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This 4 page paper discusses the overall message of Ben-Rafael's book, Jewish Identities. Main points examined, discussed and summary offered. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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seat to the more problematic notion that being a Jew is a matter of faith. Eliezer Ben-Rafael in his book, Jewish Identities: Fifty Intellectuals Answer Ben Gurion, offers some interesting
points about the Jewish faith and what it means to call oneself Jewish. Of all the chapters in the book, chapter 22 seems to be the climax, the place where
all of the previously presented material is pulled together. In this chapter he discusses three questions which are of major importance in the determining of the definition, as well as
several defining and influential groups/time periods and schools of thought. The main points of this chapter are how each viewpoint on the Jewish definition has arrived at their viewpoint
and how they support their arguments and upon what doctrine they base their claims. Next, it offers a summary of how each division (Reform and Orthodox) view such notions as
culture, social and moral issues, and shared history. Lastly, it seeks to place some correlation between the belief systems of the various divisions as they pertain to the external world
of the non-Jew. A more recent development, it should be said, the various Jewish denominations (not unlike the protestant denominations) began to disagree on specific key issues of faith.
Many disagreed on issues of conversion, or how one becomes a practioner of the Jewish faith. For example, the Orthodox believers proscribe a ritual immersion and must accept the yoke
of the Torahs commandments. Circumcision is also a requirement if one is male. On the other hand, the Reform movement questioned the need for the ritual immersion or the circumcision.
They base their argument on a section in the Talmud (Yebamot 46a), but it has to be said that the largest source of contention between the Reformers and the Othodox
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