This is a group for anyone interested in the study of difficult and controversial issues in Halakha and Jewish history. All those with a genuine desire to understand are welcome. I started this group because of my interest in how the slavery and the Jewish laws regarding slavery effected the origins and the character of the Jewish people. I divide the slavery in two broad categories: forced - e.g. enslavement of blacks in US - and voluntary - e.g. slavery under the Jewish law, where even becomin …

For millennia people all over the world have argued, fought, and killed over religion, faith and worldview. It is my opinion much of this hostility is caused by misunderstanding and prejudice. In the spirit of better understanding and new friendship Interfaith Chicago will be a space to share good information, positive discussion and informal community among people of different faiths. It is not our goal to convince one another to change or to argue about who is right. While I have studied sever …