In Moving Beyond Ritual , Rabbi Ben Greenberg reflects on “a different paradigm for Jewish inclusiveness.” In the article, today’s second “On the Square” feature, the Orthodox rabbi of Harvard Hillel argues that
For a generation we have relied on shared ritual. But ritual runs directly into contentious issues such as gender separation, and leads to the stark contrast of the highest or lowest common denominator. The result is to uproot ritual—the articulation of faith as expressed differently by each denomination—from its foundations, and force a compromise with which no one is comfortable.
He then explores what ought to be done.
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