52. Can I Be A Liberal and A Modern Orthodox Jew?

Rivky's back! (Took her long enough.) And this week, after Rivky and Uri's quick recaps of the last two weeks of their lives, they dive into this week's topic, Shira Hanau's recent article in the Harvard Divinity Bulletin: High Stakes For Politically Liberal Modern Orthodox Jews. They ask, is it truly so hard being a liberal Modern Orthodox Jew? What about being a conservative Modern Orthodox Jew? Let's be honest - do we want a more mixed community, or do we want others to be more like us? And what do the arguments in this article say about the state of the Modern Orthodox community? Relevant links: Shira Hanau article: https://bulletin.hds.harvard.edu/articles/autumnwinter2018/high-stakes-politically-liberal-modern-orthodox-jews Orthodox Union and Jeff Sessions: https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/justice-justice-you-shall-pursue-on-the-ou-honoring-jeff-sessions/ Liberals can't stand Trump supporters: https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/the-fix/wp/2017/07/20/half-of-liberals-cant-even-stand-to-be-around-trump-supporters/ Music: Phish - New Year's Eve - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXEjX_SVAOQ&t=955s Phish - Breath And Burning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4fWNNY5P34