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December 30, 2009

Yeshiva vs. University

Being far removed from my alma mater, it is difficult for me to truly have a sense of what happens on campus anymore and second-hand reports fail to adequately capture the full zeitgeist of the community. The most recent controversy around Yeshiva University involves a forum on "Being Gay in the Orthodox World" and the expected. The topic of homosexuality in Orthodox Judaism has long been a controversial issue, one which we discussed years ago in "Lonely Men of Faith, but it is still considered taboo in certain Orthodox circles. Case in point, following said forum R. Meir Twersky responded with a public diatribe lambasting the entire event and its participants. This forum and the aftermath are helpfully recounted in great detail on Curious Jew's blog. Since I did not attend the event nor did I hear R. Twersky's statements firsthand I will not address either specifically. However, that such a controversy exists demonstrates that even after 123 YU is still struggling with its own identity as a "Yeshiva", "University", and a representative if not champion for "Modern Orthodoxy."

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