A Different Kind of Faith In the story "The Conversion of the Jews" by Philip Roth the character Oscar "Ozzie" Freedman is a thirteen year old boy who constantly questions the Jewish faith. ... When Rabbi Binder explained how the Jews were "The Chosen People" (1) Ozzie wanted to know how he could say that when the Declaration of Independence stated that all men were created equal. ... One day Rabbi Binder had free-discussion, time in which the children were free to ask questions about "religion, family, politics and sports-" (3). ...

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