To note the demographic implosion of Reform and Conservative Judaism is not to assert that Jewish life and support for Israel among American Jews are on the verge of becoming extinct. ..…

observant, die-hard Israel, Lieberman fit the mold of American Judaism familiar to those raised Jewish day schools and summer camps. . ..…

The cynicism about American Judaism, and this belief that we are population, we are population, is incorrect, said Leonard Saxe, director of Steinhardt Center.. ..…

He cites Forward headline, Israel's Choice to Shoot Palestinians Should Horrify But Not Surprise Us, and says it reveals misperception of Israeli Judaism. American Jews think of Judaism as universal religion, and for Israelis, Judaism is Jewish nation centered Israel. ..…

The cynicism about American Judaism, and this belief that we are population, we are population, is incorrect, said Leonard Saxe, director of Steinhardt Center.. ..…

The Reformed and Conservative denominations of Judaism that have risen in the American exile and to which most American Jews belong, are a writ of divorce between Israeli and American Jews. These “Judaism-lite” versions defang our common heritage and seek to..…

He says that the bedrock of American traditionalist conservatism is Judaism and Christianity, and these must be reintroduced into the curriculum and taught to every young American. . But whose “Christianity” and “Judaism”? He admits that religion has been the basis..…

Too many in cocoon, far removed from Judaism.  Sadly, much of American Jewishness, has made Israel and the safety and survival of Jewish people secondary, or insignificant, when weighed against their preferred identity as progressive members of global society. ..…

Too many in cocoon, far removed from Judaism.  Sadly, much of American Jewishness, has made Israel and the safety and survival of Jewish people secondary, or insignificant, when weighed against their preferred identity as progressive members of global society. ..…

It won five awards, including Jewish Book of the Year award from Jewish Book Council, and was praised as the single best description of American Judaism during its 350 years on American soil..  . It brings the story of American Judaism up to the present,..…

The survey, conducted in spring 2019 by the American Jewish Committee, asked representative samples of each nationality their opinion on some 21 topics, ranging from their identification with Judaism to American and Israeli domestic political issues. . ... Israeli Jews should not..…

new edition of the textbook on American Judaism features updates on identity, politics, and the role of religion in culture.. This year, its second edition brings the story of American Judaism up to the present, analyzing the latest demographic and societal trends and..…

Ultimately, the fate of American Judaism may depend on the battle over boundaries, than with the social forces Mnookin identifies as the main causes of assimilation. ..…

Consequently, it seems that Orthodoxy is on a path to dominating American Judaism. . . ... An Orthodox-dominated American-Jewish community will continue to be prominent in many secular fields of endeavor. ..…

In the identification line at the end of the article, that he is the author of forthcoming article on American Council for Judaism for Southern Jewish History.. ... American Council for Judaism was anti-Zionist extremist group established in 1942 at the peak of..…

American Jewry is unquestionably moving away from Israel and Judaism. The  has shown that nearly 60% of American Jewish marriages since 2000 were mixed. ..…

But whitewashing Nazi Holocaust, over-emphasizing American Council for Judaism and fighting the rise of Israel, and tilting its coverage towards Arab demands against Israel. ..…

Apr 16, 2019 American Jews Versus Israeli Politics . . by Steve Hochstadt tags: Israel, Netanyahu, Israeli elections, American Judaism . . . ..…

A range of major Jewish organizations tend to take liberal positions on domestic issues, and the Reform movement, American Judaism’s largest denomination, is vocally left-wing on a broad spectrum of issues. . ..…

A range of major Jewish organizations tend to take liberal positions on domestic issues, and the Reform movement, American Judaism’s largest denomination, is vocally left wing on a broad spectrum of issues. . ..…

Consider the findings of a 2018 American Jewish Committee survey of American Jews, and you will see the growing divide between American Judaism and Israeli Judaism: . 80% of American Jews favor Israel granting non-Orthodox rabbis the power to perform..…

Ochs of Tennessee up to the present day — a prodigious work of historical scholarship and critical analysis — the Times’ two abiding principles (almost dogmas) during this “Biblical” tenure of 120 years have been Reform Judaism and American patriotism. . ... This harshness is..…

Ochs of Tennessee up to the present day — a prodigious work of historical scholarship and critical analysis — the Times’ two abiding principles (almost dogmas) during this “Biblical” tenure of 120 years have been Reform Judaism and American patriotism. . ... This harshness is..…

Let’s escalate the “Tikkun Olam and American Judaism” debate by elbowing tikkun olam aside and targeting American Judaism directly. ..…

Let’s escalate the “Tikkun Olam and American Judaism” debate by elbowing tikkun olam aside and targeting American Judaism directly. ..…

The ADL, American Jewish Committee, Union for Reformed Judaism (URJ) and even J Street condemned her behavior and attacked her religion. ... Let’s escalate the “Tikkun Olam and American Judaism” debate by elbowing tikkun olam aside and targeting American..…

Bernard-Henri Lévy is a philosopher, activist, filmmaker and author of more than thirty books including The Genius of Judaism, American Vertigo, Barbarism with a Human Face, and Who Killed Daniel Pearl? ..…

Israeli Orthodox Judaism is especially exclusionary form of state religion, and also the legitimacy of dominant strains of Jewish worship among American Jews Reform and Conservative Judaism.. There is almost straight line between Saudi efforts to American Muslims and..…

url=https%3A%2F%2Fheresycentral.is%2Fdcdave%2Fzionism-contradicts-judaism%2F')'> .   . . . ... In exchanging their birthright for the “mess” of statehood, and staking the future of American Judaism on the roulette of power politics, Jewish leaders surrendered to the noxious..…

Now other pushback came from small Jewish social justice organizations that felt like I didn’t give them enough credit for the kind of organizing that is already happening, and another big pushback came from politically conservative Jews who felt, and still feel to some extent, that the real threat to..…

In this respect, Judaism resembles Native American faiths more than a universal faith like Christianity. ..…

Said, the new immigrants from Eastern Europe, came to accept Judaism that those earlier American Jews created.. ... But many Reform Jews, are no longer so sure about the identification of American Judaism with Zionism. ..…

In historical stroke with resonance today, American Jewish leaders gathered Pittsburgh in 1885 to produce what is known theology for American Judaism, less focused on Messianic return to the land of Israel and more on fixing world, the concept of Tikkun Olam. ..…

We had understood this nation to represent a different proposition: here, anti-Semitism would have no space and we envisioned our Judaism in consort with our Americanism. . ... We envisioned our Judaism and our Americanism to be in consort with one another. ..…

When the dust clears, what remains is majority and birth rate Orthodox American Judaism.  ..…

The article, Keeping American Jews Jewish . . Curious: What are “artificially created substitutes”? Are you suggesting these are converts to Judaism?!?!?, or did i miss something? ..…

As does Allan Brownfeld of the anti-Zionist American Council for Judaism, who says that in the destruction of the peace process, more and more American Jews regard Israel as a site of intolerance and racism– “not part of my family.” . ..…

(If you want to read about the left's co-opting of American Judaism, I recommend Jonathan Neumann's excellent book, 'To Heal the World?') 'Wire' creator David Simon accused the Israeli government of intervening in the American democracy on behalf of white supremacists. . . ..…

The Tuesday after the Pittsburgh murders, people gathered in Atlanta — much in the way people did all over the country — for an interfaith vigil at The Temple, described as one of 'American Judaism's most religious institutions.' ..…

We believe that and if the century was American of Reform Judaism, then the century will be Israeli of Reform Judaism... We believe that and if the century was American of Reform Judaism, then the century will be Israeli of Reform Judaism, .. ..…

But leaders of Jewish Federations in America understood this to de-legitimate the non-Orthodox branches of Judaism. They threatened that American Jewish support of Israel cannot be taken for granted, and Shamir withdrew his offer. . ..…

While a cracked gravestone in a Jewish cemetery usually draws howls of international outrage, none of these attacks have received American news coverage. . Judaism is a religion of anti-Christian hatred. According to the Talmud, Christians are Edomites, children of the Biblical Esau, and..…

What is viewed by many gentiles maiming and humiliation of Palestinian, women and children, and of anyone with conscience opposed to the longest military world history, . . ..…

By the belief that they have in the In recent weeks, leaders of three of Jewish groups -- Anti-Defamation League, American Jewish Committee and Union for Reform Judaism -- have decried what they see as mounting threat to the separation of church and state from evangelicals emboldened White..…