Jewish Thought

Anthropological studies of Judaism come to grips with some of the big themes in Jewish culture: the centrality of texts, the question of performance, and historical change.

A traditional perspective.

Jews today can look to sociology of religion in addressing some of the hard questions facing the Jewish world.

Jews and Judaism have influenced--and have been influenced by--modern anthropological inquiry.

Judaism and Social Sciences. Science and Judaism. Jewish Science. Jewish Ideas and Beliefs

Mordecai Kaplan, A.D. Gordon, and the future of Israel-Diaspora relations.

Do the various ideologies of Zionism allow for the practical coexistence of Jews and Palestinians?

A mother's reflections and suggestions.

Herald of the Jewish Enlightenment.

The existential threat of Amalek.

How to raise a family of mensches.

How evolutionary theory supports a mystical worldview.