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treasured people, above all the peoples on earth. Deuteronomy 7:6 Thinking About Chosenness & NOW to God; For holy Contemporary quotes For you you are are aa thEN holy people people to God; God, your God has chosen you to be God’s God, To your God has chosen you to be God’s treasured people, above all the peoples on earth. what treasured people, above all the peoples on earth. In a 2013 survey of Israelis, the Israel Democracy Institute found that, when asked: extent do you believe To that the To what Jews what extent are the extent do you chosen do you believe people? believe that the that the Jews Jews are the are the chosen chosen people? people? In a 2013 survey of Israelis, the Israel Democracy Institute found In a 2013 survey of Israelis, the that, when asked: Israel Democracy Institute found that, when asked: Roughly two thirds of the Jewish respondents (64.3 percent) believe ‘very strongly’ or ‘quite strongly’ that the Jews are indeed the chosen people. 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Ruth Messinger President of the American Jewish World Service Deuteronomy the idea of Israel as God’s chosen people …is particularly problematic for 7:6 many Jews today, in that it seems to fly in the faceDeuteronomy of monotheistic belief that 7:6 all humanity is created in the divine image—and hence, all humanity is equally loved and valued by God. Marcia Falk The Book of Blessings (1996) Contemporary quotes Contemporary quotes Biblical theology is at once profoundly universalistic and unabashedly particularistic… to jettison the language of chosenness, or election, is to jettison the Bible itself. Rabbi Shai Held Co-founder and is dean of Mechon Hadar Chosenness about carrying, internalizing, and claiming difference; being willing to stand up for what matters… embracing chosenness means accepting Chosenness isofabout carrying, internalizing, and claiming difference; being essence Judaism affirmation the Jews the chosen athe moral mandate to speakisforthe and with thosethat whose dignityare has been denied. willing toallstand for what matters… embracing chosenness means accepting people; else up is commentary. Ruth Messinger aArthur moral mandate to speak for andService with those whose dignity has been denied. President of the American Jewish World Hertzberg Commentary Magazine symposium titled “The State of Jewish Belief” Ruth Messinger President American Jewishchosen World Service the ideaofoftheIsrael as God’s people …is particularly problematic for many Jews today, in that it seems to fly in the face of monotheistic belief that the idea of Israel as God’s chosen people …is particularly problematic for all humanity is created in the divine image—and hence, all humanity is equally many Jews today, in that it seems to fly in the face of monotheistic belief that loved and valued by God. all humanity is created in the divine image—and hence, all humanity is equally Marcia Falk loved and God. The Book of valued Blessingsby (1996) Marcia Falk The Book of Blessings (1996) Biblical theology is at once profoundly universalistic and unabashedly particularistic… to jettison the language of chosenness, or election, is to Biblical theology is at once profoundly universalistic and unabashedly jettison the Bible itself. particularistic… to jettison the language of chosenness, or election, is to Praised are Held you, Lord our God, King of the universe, Who has Rabbi Shai jettison itself. Co-founderthe andBible dean of Mechon Hadar chosen us out Rabbi Shai Held of all the nations and bestowed upon us His torah. Co-founder and dean of Mechon Hadar the essence of Judaism is the affirmation that the Jews are the chosen people; all else is commentary. the essence of Judaism is the affirmation that the Jews are the chosen Arthur For you Hertzberg have chosen us, endowing us with holiness from among people; all else is commentary. 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