Mission Statement
The mission of Hakirah is to encourage members of the Flatbush community to study issues of Jewish law and thought in depth by analyzing original sources, and to provide these same individuals with a forum to disseminate the results of their study for peer review.
Although not stated explicitly on either their Web page or journal, the orientation of the Hakirah board is toward a commitment to Orthodox Judaism that is accepting of the proven natural sciences and documented history, and cognizant of the general culture and zeitgeist.
Hakirah tries to address important contemporary issues affecting the Orthodox Community as they arise. In this vein, Hakirah has solicited and published articles on “The Eruv”, Mezizah B’Peh”, the “Slifkin Affair” and the current “Conversion Controversy" in a straightforward and detailed manner.
Hakirah is not affiliated with any political or rabbinic institution and gives no heed to “political correctness”. Its articles question accepted institutions of both the right (e.g., daf yomi) as well as works and ideas of the modern Orthodoxy and the left.
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