Gender

Gender and Titles

Offensive public criticism of Dr. Jill Biden for using her earned graduate degree in her title allows us to reflect on how the Jewish community constructs and credits authority figures.
Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer is the President of the Shalom Hartman Institute and a leading thinker and author on the major challenges facing the Jewish people. He is the author of Shuva: The Future of the Jewish Past, the co-editor of The New Jewish Canon, and the host of the Identity/Crisis podcast. Under his leadership, the Shalom Hartman Institute has grown significantly as a leading think tank and educational center for the North American Jewish community,

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