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AIPAC Does Not Speak for American Jews
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Summer 2008

“Among the Righteous”:Lost Stories of Arabs Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Summer 2008

Bernard H. Baum 1926 – 2008
Allan C. Brownfeld, Editor, Issues
Summer 2008

American Jews and the 2008 Election
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Spring 2008

Jewish Life Revives in Poland as Poles Confront Their Country’s Complex History of Interaction with Judaism
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Spring 2008

Examining the Long History of Jewish Roots in the American South
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Spring 2008

Celebrating 350 Years of Jewish Life in Britain (Part II)
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Spring 2008

Message from the President of the Council
Stephen L. Naman, Issues
Winter 2008

A Positive Look at American Judaism Which Is Thriving, Despite the Repeated Declarations That It Is in Decline and Threatened with Disappearance
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Winter 2008

Marjorie Arsht 1914-2008
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Winter 2008

Chanukah and Christmas: The Deeper Connections
Howard A. Berman, Issues
Fall 2007

Jewish Life Revives in Poland as Poles Confront Their Country’s Complex History of Interaction with Judaism
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Fall 2007

Current Models of Classical Reform Practice in Congregational and Community Settings
Jay R. Brickman, Issues
Fall 2007

Jews and Muslims: A Call for Reconciliation
Howard A. Berman, Issues
Summer 2007

Kindler of Souls: The Story of Rabbi Henry Cohen of Texas
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Summer 2007

The German-Jewish Epoch of 1743-1933:Tragedy or Success Story?
Solveig Eggerz, Issues
Summer 2007

The First American Jew A Tribute to Gershom Mendes Seixas “Patriot Rabbi of the Revolution”
Howard A. Berman, Issues
Spring 2007

For “New Jews” at Home in the World, the Israel-Diaspora Dichotomy Has Come to an End
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Spring 2007

Classical Reform Judaism for the Twenty-First Century
Arnold Mark Belzer, Issues
Spring 2007

Redeeming Grammar Lessons
Nadia Siritsky, Issues
Spring 2007

Classical Reform Judaism, A Concise Profile
Howard A. Berman, Issues
Winter 2007

Reforming Reform Judaism
Jay R. Brickman, Issues
Winter 2007

Assessing the Role — and the Future — of German Jews, the Fastest Growing Population of Jews in Europe
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Winter 2007

Celebrating 350 Years of Jewish Life in Britain
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Winter 2007

September 11: A Memory and a Challenge
Howard A. Berman, Issues
Fall 2006

One Hundred Years After the Exoneration of Alfred Dreyfus: Re-Thinking Theodor Herzl’s Analysis of This Landmark Case
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Fall 2006

Liberal Judaism Is Our Future
David E. Powers, Issues
Fall 2006

Jews in the West: A Story of Adventure and Accomplishment
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Fall 2006

A Spiritual Legacy for America: The Faith of Abraham Lincoln
Howard A. Berman, Issues
Summer 2006

Who Is Right: Jewish Perspectives on Pluralism and Exclusivism
Nadia Siritsky, Issues
Summer 2006

A Look at Spain’s Golden Age Encourages Efforts Toward Future Muslim-Jewish Understanding
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Summer 2006

The Truth Will Make You Free: An Encounter with Torah and Gospel
Howard A. Berman, Issues
Spring 2006

From Private to Colonel: Jewish Service in the Revolutionary War
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Spring 2006

In a Post-Holocaust Era: Germany Welcomes Jews
Solveig Eggerz, Issues
Spring 2006

One Woman’s Unique Journey and Life of Service
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Spring 2006

Rabbi John D. Rayner 1924 – 2005
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Winter 2006

Julius Rosenwald: Advocate for Equal Opportunity
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Winter 2006

In Defense of Classical Reform Judaism
Nadia Siritsky, Issues
Winter 2006

Religious Moderation Can Defeat Religious Extremism — and the Hebrew Bible Is the Key
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Winter 2006

The Pilgrims: Our Shared Spiritual Heritage
Howard A. Berman, Issues
Winter 2006

Isaac Mayer Wise: The Father of American Reform Judaism
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Fall 2005

Diverse Jewish Voices Argue that Total Embrace of Israel Is Threatening Judaism’s Ethical and Humane Tradition
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Fall 2005

The Challenges of a Milestone
Howard A. Berman, Issues
Fall 2005

Hanging on to Hope Through Serious Illness
Hirshel Jaffe, Issues
Summer 2005

What About Now? Accepting the Challenge of Intermarriage
Jacques Cukierkorn, Issues
Summer 2005

Author Urges Israel to “Outgrow” Its Zionist Past and Look to a Secular and Democratic Future
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Summer 2005

How a Small Band of Protesters Unmasked the Nazi Regime’s Fear of Unrest
Solveig Eggerz, Issues
Summer 2005

Judah Magnes: A Disappointed American Zionist
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Spring 2005

The Eisenhower Administration and the Historic ACJ
David Eugene Blank, Issues
Spring 2005

Facing the Future: The Need to Promote Free Speech and Confront Extremism in the Jewish Community
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Spring 2005

Who and What Are the Jews?
Marjorie Arsht, Issues
Winter 2005

Some Russian Jews Rethink Emigration to Israel
Ida Garibaldi, Issues
Winter 2005

My Religion
Bernard H. Baum, Issues
Winter 2005

Continued Promotion of Aliyah Undermines the Legitimacy of American Jewish Life
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Winter 2005

Fleeing Europe, Jews Found Haven in America
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Fall 2004

Hebraism, Our Common Heritage and Hope
John D. Rayner, Issues
Fall 2004

Celebrating 350 Years of Jewish Life in America
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Fall 2004

Bulgarian Heroism - Individual and Collective - Trumped Official Anti-Semitism
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Summer 2004

Ethics Versus Ritual
John D. Rayner, Issues
Summer 2004

One Man’s Passion for Freedom - And Encounters with Extraordinary People
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Summer 2004

Alan V. Stone 1933 – 2004
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Spring 2004

Finding a New Jerusalem in America Part II
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Spring 2004

Harry Truman’s Diary: How Legitimate Are Charges of Anti-Semitism?
David Eugene Blank, Issues
Spring 2004

Wrestling With Zion: Re-thinking Jewish Tradition and the Ongoing Crisis in the Middle East
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Spring 2004

Finding a New Jerusalem in America
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Winter 2004

Ashamnu - We Have Sinned
John D. Rayner, Issues
Winter 2004

Coming to Grips with Reform Judaism’s Crisis of Identity
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Winter 2004

From Eternity to Eternity
Wolfgang Hamburger, Issues
Fall 2003

The Italian Holocaust: The Story of an Assimilated Jewish Community
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Fall 2003

Ancient Visions, Future Hopes: Recalling a Religious Objector to Jewish Nationalism
Everett Gendler, Issues
Fall 2003

Assessing the Failed Strategy of Making Israel a Surrogate Religion for American Jews
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Fall 2003

The Jewish Establishment’s Focus on Palestine: Did It Distract from Holocaust Rescue Efforts?
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Summer 2003

Principles of Jewish Ethics
John D. Rayner, Issues
Summer 2003

Confronting the Disaffection with Jewish Life on the Part of Those Seeking Spiritual Meaning
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Summer 2003

Three Righteous Men: Fry, Perlasca, and Sugihara
Peter Egill Brownfeld , Issues
Spring 2003

The Ethical Issues Surrounding the Middle East
John D. Rayner, Issues
Spring 2003

Examining the Reasons for Jewish Population Decline; One Key Factor Is Judaism’s Politicization
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Spring 2003

The American Civil War: Grounding Jewish Immigrants in Their New Country
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Winter 2003

Are Jewish Intolerance and Extremism the Real Threat to the Community’s Long-Run Viability
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Winter 2003

Reflections on Reform Judaism - Yesterday and Today
Irving J. Goldberg, Issues
Winter 2003

Don’t Judge Judaism by the Numbers
Douglas Rushkoff, Issues
Winter 2003

The New York Times’ Strange Attack on Classical Reform Judaism
Dr. David Eugene Blank, Issues
Fall 2002

The British Conservative Party and the Fate of the Jews
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Fall 2002

Politicization Is Eroding Judaism’s Moral and Spiritual Message
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Fall 2002

Classical Reform Judaism: A Timeless Legacy
Rabbi Michael P. Sternfield, Issues
Fall 2002

The Marriage of Commodore Uriah Levy
Rabbi Joseph S. Topek, Issues
Summer 2002

Israel: An Insoluble Problem
Lucian Heichler, Issues
Summer 2002

Beyond Retaliation
John D. Rayner, Issues
Summer 2002

It Is Time to End the Doomsday Rhetoric of a “Second Holocaust”
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Summer 2002

Religion and Nationalism: A Dangerous Mix Throughout History
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Spring 2002

Jew and Judaist, Ethnic and Religious: How They Mix in America
Rabbi Jacob Neusner, Issues
Spring 2002

How Jefferson’s Ideals Inspired the Levy Family to Preserve Monticello
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Spring 2002

A Question of Allegiance
Rabbi Howard A. Berman, Issues
Winter 2002

Religious Fundamentalism and Holy War: Judaism Is Not Immune
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Winter 2002

Classical Reform Judaism: Did It End in 1937?
Ralph Dombrower, Issues
Winter 2002

Classical Reform Judaism ― A Personal View
Rabbi Wolfgang Hamburger, Issues
Winter 2002

The League of British Jews: Challenging Nationalism in Behalf of Jewish Universalism
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Fall 2001

A Light to the Nations
John D. Rayner, Issues
Fall 2001

England's Clash of Values: Jewish Universalism Confronts Jewish Nationalism
Peter Egill Brownfeld , Issues
Summer 2001

Israel Shahak (1933-2001): A Prophetic Voice Is Stilled
Allan C. Brownfeld , Issues
Summer 2001

A "Silent Majority" of Reform Jews
Stephen L. Naman , Issues
Summer 2001

Who Speaks for American Jews?
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Spring 2001

Truth, Justice and Peace: A Jewish Approach to the Palestine Conflict
John D. Rayner, Issues
Spring 2001

An Irreconcilable Love Affair with Israel?
Leonard R. Sussman, Issues
Spring 2001

An Inquiry Into What Really Matters Most To American Jews
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Winter 2001

The “Other” Germany: German Jews and the Enlightenment
Solveig Eggerz, Issues
Winter 2001

American Jews and the Civil War: Leadership and Military Service
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Winter 2001

Jew vs. Jew: Portrait of A Sharply Divided Community
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Fall 2000

We and They
John D. Rayner, Issues
Fall 2000

The Civil War: A Crucible of Jewish Acculturation
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Fall 2000

The Liberman Candidacy and the Continuing Crisis of American Jewish Identity
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Summer 2000

Jewish Assimilation: Berlin As a Showcase
Solveig Eggerz, Issues
Summer 2000

Letter To The Editor
Edward J. Klein, Issues
Summer 2000

The Conflict Between Orthodoxy and Reform
John D. Rayner, Issues
Summer 2000

American Judaism in the 21st Century: Can It Meet the Challenge of Our Marketplace of Religious Ideas?
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Spring 2000

Classical Reform Judaism: An Enduring Tradition
Author's Name Withheld, Issues
Spring 2000

Declaration of Principles - The Pittsburgh Platform of Reform Judaism 1885
American Council For Judaism, Issues
Spring 2000

"A Statement of Principles for Reform Judaism": A Critical View
Wolfgang Hamburger, Issues
Winter 2000

It Is Time to Confront the Exclusionary Ethnocentrism in Jewish Sacred Literature
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Winter 2000

Jews in the South: A Long History and a Feeling of Home
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Winter 2000

Letter To The Editor
Rabbi Jay R. Brickman, Issues
Winter 2000

Debate Continues Over Future of Reform Judaism
ACJ, Issues
Fall 1999

A Jewish View of Jesus
John D. Rayner, Issues
Fall 1999

American Jewish Identity and the Holocaust: A Critical Examination of Its Growing Role
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Fall 1999

A Universalist Jewish Agenda: Living Creatively and Responsibly
Rabbi Jay R. Brickman , Issues
Summer 1999

Changes in Reform Judaism: Ethnic Separation or Spiritual Renewal?
Paul Gottfrled, Issues
Summer 1999

Germany, Denmark and the Holocaust: Different Histories, Different Lessons
Solveig Eggerz, Issues
Summer 1999

Remembering the Vision of American Judaism’s Original Reformers
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Summer 1999

Remembering Reform Judaism’s Founding Beliefs and Principles
ACJ, Issues
Spring 1999

Can Classical Reform Judaism Be Revived in the 21st Century?
Ralph Dombrower, Issues
Spring 1999

Where Do Our Loyalties Lie?
John D. Rayner, Issues
Spring 1999

Murder in the Name of God: Where Religious Extremism Can Lead
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Spring 1999

An Exploration of Four Hundred Years of Jewish History in Virginia
Peter Egill Brownfeld, Issues
Winter 1999

Further Observations on the "Ten Principles"
Paul Gottfried, Issues
Winter 1999

Growing Intolerance: The Real Threat to Judaism’s Future
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Winter 1999

More Than A Nation: The Cultural Zionism of Martin Buber
Solveig Eggerz, Issues
Fall 1998

Confronting the Founding Myths of Israel
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Fall 1998

The Zionizing of Reform Judaism
Wolfgang Hamburger, Issues
Fall 1998

The New Judaism?
Mayer Schiller, Issues
Summer 1998

Rising Above Jewish Ethnicity
Paul Gottfried, Issues
Summer 1998

God’s Mysterious Choice: Understanding Judaism’s Unique Mission
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Summer 1998

American Jews and Israel at 50: A Time for Reassessment
Allan C. Brownfeld, Issues
Spring 1998

The Chosen People Become A Light To The Nations
Solveig Eggerz, Issues
Spring 1998