Letters Up Front Edition 1

Sir, - I was very happy that Chinese-Israel relations are increasingly being noticed ("Ally in the making," UpFront, February 4). But I'm sorry Herb Keinon didn't mention the growing socio- intellectual developments. About 10 Chinese universities now offer studies in Judaism, Jew...

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Published inThe Jerusalem post
Main Author Prof. M. A. Ehrlich, Mitchell Cohen, Rabbi Jacob Chinitz, Inbal Cohen, Chris Holbein, David Cantor, Anton Alexander, Leah S. Wolf, Gerald Blume, E. Ross, Marilyn Segal
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Jerusalem The Jerusalem Post Ltd 11.02.2005
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Blum, Ruthie
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Summary:Sir, - I was very happy that Chinese-Israel relations are increasingly being noticed ("Ally in the making," UpFront, February 4). But I'm sorry Herb Keinon didn't mention the growing socio- intellectual developments. About 10 Chinese universities now offer studies in Judaism, Jewish history and philosophy, Bible and Hebrew. Sir, - In response to "Tradition, tradition" (UpFront, February 4), may I suggest two reasons why the Masorti (Conservative) movement has not caught on here in Israel. The second reason: Jews in Israel do not need a movement to express their Jewishness. An observant Jew in Israel will live a Torah-observant life, like Jews anywhere else in the world, while a non-observant one is, de facto, leading a Jewish life by living in the only Jewish state, serving in a Jewish army, speaking a Jewish language, and living by a Jewish calendar.