Diversity, Dissent and Disunity December 8, 2008

Examine the radical, extremist and fundamentalist elements of Judaism, addressing questions such as: Where do we find these tendencies in Judaism? and How do we reconcile these problematic trends? Gain insight as you study these timeless texts. Reform, reconstructionist, conservative, orthodox, Hasidic, Zionist, secular, affiliated, unaffiliated, intermarried, ethnic, traditional, assimilated, Ashkenazic, Sephardic--Jews come in many varieties. How can the Jewish community negotiate this variety? Can we claim to be one people despite our conflicts, or will our differences inevitably divide us? Have our differences ripped us apart already?