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This session with Mijal Bitton explores the tensions between creating communities of belonging that are still boundaried. In a membership model community, what does it mean to belong? How do we navigate the tensions between building communities that are inclusive and preserving a core set of commitments that may serve to exclude? How do we create space for a plurality of views on Israel and American politics? What moral issues arise as a result of defining communal boundaries, intentionally or unintentionally, that exclude some groups or individuals?
Other sessions in this series:
- December 13, 2022 Yehuda Kurtzer What are the Meanings of Jewish Identity in a Boundaryless Age?
- February 14, 2023 Justin Pines Thinking Beyond Interfaith: New Models for Jewish Community
- March 15, 2023 Lauren Berkun Boundaries and Belonging: Creating a Synagogue Community of Meaning