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May 22, 2015

Are Jewish Law and Jewish Culture Two Sides of a Single Coin?

The myth of the cultural Jew.

In a recent book entitled The Myth of the Cultural Jew, Roberta Rosenthal Kwall argues that Jewish law throughout the ages has been informed by Jewish culture, and thus the two cannot be seen as wholly distinct. She then tries to demonstrate that those who consider themselves “cultural” Jews are participating in something deeply informed by Jewish law. Jay Lefkowitz dissents:

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