MOT - Modern Orthodox Thoughts II
Rabbis Harvey Belovski (Golders Green), Dr Naftali Brawer (Borehamwood and Elstree), Mordechai Ginsbury (Hendon) and Dr Michael Harris (Hampstead) debated issues of modern orthodoxy. This Grand Finale of MOT II was hosted by the Borehamwood and Elstree Synagogue and chaired by Dr Simon Hochhauser, President of the United Synagogue.
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- Question One - What would you identify as the main challenges facing global Orthodoxy today?
- Question Two - Is the contemporary role of women within Orthodoxy satisfactory or should it develop or change?
- Question Three - How do you see the role of Israel in contemporary Jewish life?
Does the State itself possess any religious significance and if so, what significance?
- Question Four - How should Orthodoxy, both globally and within a British context, relate to the non-Orthodox movements? Is dialogue beneficial/permissible and should there be limits to it?
- Question Five - 2009 marks 200 years since the birth of Charles Darwin and 150 years since the publication of The Origin of Species. How should Orthodoxy respond to the theory of evolution and, more generally, to scientific discoveries that might be taken to challenge our faith?
- Question Six - What, in your view, are the main spiritual/religious challenges facing the United Synagogue today?
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