The Myth of Jewish Identity


 

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Publisher: National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership (U.S.)

Author(s): Daniel S. Brenner

Research Area: Culture and religion

Keywords: Jewish Text; Jewish Identification; Diversity

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The author argues that identity itself is a performance, understood through a complex set of masks. He posits that the Jewish tradition is so resilient because it understands that there is no eternally immutable interpretation, no end to the process of identity construction, and nothing in this world that is absolutely perfect and deserving of worship.