3/31/16

Does cultural Judaism needs religious advisors?

Particularly interesting in regards to the question of why does one need and advisor for Jewish content. Specifically taking into account the secular world's interaction with Judaism with examples like Fiddler on the Roof. 

What does this need for religious advisors say about our current interaction with Judaism and the structure of Jewish communities today? 


http://nypost.com/2016/03/26/these-are-the-weirdest-jobs-on-broadway/

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I'm not entirely sure what you're asking here, Daniel, but this is very interesting. I find it really interesting to think of Hoffman as the advisor to Fiddler, or to think about the role played by the rabbinic consultant to Transparent in how to make the female rabbinic character more real. I think it relates to a reality of American Judaism that Jewish "culture" (broadly defined) and Jews generally are a far more pervasive a part of American culture than Judaism as a religion. Vast components of Americans can identify things as "Jewish" (aka Fiddler) without knowing what gives them Jewish religious content.

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