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Changes in American Jewish Identities: From Normative Constructions to Aesthetic Understandings

Changes in American Jewish Identities: From Normative Constructions to Aesthetic Understandings

March 16, 2008 | Steven M. Cohen
Over the past several decades, Jews in the United States have been reshaping their Jewish identities in line with geographic dispersion, cultural changes, and generational shifts. Of special note is that Jews have fewer Jewish spouses, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and formal ties to other Jews. They feel less attached to both Jewish peoplehood and Israel, amounting to a decline in Jewish collective identity.
The Future of Reform Jewry

The Future of Reform Jewry

June 15, 2007 | David Ellenson
In a general social context marked by intermarriage and cultural homogeneity among Jews, the Reform movement in the United States is growing rapidly, with almost nine hundred congregations having over 1.5 million members. In 2006, about fifty thousand new members joined Reform congregations. When American Jews under the age of forty affiliate, a large plurality join the Reform movement.
Russia and Iran’s Nuclear Program

Russia and Iran’s Nuclear Program

April 28, 2003 | Dr. Uzi Arad
Iran is much closer to acquiring a military nuclear capability than supposed, due to its unexpected progress in developing uranium enrichment facilities using centrifuge technology. By admitting that it has a uranium enrichment program, Iran is basically telling the world that it indeed has military intentions.
THE REFORM OF THE ISRAELI FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND WHAT REMAINS TO BE DONE

THE REFORM OF THE ISRAELI FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND WHAT REMAINS TO BE DONE

April 2, 2000
The State of Israel in Its Jubilee Year

The State of Israel in Its Jubilee Year

November 1, 1998 | Prof. Eliezer Schweid