December 18, 1992 • Page Image 35
…3loomfield, I am not reli- gious; yet, I am a Jew. However, 10 percent of the Israeli population would dis- '9 agree, for the basis of my Ju- daism is cultural, not religious. This small per- ,L tentage has a large say in Is- raeli life. Already, the country exists as a "Jewish state" with Jewish laws, such as no public transportation on Shabbat (from Friday at sundown until sundown Sat- urday). By the same token, Israel can also be seen as a ...…

















































