Kalev’s gift is his noticing the transformation of rabbinical Judaism – Judaism 2.0 – into Zionism. Judaism 3.0 is already a reality. As Bob Dylan wrote, “The Times They Are a-Changin’,” and the ...

Judaism needs Zionism because it enabled Jews to return and to establish a state; this allows Jews to have a national identity and engage in fulfilling commandments that can only be done in Israel.

This page provides an overview of the principles of Humanistic Judaism. Humanistic Judaism doesn't proclaim that there is no God, but it does do without God. It sees no evidence for the existence of a ...

Most Jews see marriage as an important and necessary part of life. Judaism also has the mechanism for divorce when needed and the opportunity for remarriage. Judaism teaches that humans have been ...

Judaism, like many ancient cultural and spiritual traditions, sees itself as the bearer of a sacred legacy—a divine inheritance rooted in covenant, memory, and mission. This self-understanding is not ...

Judaism does not forbid abortion, but does not permit abortion on demand. This article looks at some of the circumstances in which it may be permitted. Judaism does not forbid abortion, but it does ...

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In 2020, various Jewish progressives organized a tendentious campaign of statements, articles, and even rallies insisting that Judaism permits—indeed, demands—unfettered abortion. I observed then that ...

If there’s a path out of the polarization, shaming and judging among Jews, it would take us to the Promised Land, right? Sometimes it feels as if we’re already there on r/Judaism, a forum on the ...