# Edah

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{{Short description|Modern Orthodox Jewish organization in the United States}}
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:''Edah, should not be confused with the [Haredi](/source/Haredi_Judaism) communal body in [Israel](/source/Israel) known as the [Edah HaChareidis](/source/Edah_HaChareidis).''

'''Edah''' was a [Modern Orthodox](/source/Modern_Orthodox_Judaism) [Jewish](/source/Jew) organization, generally associated with the liberal wing of [Orthodox Judaism](/source/Orthodox_Judaism) in the [United States](/source/United_States) and with the [Religious Zionism](/source/Religious_Zionism) movement of [Israel](/source/Israel). Its headquarters were located in [Manhattan](/source/Manhattan), [New York City](/source/New_York_City). 

Edah's motto was The Challenge to be Modern and Orthodox”.<ref name="ALookBackAtEdah">{{cite web |url=https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-look-back-at-edah/ |title=A Look Back at Edah |author=Michael Feldstein |publisher=The Times of Israel }}</ref>

==Opening==
Edah was founded in 1997 in response to what its founding director, Rabbi [Saul Berman](/source/Saul_Berman), called "the separatist trend in Modern Orthodoxy."<ref>{{Cite news
|url=http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/modern-orthodox-think-tank-to-fold
|title=Modern Orthodox Think Tank To Fold
|work=Jewish Week |access-date=2017-08-30 |language=en-US}}</ref> It promised in its mission statement to "give voice to the ideology and values of modern Orthodoxy and to educate and empower the community to address its concerns."<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.edah.org/index.cfm |title=Edah
|website=www.edah.org |access-date=2017-08-30}}</ref>
Edah organized conferences,<ref name=Edah1999.JP>{{cite news |newspaper=[The Jewish Press](/source/The_Jewish_Press)
 |title=Edah Confronts Issues, Critics at Manhattan Conference
 |author=Jason Maoz |date=February 19, 1999}}</ref> fellowships, and adult education programs, primarily in the New York metropolitan area, and to a lesser extent around the world. It also published the ''Edah Journal'', an academic journal on Modern Orthodoxy and contemporary issues in the religious community.

''The New York Times'' reported that Yeshiva University's [biology department chairman](/source/Moshe_Tendler), an [ordained](/source/Semicha) rabbi, "denounced Edah as 'outside the pale of Judaism'."<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/06/us/beliefs-216640.html
|title=Beliefs |author=Peter Steinfels  |date=February 6, 1999}}</ref>

==Closing==
In July 2006, Edah announced plans to close down its operations as a stand-alone entity. In a news release, leaders of the organization claimed that it had made significant achievements, but given limited financial resources available, a tactical decision was made so that its goals would be able to continue through other means.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.edah.org/edah-to-close.htm|title=News Release|website=www.edah.org|access-date=2017-08-30}}</ref>

After winding down operations, Berman took on an administrative position at [Yeshivat Chovevei Torah](/source/Yeshivat_Chovevei_Torah) (YCT), an [Open Orthodox](/source/Open_Orthodoxy) rabbinical school in New York City. YCT also assumed Edah’s journal, website, and audio-visual library.<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/front-page/the-emergence-role-and-closing-of-edah/2006/07/12
|title=The Emergence, Role, and Closing of Edah {{!}} The Jewish Press {{!}} Rabbi Saul J. Berman {{!}} 17 Tammuz 5766 – July 12, 2006 {{!}} JewishPress.com |last=Berman |first=Rabbi Saul J.
|website=www.jewishpress.com |language=en-US |access-date=2017-08-30}}</ref>

The ''Edah Journal'' was rebranded as ''Meorot: A Forum of Modern Orthodox Discourse'' and its publication continued by YCT.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://library.yctorah.org/journals/january-2007/|title=Meorot – Shevat 5767/2007 - YCTorah Library|website=library.yctorah.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-30}}</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.edah.org/ Edah website]

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Category:Orthodox Judaism in New York City
Category:Modern Orthodox Judaism in the United States
Category:Jewish organizations established in 1997
Category:1997 establishments in New York City
Category:Defunct Jewish organizations based in New York City

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