4 edition of On being a Jew found in the catalog.
On being a Jew
James L. Kugel
Published
1990
by HarperSanFrancisco in New York, N.Y
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | James Kugel. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | BM582 .K84 1990 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 191 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 191 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL2219249M |
| ISBN 10 | 0060649089 |
| LC Control Number | 89046439 |
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How I Stopped Being a Jew discusses the negative effects of the Israeli exploitation of the “chosen people” myth and its “holocaust industry.” Sand criticizes the fact that, in the current context, what “Jewish” means is, above all, not being Arab and reflects on the possibility of a secular, non-exclusive Israeli identity, beyond /5(33).
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“In his book,The Great “Black people being ashamed of their roots and are always trying and have no genetic connection to the land Israel. This is why they are called Jew-ish, meaning. About How I Stopped Being a Jew. Shlomo Sand was born inin a displaced person’s camp in Austria, to Jewish parents; the family later migrated to Palestine.
As a young man, Sand came to question his Jewish identity, even that of a “secular Jew.”. Shlomo Sand was born inin a displaced person's camp in Austria, to Jewish parents; the family later migrated to Palestine. As a young man, Sand came to question his Jewish identity, even that of a “secular Jew.” With this meditative and thoughtful mixture of essay and personal recollection, he articulates the problems at the center of modern Jewish identity.
Romans No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man's praise does not come from men, but from God. If being a Jew, if circumcision itself, gives one no advantage over the Gentile, what was the use of the old covenant at all.
It is thus shown. William Robin - temple administrator and WWII veteran - describes anti-Semitism in the United States army during World War II. To learn more about the Wexler Oral History Project, visit: http. This book launch and discussion titled "How I Stopped Being a Jew" was given by Shlomo Sand at SOAS University of London on 14 October ISBN: OCLC Number: Notes: Includes index.
Description: 63 pages: illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm: Contents: 4 Jewish Sources. 6 Being a Jew. 8 Keeping Shabat Holy. 11 Becoming Free: The Festival of Pesah.
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Overview. In this first unit, through the texts that Rabbi Sacks has selected as well as from some excerpts from his own writings, we will explore the path to God through our personal Jewish identity and national Jewish destiny. Through a sense that we are part of a special people with a special.On Being a Jew READ AN EXCERPT Composed as a dialogue between a wily Syrian-Jewish banker and an American graduate student of literature, this engaging book explains all the basic beliefs and practices of Judaism – Jewish teachings on intermarriage and conversion, keeping the Sabbath, prayer and Torah, midrash and mitzvoth, and God’s.Paul will not countenance the idea that merely being a Jew and having some external obedience to the Mosaic law gives one any advantage over the Gentile before .
