The Reform Jewish Quarterly Spring 2018

CCAR JOURNAL: THE REFORM JEWISH QUARTERLY

Published by the Central Conference of American Rabbis

SPRING 2018

FROM THE EDITOR

ARTICLES

FOUNDATIONS: ZIONISM AND ISRAEL

  • The Radical Theology of A. D. Gordon – Yari Bar Zuri
  • “Twice a Stranger”: The Religion and Politics of Judah Leib Magnes – David Barak-Gorodetsky
  • The Land of Israel in Medieval Torah Commentaries: The Case of B’rit Bein HaBetarim – Edward Elkin
  • Reishit Tz’michat G’ulateinu: Theological Challenges of the Prayer for Isreal in Liberal Prayer Books – Neal Gold
  • A Greater Zionism: What Can Contemporary Zionism Learn From Mordecai M. Kaplan? – Bar Guzi
  • The Inordinate Cup – Michael Marmur
  • Who Owns the Promised Land> Reflections on the Future of the National Institutions – Lea A Mühlstein
  • Connection and Disconnection: The Paradox of Israel Education in the Digital Age – Sivan Zakai

MY ISRAEL: THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS

  • Turning Seventy: How Do We Create and Teach a More Realistic Image of Israel? – Leora Ezrachi-Vered
  • A Zionism of “And Nevertheless” – Michael A. Meyer
  • The History of Chalutzim, a Pioneer of Zionist Education in Reform Jewish Camping – Jerry Kaye
  • Reform Jews and Israel: Ayekah? Ayeinu? – Jeffrey K. Salkin
  • How to Engage Secular Israeli Jews to Explore Their Religious Identity and Step Into the Synagogue – Kinneret Shiryon

ISRAEL IN MIDRASH AND POETRY

  • A New Woman’s Torah, Coming from Zion – Tamar Biala
  • Journey: The Poetry of Admiel Kosman – Translation and Introduction by Lisa Katz

BOOK REVIEWS

  • The Third – by Yishai Sarid, Reviewed by Israel Zoberman

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