Q&A: Defining the concept of 'Judaism' and its implementation in the State of Israel.
Defining the concept of 'Judaism' and its implementation in the State of Israel.
Question
Hello Rabbi,
Recently I listened to a conversation between Moshe Radman and Rabbi Daniel Hartman (I should note that I don’t know where he was ordained or by whom), mainly regarding an open and inclusive Judaism.
My first thought was that there seemed to be a great deal of confusion there between Judaism according to Jewish law and Judaism as culture.
I would be glad to hear the Rabbi’s view.
Thank you very much!
Link to the conversation:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3sFrsn7m3hZ1hVKGV9PYDG?si=qp5mJhBJTY21yxpeFMQKaw
Answer
What difference does it make by whom he was "ordained"? Since when does the title rabbi depend on ordination?
I don’t address such general questions. If you have something concrete, ask it here.
Discussion on Answer
A small correction.
I checked, and indeed he is also ordained as an Orthodox rabbi.
Although, as far as I know, he lives a Reform lifestyle.
I know Daniel Hartman personally. He is an openly Reform Jew, and in my opinion a rabbi only according to the Reform movement.
Even so, one should listen to his arguments because he is a very smart person with extensive knowledge of Judaism, despite what I see as his mistaken interpretation.
In addition, Daniel Hartman heads the Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and is doing a great commandment בכך.
As for his path in Judaism, he is a classic extreme Reform figure; his ideas are terribly progressive and dangerous for the whole world, and especially for the Jewish people (that is my opinion). Even so, I would recommend listening to what he says simply in order to understand the thinking behind the Reform movement and the various kinds of extreme liberal Jews.