Torah uMadda

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Jewish religious philosophy Modern Orthodox Jewish philosophy philosophy of Torah and secular knowledge

Torah uMadda is a Modern Orthodox Jewish philosophy that seeks to harmonize traditional Torah study and observance with engagement in secular knowledge and contemporary culture.

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Label	Occurrences
Torah Umadda	1
Torah uMadda canonical	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish religious philosophy ⓘ Modern Orthodox Jewish philosophy ⓘ philosophy of Torah and secular knowledge ⓘ
associatedWith	Modern Orthodox rabbinic leadership in the United States ⓘ Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Norman Lamm NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeshiva University NERFINISHED ⓘ
contrastedWith	Haredi Jewish approaches to secular studies ⓘ religious isolationism from general culture ⓘ
coreIdea	affirmation of value in both Torah and worldly wisdom ⓘ harmonization of Torah and secular knowledge ⓘ integration of traditional Torah study with general studies ⓘ rejection of strict separation between religious and secular spheres ⓘ synthesis of religious observance and engagement with contemporary culture ⓘ
critiquedBy	some Haredi rabbinic authorities ⓘ
defendedBy	Modern Orthodox thinkers NERFINISHED ⓘ
educationalModel	combined yeshiva and university framework ⓘ dual curriculum of Torah and general studies ⓘ
emphasis	academic and professional achievement ⓘ intensive Torah study ⓘ participation in modern society ⓘ religious commitment alongside secular engagement ⓘ
geographicFocus	North American Modern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal	demonstrate compatibility of faith and reason ⓘ produce Jews committed to halakha and engaged with the modern world ⓘ sanctify worldly pursuits through Torah values ⓘ
hasPublication	Torah Umadda Journal NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	Modern Orthodox communal ideology ⓘ Modern Orthodox educational institutions ⓘ
influencedBy	Enlightenment engagement with general culture ⓘ Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch’s Torah im Derech Eretz ⓘ modern Western philosophy ⓘ
languageOfName	Hebrew ⓘ
nameMeaning	Torah and knowledge ⓘ
philosophicalStance	dialogue between Torah sources and human wisdom ⓘ non-dualistic view of sacred and secular knowledge ⓘ
relatedConcept	Torah im Derech Eretz NERFINISHED ⓘ Torah veAvodah NERFINISHED ⓘ religious humanism ⓘ
religiousMovementContext	Modern Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Judaism ⓘ
supports	professional careers within a halakhic framework ⓘ university education for Orthodox Jews ⓘ
timePeriodOfProminence	20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ
viewOnCulture	positive engagement with contemporary culture when consistent with halakha ⓘ
viewOnHalakha	halakha remains binding and central ⓘ
viewOnModernity	modernity contains elements that can be religiously constructive ⓘ
viewOnSecularKnowledge	secular knowledge can enhance understanding of Torah ⓘ secular knowledge has independent value ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Modern Orthodox Judaism → corePrinciple → Torah uMadda ⓘ

Yeshiva University → motto → Torah uMadda ⓘ

this entity surface form: Torah Umadda