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Has assimilation been bad for Judaism?

Samuel Heilman made it clear that materialistic gain has led to the fall of
Jewish culture. Have Jews turned their religious lives solely to conform to the
Catholic American society? Heilman gives the argument that since Jews have
moved up the socio-economic ladder, they actually lost focus on what it means to
be a Jew. One must first answer the question of what is being Jewish? Is it
simply something inherited? Does it mean living ones life solely regarding what
the Torah tells one to do? Is the answer much more complicated than following
rules, which were built for a time that was completely different? The Jewish
religion has lasted thousands of years, which were filled with intolerance and
murder, why is Samuel Heilman blaming the free Jews of today for being different
than their predecessors? One must look at events, which Jews have had to endure,
to fully comprehend the nature of why they have changed so vastly. Jews......

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