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Prolific Neusner Takes on Mishnah

David Klinghoffer November 25, 2004

I don\’t know how many times I\’ve been in a conversation with a Christian who suddenly out of nowhere asked, \”What do you think of Neusner?\” They don\’t even feel a need to mention the man\’s first name, which is Jacob, assuming that as a Jew I would obviously be familiar with the rabbi and scholar who, for non-Jews interested in Judaism, is the No. 1 go-to guy.

When a Christian wants to know something about Judaism, which lately more and more do, a typical first course of action is a visit to Barnes & Noble, to the Jacob Neusner section of the Judaica shelves. His singularity is worth pondering.

Quiet Debut for ‘Passion’ DVD

David Finnigan September 2, 2004

When Rabbi Harold Shulweis learned that the DVD of \”The Passion of the Christ,\” which debuted on Aug. 31, would be just a bare-bones, no-frills copy of Mel Gibson\’s controversial movie, the spiritual leader of Encino\’s Valley Beth Shalom said, \”That\’s very good. I don\’t think the Jewish community has to repeat, regurgitate, all the anguish, all the anger.\”

The Simple Son

Rob Eshman April 1, 2004

When I was in college in New Hampshire, the pastor of a nearby church asked our Hillel rabbi to send over a Jewish student who could help his parishioners learn about Passover. I volunteered. For all the fuzzy, feel-good reasons that a liberal arts education supplies in abundance, I felt it was important to teach others about my faith and culture.

Passion of Pesach

Rabbi Michael Beals April 1, 2004

In my junior year at UC Berkeley, I brought an Egyptian co-resident from International House named Khalid to Purim services.

This was my gesture toward international understanding and cultural appreciation between Muslim and Jew. What a disaster!

Evangelical Media Gather Around Israel

Gaby Wenig March 25, 2004

"Free soup\’s on us!" That was the invitation David Suissa\’s Los Angeles-based charity Meals 4 Israel extended to all 5,000 participants of the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Charlotte, N.C. last month — and it was pastors and ministers who made their way to the booth to sample some soup and learn more about the charity.

We Should Not Reject Evangelical Alliance

Abraham H. Foxman March 18, 2004

The lesson to be learned from recent differences between many American Jews and conservative Christians — on Mel Gibson\’s film, \”The Passion of the Christ,\” and on equal rights for gays — is not to walk away from relationships with evangelicals.

What Jews Need to Know About Jesus

Jack Miles February 19, 2004

Mel Gibson\’s Jesus movie, \”The Passion of the Christ,\” became controversial long before its release when learned critics, Christians as well as Jews, who had been invited to read a draft of the script objected that the film was, if not actually anti-Semitic, then all too apt for anti-Semitic exploitation. The initial response of the Gibson camp to these charges included a lawsuit charging the critics with a malicious attempt to sabotage the film.

Gibson Film Is a Frontal Assault on Jews

Marvin Hier February 19, 2004

Mel Gibson\’s film is nothing less then a frontal assault and a collective indictment of the entire Jewish community during the time of Jesus.

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