The JWA Book Club is designed to inspire conversation both online and off. Use our discussion questions to help guide your exploration of some of our exclusive book picks.
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<li>What is the significance of multiplying one law into three?</li>
<li>What do the three aspects of the law suggest about what Kashrut means?</li>
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<li>Why is the hired laborer assumed to be poor and needy?</li>
<li>How should Jewish employers treat workers working for them who are not Jewish?</li>
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<li>What kind of aid did the union provide? Why?</li>
<li>Why do you think Sarah would give more money to someone who was inclined to scab?</li>
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<li>What kinds of activities does Newman think should ideally be part of a union?</li>
<li>Why do you think Newman believes workers in a union together should engage in these activities beyond
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Why do you think the Union has social and cultural objectives for its members that go beyond what happens in the workplace?</li>
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How do these union-provided services benefit t
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What do you think is the significance of having a picnic on Yom Kippur?</li>
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What might a Jewish anarchist be saying about being Jewish by attending a Yom Kippur picnic?</li>
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<li>Can you find any influences from Torah or Talmud not already cited on these pages that support Rabbi Jacobs’s recommendations?</li>
<li>What are the implications from Rabbi Jacobs&rsq
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<li>Why do you think Scott and Tanya are telling readers of their Wiki about their historical roots in agriculture?</li>
<li>Does your family have any historical connections to farming in the U
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<li>What does this Talmudic quotation explain about the different values placed on people who grow their own food and those who buy their food? Do you agree?
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<li>Why do you think the blessings said after eating include references to the land of Israel, the redemption from Egyptian slavery, the circumcision covenant, and the Torah in addition to grati
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<li>Why would working class, urban, Jewish parents want their children to have a summer camp experience in the country?</li>
<li>What do you think was the intention of the Arbeter Ring camp in
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<li>The founders and trustees of the American Hebrew Agricultural and Horticultural Association were wealthy, assimilated American Jews from Central Europe. What values do they identify fo
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<li>How does Lerner describe the meaning of belonging to the Communist Party?</li>
<li>How does she describe her experiences during the McCarthy era?</li>
<li>What kinds of choices does Lerne
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<li>How does Rand talk about the Soviet Union?</li>
<li>What evidence does she give in her testimony below that the film was propagandistic in favor of the Soviet Union?</li>
<li>Why do you
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<li>Why would working class, urban, Jewish parents want their children to have a summer camp experience in the country?</li>
<li>What do you think was the intention of the Arbeter Ring camp in