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Series for Film Group Discussions The Heritage of Judaism |
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This series focuses on some of the elements that have kept Jewish tradition alive for centuries: ritual, the primacy of Talmudic learning and law, philosophical and emotional bonds. The film selections deal with combinations of these components and their influence on Jews, both contemporary and historical. The films also touch on some of the powerful forces that erode Jewish identity--cultural illiteracy, assimilation, social and philosophic conflicts--through the stories of individuals who struggle with these issues. Jewish survival is an issue with which every generation has had to contend. In America today, the Jewish community across the spectrum is confronting these important and complicated ideas, and these films can initiate stimulating discussion. The series may also be combined with the following one, "The Meanings of Judaism," which delves more deeply into interpreters of Jewish tradition, and with "Jewish Women: Living in Judaism," which focuses on efforts by women to both preserve and adapt traditions.
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