Jews & Non-Jews
The Non-Jew in Jewish Law
Rabbinic authorities have used different arguments to redress inequities in the way halakhah treats non-Jews.
Jewish Attitudes Toward Proselytes
At times, Jews have embraced large numbers of converts, but hostile relations with Gentile neighbors often led to suspicion of proselytes as well.
Israel and Anti-Gentile Traditions
Israel Shahak's theory that anti-Gentile traditions have influenced Israeli policy is well known in both Arab and anti-Semitic circles, but Jews have yet to properly confront it.
Historic Jewish Views on Christianity
Theological attitudes toward Christianity have changed over time in response to social and political developments.
Overview: Attitudes Toward Non-Jews
What have Jews thought about non-Jews at various points in history?
Spinoza and the Philosophical Impossibility of a Chosen People
Jewish chosenness is not a metaphysical reality. It derives from the conditions of a particularly prosperous period in Israelite history.
Jews & Non-Jews 101
While Jewish parlance often seems to divide the world into two groups--Jews and non-Jews--in Jewish tradition, not all gentiles are viewed in the same light.
Jewish-Christian Theology and Relations After the Holocaust
In the wake of the Holocaust, Jewish theologians have challenged Christian thinkers to rework Christianity's traditional pictures of the Jews.
Jewish Views on Islam
According to most Jewish thinkers, Islam is not idolatry; but authorities have disagreed as to whether it's better to convert or be martyred.
Modern Orthodoxy & the Chosen People
The requirements and transcendent possibilities of Jewish law are the bases of Jewish distinctness.
Covenant and Chosenness
According to some interpreters, the Jews chose to be chosen.
The Jewish-Buddhist Encounter
Both faith communities have something to teach the other.