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Like other “holy men,” the rabbi played political, religious, and cultural roles. Just as the Zoroastrian Magus was involved in the administration of the local community, in the maintenance of cultic…
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Jacob Neusner
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1971
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In answer to those who ask me whether or not it is permitted to paint the walls of the synagogue with pictures of grass, trees, and calyxes, we researched the question and our answer is as follows:
At…
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Samuel Archevolti
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
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Late 16th or Early 17th Century
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“R. Isaac said, etc.” In Genesis Rabbah it says: “Even though there is not a single superfluous narrative in the Torah—not even ‘the sister of Lotan was Timna’”—for it says in Sanhedrin Chapter ḥelek…
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Judah Loew
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1578
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I have divided this garment into three parts, all of which can serve as cloaks for the rabbis. I have arranged them in the following order: the first part is my commentary on the Guide…
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Mordechai Jaffe
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Poznan, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Poznan, Poland)
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1603
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She is sitting silently. Zvi looks out the window and lights a cigarette.
Hannah:I don’t think smoke’s very good for the baby…
Zvi:Sorry. (He puts the cigarette out.)
Hannah:I don’t…
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Motti Lerner
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Durham, United States of America
(Tel Aviv, Israel)
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2003
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A recent discussion of our question concludes as follows:
In conclusion, women are not permitted under any circumstances to wear tefillin. In view of the fact that the Rema, the…
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David Golinkin
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New York City, United States of America
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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1986
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Halakhah consists of the norms taught by the Jewish tradition, how one is to live as a Jew. Most Jewish norms are embodied in the laws of the…
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Commission on the Philosophy of Conservative Judaism
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New York, United States of America
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1988
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In our national gallery—the gibbore ha-umah—there are three great Moseses: the law-giver of Mt. Sinai, Moses Ben Maimon of Cordova, and Moses Isserles of Cracow. Twice was the winged word coined:…
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Leo Jung
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New York City, United States of America
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1935
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Elhanan Wasserman
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1936
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In most of the current reflections on the relation between philosophy and society, it is somehow taken for granted that philosophy always possessed political or social status. According to F arabi…
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Leo Strauss
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Chicago, United States of America
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1952