Some of the comments on my postings about schools, education etc (and, though I haven't checked, probably some of my own blogs) use the word "commitment". It is bracketed in my mind with the similar concept of the 1970's and 1980's --"Jewish identity". But what do they mean ? In theory or in practice? People living far away from organised Jewish life can be obsessed with being Jewish; sometimes, surprisingly, people whose lives seem to be very intensively Jewish can show that they have little loyalty to the values they profess. Are these simply buzz-words, used to avoid definitions and thinking rather than constituting them? Any other nominations? (eg 'Jewish values').
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