The Unbearable Lightness of Judaism

 

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Has Jewish education become an “unbearable lightness of Judaism”? Referencing Kundera’s philosophical novel, Micah Lapidus, a Reform rabbi and educator, encourages us to teach the next generation a Judaism that is deep and demanding, rather than shallow and easy. Lapidus argues that it’s time to transform the burdensome feelings often associated with Jewish education into a “weightness” that gives our lives meaning and value.


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