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Why American Jews Are Divided
Why American Jews Are Divided
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For those who want to be shaken and stirred.
Join one of American Judaism’s most prolific thought leaders and his special guests as they talk about the current state of Judaism, American culture, politics, religion, and spirituality.
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- Why American Jews Are Divided · 43 dkFor me, it is the second half of her subtitle: what to do about it. Kwall’s final chapter, “A Self-Help Blueprint for American Jews,” proposes a foundation of shared commitments…
- Dara Horn Has A Final Solution To The Jewish Question · 1 sa 2 dkWhat is the most important story in Judaism? You might think that it is the Exodus from Egypt. Or, even, perhaps, the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Nope. The most…
- What Does It Mean To Be Made In God's Image? · 1 sa 0 dkFor years I believed that the phrase "made in the image of God" had become a pious slogan Jews slap on almost every issue -- a phrase in danger of becoming a cliche. In an…
- Is Antisemitism an “Exceptional Hatred?” · 1 sa 1 dkIn 1977, a man named Frank Collin announced that he planned to march his fellow neo-Nazis through Skokie, Illinois, a Chicago suburb where roughly one in ten residents had…
- The Truth About "Jewish Lightning" · 49 dkRabbi Jeff Marx has written a new book, Jewish Firebugs: Arson and Antisemitism from the Civil War to World War I, and he does something almost nobody has tried before. He tells…
- The Intellectual Roots of Feminism’s Antisemitism · 57 dkIt turns out that every corner of progressive culture has a price of admission, and Jews are finding it progressively more difficult to pick up that tab. Add feminism to the…
- Is It Time To Retire the Term ‘Zionism’? · 51 dkView Zionism from one angle, and it is Theodor Herzl, seeking to rescue the Jews of Europe. From another, it is seeking to resurrect Jewish culture. From another, it is a…
- How Do We Confront the Hatred in Rock Music? · 53 dkAuthor and musician Daniel Rachel has written a new, disturbing and quite overdue book, "This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich." And I interviewed…
- Europe’s Stained Glass Is Stained With Antisemitism · 54 dkI have done my share of traveling in Europe, and when I am there, I visit cathedrals. Most are majestic, and they are filled with Christian art that would take a decent docent a…
- The Lesson Southern Jews Knew First · 54 dkWhen I reflect on my rabbinical career, I realize I have spent nearly a third of it south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Yes, that includes about 10 years in South Florida — and lest…
- How To Love Israel, Even When It Is Hard · 55 dkI was talking recently with a young man about his social life. He described an evening that did not sound like the stuff of romantic legend. The dinner seemed to be going well…
- Why Judy Blume Matters · 54 dkI had weird reading habits when I was a kid. For one thing, no one ever told me that there were certain books that boys should read, and certain books that girls should read…
- Whom Does Your God Love? A Jewish Case for the Stranger. With Shai Held · 46 dkWhat does the Torah actually say about immigrants — and what does it demand of us? Rabbi Jeff Salkin sits down with one of the Jewish world's leading theologians, Rabbi Shai…
- Why a War With Iran Means Confronting Radical Evil · 12 dkOn Purim, Jews read Esther — a story of survival in the face of annihilation. This episode connects that ancient warning to today’s confrontation with Iran. Is this war…
- How American Jewish immigrants invented childhood · 54 dkMichael Kimmel’s Playmakers reveals how Jewish immigrants built America’s toy industry—and reshaped modern childhood. From teddy bears to superheroes, they turned outsider grit…
- Being a Rabbi in the Midst of an Earthquake + Elan Babchuck · 54 dkAs the ground shifts beneath our feet, where is our faith? For your consideration: Rabbi Elan Babchuck. He is the founding director of Glean Network, an incubator for…
- Jews and Hats: A Thousand-Year-Old Love Story · 31 dkWhen did Jews start covering their heads? Certainly not in the Bible. The practice emerged during rabbinic times, and not everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
- Reform Judaism's Wide Open Doors + Rabbi Rick Jacobs · 50 dkWhy Do Jewish? Love, Obligation, and the Courage to Show Up Imagine a familiar conversation in any household across the world. “Do we have to go to the school concert…
- Antisemitism Is as American as Apple Pie + Pamela Nadell · 48 dkHistorian Pamela Nadell joins us to confront an unsettling truth: antisemitism didn’t come to America—it was born here. In her powerful new book, Antisemitism: An American…
- How do you go from hatred to hope? + Arno Michaelis · 47 dkThe Days of Awe are upon us. They always hit me with a familiar, bracing urgency: Look at your life. Consider your words, your choices. Where have you failed? Whom have you…
