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[ . . . ] That sacred foundation, which constitutes the main theme of all this great vision, contains within it a hidden ray of the light of the Messiah, the redeemer who is revealed and concealed…
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Abraham Isaac Kook
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Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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1929
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“There is (thus) a zone of insecurity in human affairs,” remarks William James in his essay on The Importance of Individuals, “in which all the…
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Max Kadushin
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Madison, United States of America
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1938
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“Why did God reveal the account of Creation to Israel? Because they said ‘We will do’ before ‘and we will understand’ (Exod. 24:7).”
This may be understood in the light of…
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Dov Ber of Mezritsh
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Mezhirichi, Russian Empire
(Velyki Mezhyrichi, Ukraine)
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1781
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A natural history of the Jewish mind is impossible. The Jewish mind, as a natural and empirical phenomenon, is an absurdity. It consists in but the pale images of…
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Arthur A. Cohen
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New York, United States of America
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1962
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The connection between Creation and the Flood is a very real one in biblical theology, especially in the biblical interpretation of human history. Reference has already been made to…
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Nahum M. Sarna
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Newton, United States of America
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1966
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And Joshua said unto all Israel: “Draw near,” etc.—Joshua 3:9.
In Midrash Genesis Rabbah, section 5 (Gen. Rabbah 5:7), it is stated: “Rav Huna said: ‘He stood them up between the two staves of the…
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Israel Salanter
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19th century
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O God of Mercy
Choose—
another people.
We are tired of death, tired of corpses,
We have no more prayers.
Choose—
another people.
We have run out of blood
For victims,
Our houses have been turned into…
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Kadya Molodovsky
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1945
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Thus there are two kinds of truths, equally ascertained, and therefore equally admissible; the one proceeding from intellect and called rational truth, the other formed in the heart, and called moral…
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Isaac Samuel Reggio
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Gorizia, Austrian Empire
(Gorizia, Italy)
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1853
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On the ban pronounced at a gathering of some members of the community in the city of Constantinople, together with some town representatives, in the synagogue of the community of Constantinople. It…
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Blasio Ugolino, Giovanni Cattini, Elijah Mizraḥi
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
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ca. 1500
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These hypocrites maliciously break all Ten Commandments. All they do is only for show. They pride themselves that they believe in the existence of God, may He be blessed, while in truth it is not so…
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Sebastian Münster, Meyer Schomberg
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London, Kingdom of Great Britain
(London, United Kingdom)
Date:
1746