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Jacob Neusner

Jacob Neusner

Why Reform, Chabad Are Necessary

Contemporary Judaism cannot spare any of its competing components. Each one, from Charedi to Reform, has a unique contribution to make.

I recently spent some time with the Helsinki Jewish community and learned something about Judaism I didn\’t know. First, I learned that the community of Judaism needs the Reform movement and cannot survive without it.

Second, I learned that the community of Judaism needs the Chabad movement and cannot build a future without its unique contribution.

When Jews Became a ‘Modern’ People

In the forward of \”After Emancipation: Jewish Religious Responses to Modernity,\” Michael Meyer explains: \”This book is directed especially to a broader readership … that is not likely to have read these essays when they first appeared in scholarly journals…\”

The Next Battle

The next chapter in the struggle for normality in Judaism on the part of gay men and lesbians will take place within Conservative Judaism over admission to rabbinical school.

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