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" Foundational autonomy asserts instead that in the most fundamental practical sense, I am my own creator, which means that at the core, I am alone. "
David Novak
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" When modern political Zionism emerged around the turn of the twentieth century, most Orthodox Jews opposed it. "
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" Although most Christian churches advocate some sort of mission to non-Christians, no Jewish group advocates a mission to non-Jews. Proselytization seems to be foreign to Judaism. "
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" Jewish status is defined by the divine election of Israel and his descendants. One does not become a Jew by one's own volition. "
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" The relation between Judaism, Zionism, and Messianism is one that is often hard for Jews to get straight. Needless to say, it is even harder for non-Jews. "
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