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Publisher: National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership (U.S.)
Author(s): Shari Cohen
Research Area: Culture and religion
Keywords: Values; Language; Religion; Jewish Identification
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
The author describes a personal struggle with the word "Jewish" to describe her identity. She finds that words limit us to a certain understanding of reality and make it hard to think differently. She considers the connotations of terms commonly associated with Jewish identity.