My studies of Science, Philosophy, Kabbalah, and Ontology, have all been part of fashioning a worldview based on Jewish roots, yet entrenched in modern science.
But it is the Israeli-Vatican relationship that is the most charged, because of the Jewish roots of Christianity and the Christian roots of anti-Semitism.
Shari Saffioti, 52, a graphic designer who worked at Max's Kansas City in the early days of punk, said she was thrilled to learn of the Jewish roots of punk.
He added: "Christians, who are often woefully ignorant of the Jewish roots of their own Christian faith, and only vaguely aware of any Jewish practices, could gain some feeling for the Old Testament by attending a Friday night Sabbath service at a local temple or synagogue.
At an evening service in the Basilica of the Annunciation, the pope greeted Hebrew-speaking Christians, calling them "a reminder to us of the Jewish roots of our faith".
He came late to an affirmation of his Jewish roots, and his correspondence with Alban Berg contains moments of anti-Semitism.
Toklas's acknowledgment of her Jewish roots to Doda Conrad may be an example of the bonding that Stein celebrated in her paper on Jewish isolation.
An adventurous spirit who embraced all life had to offer, proud of his Jewish roots in Flatbush, and blessed with a wry sense of humor and the gentlest of souls.
Both are being raised non-sectarian, but aware of their Jewish roots.
They left the Soviet Union, Mrs. Polezhayev said, because they were "persecuted" because of her Jewish roots.
