Jewish Identity Revisited


 

Publication Date: January 2000

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): David Brusin

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: Jewish Continuity; Jewish Identification; Israel Attachment

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Looking to Israel to discover who we are or to remind us who we once were will not stem the rising tide of assimilation. Jewish identity is not a birthright but rather must be forged by each individual from encounters with the past and current experiences. The critical issue is not where each person lives, but rather what he or she values and does each day.