academic journal on Modern Orthodoxy and contemporary issues in the religious community.
The New York Times reported that Yeshiva University's biology department chairman, an ordained rabbi, "denounced Edah as 'outside the pale of Judaism'."[4]
Closing
[edit]In July 2006, Edah announced plans to close down its operations as a stand-alone entity. In a news release, leaders of the organization claimed that it had made significant achievements, but given limited financial resources available, a tactical decision was made so that its goals would be able to continue through other means.[5]
After winding down operations, Berman took on an administrative position at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (YCT), an Open Orthodox rabbinical school in New York City. YCT also assumed Edah’s journal, website, and audio-visual library.[6]
The Edah Journal was rebranded as Meorot: A Forum of Modern Orthodox Discourse and its publication continued by YCT.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Modern Orthodox Think Tank To Fold". Jewish Week. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ^ "Edah". www.edah.org. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ^ Jason Maoz (February 19, 1999). "Edah Confronts Issues, Critics at Manhattan Conference". The Jewish Press.
- ^ Peter Steinfels (February 6, 1999). "Beliefs". The New York Times.
- ^ "News Release". www.edah.org. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ^ Berman, Rabbi Saul J. "The Emergence, Role, and Closing of Edah | The Jewish Press | Rabbi Saul J. Berman | 17 Tammuz 5766 – July 12, 2006 | JewishPress.com". www.jewishpress.com. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ^ "Meorot – Shevat 5767/2007 - YCTorah Library". library.yctorah.org. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
