Culture Wars: From The Maccabees To Matisyahu’s Beard

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For Jews, assimilating out is easy – but the real challenge is to assimilate in, to process 3,500 years of Jewish history, knowledge, and texts, and to somehow find a way to be modern, creative, and free, yet still in line with Jewish tradition.

Being proudly Jewish and cleaving to our authentic spirit is real beauty. Never surrender.

Yishai Fleisher is managing editor of Jewish Press Online (www.jewishpress.com).