Articles By Rachael Gelfman Schultz

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Rachael Gelfman Schultz holds a B.A. in religion from Harvard University, and completed her M.A. in Jewish Civilization at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is a Jewish educator in Karmiel, Israel.

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  Second Lebanon War

  In 2006 Israel fought a second war with its neighbor to the North.

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  The Law of Return

  An immigration policy to ensure a Jewish majority in the State of Israel.

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  Jewish Attitudes Toward Eastern Religions

  Most traditional authorities dismissed Hinduism as idolatry, but in recent years, some Jews have become more tolerant of certain Eastern religions and practices.

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  Mizrahim in Israel

  Jews from Arab lands are gaining more and more influence in Israeli society.

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  Judaism and Sociology

  Jews today can look to sociology of religion in addressing some of the hard questions facing the Jewish world.

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  Winograd Commission

  Investigating the events of the Second Lebanon War.

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  The Kibbutz Movement

  Then and now.

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  Havruta: Learning in Pairs

  A modern emphasis on peer-guided text study--an approach with ancient roots--reflects new social realities in the world of traditional Jewish learning.

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  Russians in Israel

  Aliyah from the Former Soviet Union since 1989.

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  Women in Israeli Politics




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