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women to participate. And that
meant that it would offend the men.
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It's possible to remove these pieces of
the tradition without endangering
the tradition. For many people who
value the Orthodox way of life,
they're fine. But many people cannot
live with that and it will drive a lot of
Member Detroit Area Retail
them away."
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In the last four years, Gottlieb
Starting Sun., July 1 thru Thurs., July 5
has been trying to augment her
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feminist theology with a pacifist
theology. Initially influenced by
Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther
King Jr., Gottlieb later searched in
Judaism
for pacifist precedents.
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Jewish tradition over how one con-
fronts violence," she said. "Jews de-
veloped a pacifist tradition in the
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the 71 members of the Sanhedrin
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(the supreme political, religious and
Amemelior, judicial authority in the period of the
Second Temple) had to unanimously
agree on the guilt of the accused.
"They had to spend three nights
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thinking
about it. And if they found
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him guilty, they were called a 'court
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of murderers.' The tradition speaks
at length about a non-violent re-
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ling Jews and the Jews continued to
die, the only successful routes were
through that mode.

"Certainly, armed struggle did
not save us. The people who were
saved were usually saved through
some kind of non-violent resistance.
"Our isolation is externally
influenced and internally played out.

Gottlieb
has been
trying
to augment
her feminist
theology
with pacifist
theology.

It contributes to our new conser-
vatism, Israel's position -in the world
-Community also contributes to our
conservatism. This, of course, is not
to blame Israel for that,Israel is iso-
lated because of anti-Semitism. But
we also suffer from Israel's conserva-
tive politics, which makes it even
. more difficult to reach out."
Over the next decade, Gottlieb
expects American Jews to return' to
their liberal roots. Enhanced Jewish
spirtualism during these years, she
said, will foster a "more positive
environment for Jews to express
their identity." Gottlieb also pro-
posed that younger, unaffiliated
Jews can be attracted through
smaller congregations and more-in-
formal services.
"The formality of services turns
many people away," she said. "Serv-
ices are boring. Nothing happens in
them. People who are searching for
meaning and for identity usually
don't find it in services so they don't
come to temple. This doesn't mean
that they don't identify as Jews. It
just means that they're not affiliat-
ing with synagogues."
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To some extent, her message is
imited to those with similar views of
the world, especially to those on the
leftward edge of American Judaism.
But she thinks her message has a
broader appeal. "I don't think these
issues are.so foreign to people who
identify with more conventional life -
styles," she said. "I try to create an
atmosphere in which people can raise
questions. I try to integrate from my
surrounding culture. Jews have al-
ways integrated from their surround-
ing culture. This helps us to be whole
and complete. And if we are to be
renewed as a 'people, we must be
whole. That's what shalom means to
me."

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