Jewish Identity in the light of US antisemitic attacks
These are dark days for the Jewish People. We are facing threats to our physical well-being, but also threats to our understanding of ourselves. We reach out in empathy and…
Podcast 155 – 3rd Elections and Executive Order Angst
Is there a silver lining to holding Knesset elections three times within a year? What was the actual Trump executive order about Jews on campus? Why did it hit such…
Chapter 7: How did we get to be us?
Changes in the Jewish community after modernity
In the previous chapters, we have dealt with all four of these themes – Jewish identity and the relationship of the individual to the community, the structure of the community, the relationships between different communities and different centres and the relationship with Eretz Israel – in relation to the pre-modern world. Now we bring the story forward and turn to them, systematically, one at a time, to create an understanding of the Jewish community in the world surrounding us today.
Camp Israel – Day Two – Russia 1988
Russia 1988 - the call for emigration grows. Rumors of the end of communism. Questions of Jewish Identity arise... Click here for downloadable pdf.
Camp Israel – Day 10 – 2006 JCC
Challenges to Jewish identity in the 21st century...Farewell activities as camp comes to a close... Click here for downloadable pdf.
