Over three years ago, I gave some general guidelines of different viewpoints that would qualify as falling under the category of Modern Orthodox (link). Recently, I've been using the term Post-Orthodox to describe a group who veered away from traditional Orthodox beliefs and practices. I'm going to list a number of views that are characteristic of Post-Orthodoxy. While the lines between any two groups are blurry, if you hold many of these views you are Post-Orthodox as I define it. Exactly how many, I'm not sure. The lines are blurry.
But first let me be clear. I am not saying that the views are Jewishly unacceptable. That is a more complicated discussion that requires both scholarship and nuance. Nor am I suggesting that someone who is Post-Orthodox is a heretic. This is a sociological argument, not a theological claim.
So, with apologies again to Jeff Foxworthy, you might be Post-Orthodox if...
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Did I leave anything out?
Thursday, January 07, 2010
You MightBe Post-Orthodox If...
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Gil Student