If you took a poll today asking American Jews to name their favorite religious leader, the answer might well be Pope Francis.

At the elite Prozdor Hebrew High School in New York, I asked a class of 20 students—the cream of the Conservative movement’s crop—how many of

At the elite Prozdor Hebrew High School in New York, I asked a class of 20 students—the cream of the Conservative movement’s crop—how many of

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Maybe it’s just false nostalgia, but it seems like there used to be a time when writing a scholarly book meant being, or becoming, an