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Peoplehood: It’s the reason my family is Jewish

OpinionBy Clare Goldwater October 29, 2014

I always assumed I would marry a Jew and have a Jewish home. Then I started dating a non-Jewish man. Early in the relationship, I gave little thought to our different religions. But as we became more serious and started to discuss marriage, I was confronted with the possibility that my future children might not…

Peoplehood and Neighborhood: The Two Poles of Jewish Identity

Opinion, SpotlightBy Clare Goldwater October 6, 2014

A few years ago Sarah Mali grabbed a New York City cab on the way to a roundtable conversation on the topic of Jewish Peoplehood. A British-born Jewish educator who was then living in Israel, Mali felt that she should initiate some conversation with the driver but couldn’t come up anything obvious to talk about.…