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One widespread misconception concerning Judaism is the notion that Judaism is a religion which is not rooted in dogma. […] To be sure, membership in the community of Israel is not contingent upon a…
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J. David Bleich
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New York, United States of America
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1983
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Our dear brethren, Children of Israel, perhaps the time has now come to repair the breaches in our ranks; let us return to uphold the Torah of the Almighty with all our strength. Who will be the…
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Ḥayim of Volozhin
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Volozhin, Russian Empire (Valozhyn, Belarus)
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1803
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Resolved, by the French deputies professing the religion of Moses, that the following Declaration shall precede the answers returned to the questions proposed by the Commissioners of His…
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Grand Sanhedrin (France)
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Paris, French Empire (Paris, France)
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1807
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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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On this occasion a singular event occurred, which gave a new impulse to the piety and energy of Joshiah. The original copy of the laws, supposed to be written by Moses himself was found in the temple…
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Isaac Mayer Wise
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Cincinnati, United States of America
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1854
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There is a severe admonition addressed to every individual within Israel not to add any precept on his own initiative onto those precepts which are written in the Torah, and…
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Simhah Isaac ben Moses Lutski
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Lutsk, Russian Empire (Lutsk, Ukraine)
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ca. 1750
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10. And now, with the Lord’s help, we will return to our primary question: We asked you to tell us, according to the opinion of the kabbalists, to whom do we say our prayers, and make all of our…
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Yiḥye Qafeh
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Sana'a, Ottoman Empire (Sanaa, Yemen)
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1912
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O great mountain (Zechariah 4:7), the exalted and raised (Isaiah 52:13), precious cornerstone (Isaiah 28:16), my teacher, my rabbi, may the Merciful One guard and bless him, may God protect him and…
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Moses Ḥayim Luzzatto
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Padua, Republic of Venice (Padua, Italy)
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1732
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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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Baranovitsh, Second Polish Republic (Baranovichi, Belarus)
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1936