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The Impact of Denomination: Differences in the Israel-Related Opinions of American Rabbis and Jewish Communal Workers

The Impact of Denomination: Differences in the Israel-Related Opinions of American Rabbis and Jewish Communal Workers

April 2, 1990 | Gerald Bubis, Steven M. Cohen
Jewish professional communal leaders differ from the Jewish public in that they are more Jewishly knowledgeable, involved, and committed. This study reports on survey data collected in 1987 from these leaders? American rabbis and Jewish communal workers ? subdivided along denominational lines. It confirms the near demise of any distinctive position of communal workers and underlines the importance of denominational or religious identity as a variable in predicting attitudes toward Israel. Analyzed areas of behavior include frequency of travel to Israel and contact with Israelis. Attitudes investigated dealt with Zionist commitment, Israeli foreign policy and political personalities, the acceptability of public criticism of Israel, and religious pluralism.
Jews and Ukrainians in Canada: A Comparative Study of Diaspora-Homeland Relations

Jews and Ukrainians in Canada: A Comparative Study of Diaspora-Homeland Relations

April 2, 1990 | Harold Troper, Prof. Morton Weinfeld
A relatively neglected area of inquiry in the field of ethnic relations is the impact of homeland events and relations on diaspora communities, and, indeed, on interminority relations in those diasporas. This essay rep resents a case study of diaspora homeland relations as these have affected Ukrainians and Jews in Canada. The nature of these relations in Canada to day is a product of socio-demographic characteristics of the two communities, the real and perceived legacy of historical relations which existed in Ukraine, and contemporary events in both Israel and Ukraine.
The Relationship between the Jewish Political Tradition and the Jewish Civil Religion in the United States

The Relationship between the Jewish Political Tradition and the Jewish Civil Religion in the United States

April 2, 1990
The concept of civil religion is rooted in the American situation, al though congenial to Judaism. American civil religious rituals such as a presidential inauguration, Thanksgiving, and Memorial Day serve as vehicles of national religious self-understanding. Since the earliest days of the nation, American Jews have maintained their own interpretations of American civil religion which usually accompanied ideologies of Jewish civil religion. Some writers focused on the shedding of ethnic otherness for rebirth as a new American man, while others affirmed the central values of liberty, justice, and freedom as stemming from God's laws. American Jews build their civil religion on the two traditional contradictory tendencies of kinship and consent, at times giving priority to one over the other. Where the saliency of the Jewish political tradition does not en counter a vigorous opposite trend within American society stemming from vernacular folk values, the process of secularization, or the natural rights tradition protecting the individual, American Jews have continued to structure their civil religious consensus and organizational life according to Jewish tenets.
“Ideal” and “Real” in Classical Jewish Political Theory

“Ideal” and “Real” in Classical Jewish Political Theory

April 2, 1990
Jethro’s Advice in Medieval and Early Modern Jewish and Christian Political Thought

Jethro’s Advice in Medieval and Early Modern Jewish and Christian Political Thought

April 2, 1990
Has the Intifada Really Weakened American Jewish Support for Israel

Has the Intifada Really Weakened American Jewish Support for Israel

April 1, 1990
The U.S. – Israel Strategic Relationship in the 1990s

The U.S. – Israel Strategic Relationship in the 1990s

March 15, 1990 | Amb. Dore Gold
Some Key Questions Facing the Jewish Polity in the New Decade

Some Key Questions Facing the Jewish Polity in the New Decade

March 1, 1990 | Daniel J. Elazar
Soviet Jewry: Yet Another Turning Point?

Soviet Jewry: Yet Another Turning Point?

January 15, 1990 | Isi Leibler
U.S. Israel Relations in the Post-Cold War Era

U.S. Israel Relations in the Post-Cold War Era

January 1, 1990
The Jewish People and the Kingdom of Heaven: A Study of Jewish Theocracy

The Jewish People and the Kingdom of Heaven: A Study of Jewish Theocracy

October 4, 1989
A Framework and Model for Studying and Teaching the Jewish Political Tradition

A Framework and Model for Studying and Teaching the Jewish Political Tradition

October 4, 1989 | Daniel J. Elazar, Stuart A. Cohen
Teaching the Jewish Political Tradition to the Jewish Civil Service

Teaching the Jewish Political Tradition to the Jewish Civil Service

October 4, 1989
The Jewish Dimension in Teaching International Relations

The Jewish Dimension in Teaching International Relations

October 2, 1989 | Efraim Inbar
Comparative Politics and the Jewish Political Experience

Comparative Politics and the Jewish Political Experience

October 2, 1989