"Identity" Tagged Content (Page 2)
My Big Fat Vegetarian Wedding
We choose not to eat meat, but would our wedding guests feel uncomfortable with us pushing this choice on them?
Artificial Life: Worth Living? A Panel from the Genesis Project
What are the ethical implications of the latest developments in genetic engineering and the impact on improving the quality of human life?
Don’t Confuse Ideology with Identity
In today’s society, ideas have transformed into identity.
Bringing Rabbis and Scientists Together
How can we better integrate science and Jewish life, Jewish identity and Jewish values?
Why We Love Our “Most Used Words”
As the saying goes, “Words create worlds,” so we want to know how our words impact ourselves and our friends.
A Conversation with a Mormon Biotechnician
A Mormon biotechnician asks, “Does the physical body explain everything about who we are?”
The Science of Jewish Identity
A video interview with ELI Talks about the Science of Jewish Identity.
Should We Really Label Our Children? Yes…Sometimes.
Passover reminds us that we are free, which means that we have the freedom to choose how we act. Yet those actions will ultimately define who we are.
Who Will My Daughter Be?
While I have had the title “rabbi” for a few years, I have had the title “daddy” for just under a month. Naturally, this new relationship is causing me to think of all sorts of questions.
Our Life: Based on a True Story
We know that no movie that is “based on a true story” is ever the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The editors decide what stays in, what gets cut, and what order the story should be told in. What we forget is that our lives are “based on a true story,” as well.
The Opportunity of Multiple (Aspects of Our) Personalities
If we have to think about who we are — a most basic and fundamental question — in new and inventive ways, then we’ll be that much more likely to start thinking of programs, products, and situations in new and inventive ways, as well.
Wait — What’s My Sign? And Why Do I Care So Much?
Today, “Jewish identity” is no longer fixed, and it is no longer a given — it has to be created and nurtured in order to be chosen and embraced. And in fact, that has the potential to be a great boon for the Jewish community.
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