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Responses to Reform Movement’s Emergence: Orthodox and Conservative
Modern Jewish denominations emerge over time.
What Are the Sefirot?
According to the kabbalists, the attributes of God relate to each other in a scripted way.
The Future of American Orthodoxy
An examination of the challenges facing Orthodox Judaism in America
The Kabbalistic Conception of God
The medieval mystics made a distinction between the infinite, unknowable God and God's revealed aspects.
God the Creator
Unlike the creation stories of other Near Eastern cultures, the biblical creation story is not concerned with God's origins.
God’s Phallus
Surprisingly enough, gender-sensitive critiques of the Jewish God can create problems for notions of masculinity.
God Language and Liturgy
Jewish feminists imagine and address God in a multiplicity of ways, both innovative and traditional.
Novelists in the Nineties
In the 1970s, literary critics predicted the demise of the Jewish American novel. A talented group of novelists proved them wrong.