Archive for October, 2004
American Jews: Rights and Responsibilities
Ruth Messinger
As Americans, part of our identity is our commitment to individual rights. But Judaism is a system of mitzvoth, duties and responsibilities.
Jewish Values in the American Public Square
Nathan Diament
Despite our status as a minority religion in this nation, American Jews should be the last ones to believe that the privatization of religion and its values is desirable, let alone possible.
Micah’s Formula for Continuity
Pella Schafer
Here is a “formula” for Jewish continuity based on three guiding principles from the prophet Micah: Do Justice, Love Kindness, and Walk Humbly.
Midrashic Tales
Jonathan Kirsch
Joel Cohen, Moses: A Memoir (Paulist Press, 2003) $19.95, 155 pp.
Marek Halter, Sarah (Crown Publishers, 2004) $22.00, 296 pp.
“Midrash” is a term that has come to be applied to almost any effort to reconsider and re-imagine our sacred texts and the men and women who are depicted in their pages. In that sense, The [...]
Influencing America: Jewish Political Influence
David Teutsch
AIPAC, the primary pro-Israel lobby in Washington, may be the most powerful single lobby in the United States. Many of its detractors and supporters share this view. Much of the discussion about Jewish political influence focuses on AIPAC because of its visibility and the centrality of Israel concerns in many Jewish communal organizations.
The Jewish [...]
