Encounter the Seeds of Knowledge and Community

2004-2005

Since Rabbi Eugene Borowitz founded

Sh’ma

in 1970, thejournal has served as a gathering place for independent voiceseager to be heard across the Jewish religious, social, and political landscape. The pages of

Sh’ma

serve as a public diaryof the North American Jewish experience, offering livelydiscussion on topics that cut to the very core of our Jewishsense of self. Our tactic is dialogue — rich conversation thatembraces differing views, presented in an honest, respect-ful, and purposeful way. We seek to bring our readers andsalon participants to the table of sacred conversation. Wecover topics as diverse as the politics of gender, trends in new Jewish social and political involvement, questions of cultureand personal identity, ritual innovation, and new readings of ancient texts. Our readers are like our authors: sharp, seeking,concerned, and caring.