Sex, Miscegenation, and the Intermarriage Debate
I sometimes wonder if the Jewish community’s hysteria about intermarriage is actually sexual in nature, a response to the one-two punch of infidelity—sex outside of the community, and infertility—an inability to create Jewish children. During the civil rights struggle of the 1960s, many of our parents protested separatist ideologies. Today, some…
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A Statement of Principles for Reform Judaism
We affirm the reality and oneness of God, even as we may differ in our understanding of the Divine presence.
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Dabru Emet—Speak the Truth
In recent years, there has been a dramatic and unprecedented shift in Jewish and Christian relations. Throughout the nearly two millennia…