What Does It Mean to Be Jewish?

Divine affirmation is the foundation of Judaism. Everything else comes after.

Harvey Rachlin

2 Elul 5773 – August 8, 2013

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● To see the world through the prism of all the above.

To which I might add: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

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Harvey Rachlin

Harvey Rachlin, a frequent contributor to The Jewish Press, is an award-winning author of thirteen books including “Lucy’s Bones, Sacred Stones, and Einstein’s Brain,” which was adapted for the long-running History Channel series “History’s Lost and Found.” He is also a lecturer at Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York.