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...still have so many questions. But I believe it is important to address them, to think about them and not to ignore them. Judaism is a beautiful heritage that has brought a lot to the world and to its people. So many men and women, who have contributed greatly in secular fields, have been proud Jews. I get a special sense of Jewish pride when I read Albert Einstein's quote: "The pursuit of knowledge for its own sake, and almost fanatical love of justice, and the desire for personal independence, these are the features of the Jewish tradition that...
...people feel uncomfortable just walking into the building," said Amanda L. Maisels '93 a coordinator of Chai Week. "Maybe they do not feel they're religious enough or are knowledgable enough about Judaism...
Besides the talk and the bagel brunch this weekend, Chai week will include talks on such topics as Judaism and homosexuality, interdating and intermarriage. The week will culminate with a region-wide dance party...
True, he recycles the familiar perception of Disneyland as a benign totalitarian community and echoes criticism of the Reform Judaism of his youth as an apology for being a Jew. But Mamet has a fresher approach to the politics of image and empty rhetoric. He equates Ronald Reagan's feeble explanations of the Iran arms-for-hostages deal with the answers of parents whose fogginess hides an implied threat: "If you want to remain a child, if you want to enjoy the privilege of life without fear, do not judge...
This vast discrepancy reveals that humor that is funny in one context can be offensive in another. A small audience with shared experiences and expectations takes Mason's act to be a parody of old-time American Judaism. A racially-charged electorate, on the other hand, isn't ready to joke about racial or ethnic stereotypes...