[Avodah] Modern Orthodox

[Joel Rich]

>From Malka Z. Simkovich in Tradition

Postscript
Working on this essay gave me occasion to consider the rising tendency
among Modern Orthodox American Jews to accept the notion that judaism
cannot be authentically practiced outside the Land of Israel. My sense is
that such Jews are exposed to the writings of R. Soloveitchik and R. Sacks,
and could easily familiarize themselves with R. Soloveitchik’s interiorized
understanding of the spiritual self, or with R. Sacks’ position that all
jews can fulfill the prophetic charge to help build a moral civilization.
Nevertheless, Modern Orthodox Jews intuitively align themselves with
R. Berkovit’s position, not because of their exposure to his writings, but
because they are exposed to claims from educators in Israel that position
themselves as the voice of jewish authenticity. Such educators argue that
the jewish people can only fulfill their covenantal destiny in the Land of
Israel. For Israeli jews, the notion that halakha can only be authentically
practiced in the Land of Israel, and that doing so shuttles the Jewish
people towards an ontological destiny, satisfies their sense of religious
purpose For jews living outside Israel, who adhere to these same ideas, it
produces self-negation.

Me- Does this description fit your sense of galut MO’s sense of self?

KT
Joel Rich
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