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Since Judaism is law, the doubts of the Jewish youth are not an evil, at least per se they are not an evil. If Judaism were only instruction, the doubts raised by the instruction would…
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Isaac Breuer
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Berlin, German Empire (Berlin, Germany)
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1910
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One must love one’s country, defend it, obey its laws, love one’s fellow citizens, and not disturb their peace.
Work toward the well-being, peace, and prosperity of the…
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Jewish Colonization Association
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Paris, French Republic (Paris, France)
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1911
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Indeed, our human situation now stands on such a low level that we need not look either to intellectual or to outside factors to account for its stumbling blocks or confusions. Nowadays, if one is in…
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Yoyzl Horowitz
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Novogrudok, Russian Empire (Navahrudak, Belarus)
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1914
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Three forces are wrestling now in our camp. The battle between them is especially discernible in Erets Yisrael, but their effect draws from the life of the nation at large, and their roots are…
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Abraham Isaac Kook
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Ottoman Palestine (Israel, Israel)
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1914
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What is Judaism if not an ethical monotheism? The answer is that it is not an “ism” at all, despite the last syllable in its name. It is a living soul or consciousness; it is the soul or consciousness…
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Mordecai M. Kaplan
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
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1915
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Religious forces are in fact only transfigured collective forces, that is, moral forces; they are made of ideas and feelings that the…
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Émile Durkheim
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Paris, French Republic (Paris, France)
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1911
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This story admittedly took place a long time ago and furthermore in a far-off land—in England, in fact. Yet in spite of everything, it is still important and worthy of being…
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Isaac Meyer Dik
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Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
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1889
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It is known that in the case of any proper work to be accomplished or any project to be achieved, the essential point is the end goal [תכלית] of the project…
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Ephraim Solomon Luntshitz
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1580
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Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth (Song of Songs 1:2).
These are the first spoken words of the student who yearns for the Torah, which is like the daughter of the king of kings with its…
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Solomon ha-Levi Alkabetz
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Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)
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16th Century
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Abraham Farissol, son of the late Mordechai (may he rest in Eden!) of Avignon, dwelling in Ferrara, declares: In response to the request of some distinguished individuals, I have agreed…
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Abraham Farissol
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Ferrara, Duchy of Ferrara (Ferrara, Italy)
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ca. 1516