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Introduction
Pt. I You Are Not Alone! 1
1 Adrift in a Sea of Assimilation? 3
2 That "Old Time Religion" Doesn't Work for You Anymore? 5
3 Still Call Yourself a Jew but Not Sure What to Do About It? 10
4 So You're No Longer a Jew but a Member of the Greater Human Community and Yet ... 12
5 Blame It on Us Baby Boomers! 15
Pt. II So Who Is a Jew Anyway? 19
6 Don't Be Jewish out of Spite 21
7 Here's What Others Have to Say About "Who Is a Jew?" 23
8 Phylogeny, Genes, and the Jewish Soul 29
Pt. III Why Be a Jew? How About Our Values! 33
9 We Are "One" 35
10 No Golden Calves for Us! 39
11 We Jews Revere Memory 43
12 Peace, Harmony, and Understanding It's the Jewish Way 46
13 Jews Prize the Individual 49
14 Freedom, Equality, and Justice 53
15 Love 58
Pt. IV You Don't Have to Be Religious or Believe in God to Be Jewish 61
16 God - Who's to Say? Who's to "Know"? 63
17 Woe Is the Day Religion Got "Organized"! 69
18 "Do as I Do - Not as I Preach" 73
19 All Jews Are Humanists 76
Pt. V Something Missing? Try Jewish Spirituality! 79
20 "Reality" - The Eternal Mystery 81
21 The Soul 85
22 For Jews Life Is Meaningful and Sacred 89
23 Jews and Existentialism 94
24 Jews, Buddhism, and Meditation 98
Pt. VI How to Celebrate the Holidays and Why! 101
25 There's No Place Like Home! 103
26 Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur 105
27 Passover 111
28 Chanukah 120
29 The Sabbath 124
Pt. VII Jewish Organizations One or More for You! 129
30 Zionists and Supporters of Israel 131
31 Synagogues - More Branches Than a Tree! 139
32 Jewish Secular Organizations 143
33 Jews Helping Others - Jewish Service Organizations 146
34 Be Politically Active Promoting Jewish Values 149
Pt. VIII Reading and Being Jewish Even on the Internet! 153
35 After All, We Are the "People of the Book" 155
36 Books of Jewish Interest - So Many! 158
37 Jewish Periodicals and Tabloids 162
38 Surf Jewish on the Internet Jewish Web Sites 167
Pt. IX Adult Education 171
39 Learn About Being Jewish with the Mind of an Adult 173
40 Where to Go to Learn 176
Pt. X The Next Generation - Your Children 179
41 Be an Example! 181
42 Resources: Schools, Organizations, Activities 184
43 The Question of Intermarriage 188
Afterword 194
Appendix 196
Index 205

Title: Why Be Jewish?

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reviewed Why Be Jewish? on December 13, 2014

Why Be Jewish?

As others have mentioned, the book title is somewhat misleading. Most of the chapters are a general introduction to Judaism, only the last third deals explicitly with Modern Orthodox responses to contemporary topics. These are clearly written and can be covered within a short afternoon. A thorough web search or a good discussion round online or offline can give you similar insights.

The sixth chapter was one of the more informative ones, particularly Freundel's explanation and discussion of Theodicy and insights on the book of Job. The latter are, as he mentions himself, based on over ten years of experience teaching this particular text. This is where Freundel offers clarity of thought and language I would have liked to see in other chapters.

Two examples of confusing word choice or insufficient editing from pp. 59-60:

"Can there be prophets today? Maimonides certainly thought so."
Does certainly mean with certainty, being sure of it, or is it Freundel's opinion that there cannot be any doubt about Maimonides' belief in prophecy? Although the adverb indicates the first option, it is still unclear what Freundel meant here.

Another example: "Some claim that it emerges from the fact that parts of the tradition were lost." This is a basic faux-pas (see e.g. Strunk and White's Elements of Style) and can be avoided with ease: "Some claim that it emerges from a partial loss of the tradition."

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	Introduction
Pt. I	You Are Not Alone!	1
1	Adrift in a Sea of Assimilation?	3
2	That "Old Time Religion" Doesn't Work for You Anymore?	5
3	Still Call Yourself a Jew but Not Sure What to Do About It?	10
4	So You're No Longer a Jew but a Member of the Greater Human Community and Yet ...	12
5	Blame It on Us Baby Boomers!	15
Pt. II	So Who Is a Jew Anyway?	19
6	Don't Be Jewish out of Spite	21
7	Here's What Others Have to Say About "Who Is a Jew?"	23
8	Phylogeny, Genes, and the Jewish Soul	29
Pt. III	Why Be a Jew? How About Our Values!	33
9	We Are "One"	35
10	No Golden Calves for Us!	39
11	We Jews Revere Memory	43
12	Peace, Harmony, and Understanding It's the Jewish Way	46
13	Jews Prize the Individual	49
14	Freedom, Equality, and Justice	53
15	Love	58
Pt. IV	You Don't Have to Be Religious or Believe in God to Be Jewish	61
16	God - Who's to Say? Who's to "Know"?	63
17	Woe Is the Day Religion Got "Organized"!	69
18	"Do as I Do - Not as I Preach"	73
19	All Jews Are Humanists	76
Pt. V	Something Missing? Try Jewish Spirituality!	79
20	"Reality" - The Eternal Mystery	81
21	The Soul	85
22	For Jews Life Is Meaningful and Sacred	89
23	Jews and Existentialism	94
24	Jews, Buddhism, and Meditation	98
Pt. VI	How to Celebrate the Holidays and Why!	101
25	There's No Place Like Home!	103
26	Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur	105
27	Passover	111
28	Chanukah	120
29	The Sabbath	124
Pt. VII	Jewish Organizations One or More for You!	129
30	Zionists and Supporters of Israel	131
31	Synagogues - More Branches Than a Tree!	139
32	Jewish Secular Organizations	143
33	Jews Helping Others - Jewish Service Organizations	146
34	Be Politically Active Promoting Jewish Values	149
Pt. VIII	Reading and Being Jewish Even on the Internet!	153
35	After All, We Are the "People of the Book"	155
36	Books of Jewish Interest - So Many!	158
37	Jewish Periodicals and Tabloids	162
38	Surf Jewish on the Internet Jewish Web Sites	167
Pt. IX	Adult Education	171
39	Learn About Being Jewish with the Mind of an Adult	173
40	Where to Go to Learn	176
Pt. X	The Next Generation - Your Children	179
41	Be an Example!	181
42	Resources: Schools, Organizations, Activities	184
43	The Question of Intermarriage	188
	Afterword	194
	Appendix	196
	Index	205