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Published August 16, 2012 | 
You can read the background material, including the special report on the state of Judaism and the Jews, written by my former boss, former colleague and current friend David Landau. I am not engaged in the ongoing dialogue between Burg and Gordis.
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Published August 16, 2012 | You can read the background material, including the special report on the state of Judaism and the Jews, written by my former boss, former colleague and current friend David Landau. I am not engaged in the ongoing dialogue between Burg and Gordis.
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Published August 16, 2012 | Another example: The great Jewish philosophic work, Maimonides' “The Guide for the Perplexed,” is an explicit attempt to integrate the neo-Greek philosophy and science of his time into Judaism. Living in Egypt, Maimonides wrote in Arabic, and he …
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Published August 15, 2012 | Religious convictions cannot be exiled from the public sphere. To ask someone to set aside their religion is to exile passion, conviction and principle. Imagine the analogy; we would say of a candidate, or a voter, “you may enter public life, but …
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Published August 3, 2012 | | I love a good Rabbi. Truth be told, when I started my spiritual journey to find my own level of Judaism, I loved all Rabbis. I was in awe of men who could quote Torah, and guide me through my faith. I have always thought Rabbis were special, often … See all stories on this topic » |
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Published August 1, 2012 | | “Their mishmash of Judaism and Christianity, in their minds, is the true way to practice Judaism,” he said, “which invalidates Reform, Conservative and Orthodox [Judaism], anything rabbinic.” Dauermann, for his part, said he understands why many Jews … See all stories on this topic » |
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Published July 23, 2012 | | David Geffen, the notoriously press shy billionaire Hollywood mogul, stared at me as if I had asked him to yank out a tooth. The setting was PBS' summer 2012 press tour on July 22, where he was promoting the American Masters documentary, “Inventing … See all stories on this topic » |
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Published July 19, 2012 | In case you haven't heard, Orthodox Judaism has pretty much taken over Jewish life on U.S. college campuses. I say this not because I'm smug and happy about it, but as a wake-up call to the Conservative and Reform branches to get their acts together.
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Published July 18, 2012 | Since their annual ROI Summit in Israel was about to kickoff, my timing was rather inopportune, however her delayed response pushed me to truly make the effort to explore my own relationship to Judaism. Although I often engage with the Jewish community …
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Published July 17, 2012 | Writer Aaron Sorkin gave a rare glimpse into his relationship with Judaism during a recent interview on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. During a conversation about Sorkin's intellect—which he more or less downplayed, “I phonetically create the sound …
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