Who is a Jew?: An Introduction to a Complex Question: Volume 3 (Introduction to Judaism Series) - Softcover

Gutierrez, Rabbi Juan Bejarano

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1536926329 ISBN 13: 9781536926323

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

Jewish identity is complicated because it entails religious, ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and national components. Each of these contributes to the identity of who is a Jew. This book surveys biblical and rabbinic views on what constitutes Jewish identity within traditional Judaism but also reviews the positions of Reform and Conservative Judaism. This book also discusses the problem of conversion to Judaism and the case of apostasy. Both of these issues have far reaching impact for American Jews as well as Jewish communities throughout the world.

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About the Author

Rabbi Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez is a graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas where he earned a bachelor of science in electrical engineering. He studied at the Siegal College of Judaic Studies in Cleveland and received a Master of Arts Degree in Judaic Studies. He completed his doctoral studies at the Spertus Institute in Chicago in 2015. He studied at the American Seminary for Contemporary Judaism and received rabbinic ordination in 2011 from Yeshiva Mesilat Yesharim.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1536926329
• ISBN 13: 9781536926323
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 78