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Judaism is a living protest against the herd instinct. Ours is the dissenting voice in the conversation of humankind. Hence the ethic of Judaism is not a matter of appearances, of honour and shame.
Jonathan Sacks • Studies in Spirituality (Covenant & Conversation Book 9)
Belief in G-d
We are all equal in the eyes of God. Equal but not the same.
Equal but different
— Dennis Prager
Unlike Christianity and Islam, which are religions only, Judaism is both a religion and a people. Jewish beliefs do not determine who is a Jew.
The most important leap of faith we humans must make is not just believing that God exists, but
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Irvin D. Yalom • When Nietzsche Wept: A Novel Of Obsession
Could it be that today’s society has made Jewish identity superfluous?
Jonathan Sacks • A Letter in the Scroll: Understanding Our Jewish Identity and Exploring the Legacy of the World's Oldest Religion
Neuroses are jailbreaks—not out of a prison but into one. Today neurosis takes the place of the monasteries, Freud wrote, which used to be the refuge of all whom life had disappointed or who felt too weak to face it.
Mark Lilla • Ignorance and Bliss
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to be a Jew is to cry out, even when silence would be safer, easier, and more convenient.
Shai Held • Judaism Is About Love: Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life
After all of that anti-Zionist venting, Roth’s final message seemed clear. Yes, he had been a critic of Israel and an irreverent provocateur his whole life. But when it was all on the line, he, too, was willing to set his personal beliefs aside and do his duty for his fortressed, militarized tribe. His proxy character, the Real Roth, acted not as a
... See moreNaomi Klein • Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
replacing temple rituals with equally ritualized blessings and prayers, study of Torah, and elaborately regulated interpersonal ethics. The sages frantically arguing about when and how to recite which prayers are survivors and descendants of survivors, remnants of a destroyed world.