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Pew Survey Conversation (Part 2)

By Derek M. Kwait | October 29, 2013

Part 2 of a 3 part series. Part 1 is here. 4. Are the survey’s categories of denomination a useful marker of determining true religious affiliation/practice in today’s Jewish world? Dr. Steven M. Cohen, sociologist: Yes. Denominational identities can be meaningful for people as many are strongly attached to Orthodoxy, Conservatism, Reform, and Reconstructionism. But…

Israeli border security detain Harvard students; interfaith marriage; sharing an ex-frum story; and more. [Required Reading]

By John Propper | March 16, 2012

Israeli security detain Harvard students… wait, what? [The Harvard Crimson] 55 Harvard students were detained Tuesday by Israeli border security during a trip to the West Bank. The students were visiting a Palestinian town. Afterwards, the trip’s guide was apparently arrested. And for what? That’s all a bit unclear. The Harvard Crimson reports: “‘There was…

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Pew Survey Conversation (Part 2)

Israeli border security detain Harvard students; interfaith marriage; sharing an ex-frum story; and more. [Required Reading]