Can Judaism exist without religion?

Tue 20 Mar to Tue 1 May, 4-6 pm. 401 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, 19103. 215-446-3045. 100. Gershman Y Jewish Community Center - [email][events]

Spring – March 20 & 27, April 17 & 24, May 1 Secular Judaism and Secular Jews: 1789 to 2005 Instructors: Dr. Jonathan Steinberg & Dr. Marion Kant Can Judaism exist without the religion? Are there secular Jews? Is it possible for people to consider themselves to be Jewish without any formal affiliation with either a religious or other specifically Jewish institution? If so, what sort of Jews are they? These questions trouble all those interested in the history, present position and future prospect of the Jews as a people. There have been many answers: Zionist, non-Zionist, cultural, ethnic, sociological, theological (both Christian and Jewish) and others less respectable.