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Why does a book on Jewish philosophy begin with a discussion of revelation? First, because it is revelation that creates Judaism as a religion. […] Without God’s…
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Neil Gillman
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Philadelphia, United States of America
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1990
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When a human being builds a palace, he does not build it according to his own wisdom, but according to the wisdom of a craftsman. And the craftsman does not build according to his own wisdom, rather…
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Nosson Scherman
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New York, United States of America
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1993
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In the book of Ruth we read an extraordinary expression of love between two women, spoken by a daughter-in-law to her mother-in-law. The text has often been read as a reflection of Judaism’s position…
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Deborah Dash Moore
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Ann Arbor, United States of America
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1999
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More than twenty-five centuries have passed since an anonymous Jewish poet wrote an elaborate and lengthy prayer that included this exclamation:O how I love your teaching!It is my study all day long (…
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Adele Berlin, Marc Zvi Brettler
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College Park, United States of America
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2004
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The bell pursues me. It is time to die.
It is the hour when no man works. I feel
My time fill up with leaves like a dry well
With many autumns over it, leaves that I
Leave to sigh in the ears of my…
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Allen Grossman
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Waltham, United States of America
Date:
1957
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Out of a world in which man was viewed fundamentally as an instrument, one among other means of attaining desired ends—be they economic or political—emerged a view so totally different as to amount to…
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Moshe Greenberg
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Philadelphia, United States of America
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1966
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The purpose of this book is to bring into focus the vast number and wide variety of data concerning Judaism and the Jews, so that they can be seen in relation to one another and to the…
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Louis Finkelstein
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1949
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Recently, Jewish feminists have turned toward the biblical figure of Miriam to expand women’s place in Jewish traditions. Penina Moïse anticipated the potential innovative role Miriam might play.
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Penina Moïse
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Charleston, United States of America
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1833
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On the eve of the Civil War, a Southern rabbi explains why the Jewish tradition requires an antislavery position. His congregants disagree vehemently with his stance.
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David Einhorn
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Baltimore, United States of America
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1861
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I have not, however, addressed what may be the largest question raised by our map. Namely, is one orientation preferable—that is, is there a “best way” to teach the Bible? Of course, by its very…
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Barry W. Holtz
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New York, United States of America
Date:
2003