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Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierez

Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierez

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Converso Identity and the American Experience

Converso Identity and the American Experience

Not a day goes by that I do not remember the wisdom of Rabbi Byron L. Sherwin, z”l. Years ago, he taught a class titled “What is Judaism?” at...

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Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierez

The Importance of Terms in Jewish Identity

Over the last several posts, we have considered two principles questions or themes. The first was whether an individual can be Hispanic and Jewish....

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The Insufficiency of the Halakhic Definition

In our previous post, we briefly discussed the halakhic definition of a Jew. In this post we continue our discussion by considering a controversial...

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Is the Halakhic Definition of a Jew Sufficient?

We continue our discussion on Jewish identity by considering the importance of context. An illustration of the importance of context in interpreting...

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