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Rabbi Jacob J Petuchowski a specialist in Judeo-Christian dialogue and Jewish liturgical traditions, said yesterday he hopes to teach "the Christian theology of Judaism and the Jewish theology of Christianity--how each religion looks upon the other...
...Petuchowski, who is currently a professor of Judeo-Christian studies at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, will fill the chair in 1984-85. "They wanted me earlier, but that's the earliest I can get away from here," Petuchowski said...
...Reform Jew Petuchowski, the Covenant theology of revelation means that denominational lines are often irrelevant. His own life illustrates the blurring of those lines: his wife keeps a kosher kitchen, unusual for Reform Jews, and he volunteers his services to a small Reform congregation in Laredo, Texas, on the first night of Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year), then moves on to a nearby Conservative synagogue for the next night of the high holy days...
Reform Rabbi Jakob Petuchowski of Hebrew Union College agrees that " 'denominational' affiliation is no longer any guarantee of theological commitment." Some technically Orthodox synagogues have a predominantly Conservative membership, while many Reform families are nearly as strict in their observance of the law as Orthodox Jews. Petuchowski proposes that Judaism needs a new understanding and appreciation of Halacha (religious law) as a basis for unity: a Jew's piety should not be judged by how many of the 613 daily rules he keeps but by the spirit with which he conforms his life...
...Argue With. A better blueprint for a Jewish mission to modern man, Petuchowski suggests, would begin with the meaning of Jewish history. "What is there in the heritage of Judaism that has enabled the Jew to retain his spiritual and emotional equilibrium under the most adverse conditions?" In this, Petuchowski thinks, non-Jews could find much...