Your post beautifully clarifies things I did not understand well enough from Rushkoff on the transition from abstract monotheism to humanism within Jewish culture. Especially this statement of yours helps me make sense of it, "Judaism is about holy society and society is about humanity. This is a rife breeding ground for humanism." I am still not as clear as I would like to be on this issue, but you've given me an approach to work on here. Thank you, Jay!
I suspect I'll have some thoughts to add to this by and by, but I need to mull things over first.
I suspect I'll have some thoughts to add to this by and by, but I need to mull things over first.