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February 9, 2000
Dear Ammi,
It was a pleasure meeting you in person last week. […]
I wonder what the staff and the other patrons thought about the two of us sitting there, me with my beard, peyot…
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Ammiel Hirsch, Ammiel Hirsch
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New York, United States of America
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2002
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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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Our generation came to this country from lands where Jewish life had been lived within its own boundaries, and where our communal leaders had instilled in us a sense of responsibility to ensure that…
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Leibush Lehrer
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New York City, United States of America
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ca. 1939
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This issue was the focus of controversy in eretz yisrael, and the whole land . . . quaked with the…
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Ben-Zion Hai Uziel
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Tel Aviv, Mandate Palestine (Tel Aviv, Israel)
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ca. 1920
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During the thousands of years of its history, Judaism has learned and experienced a good deal. In its people the commanding urge to think further, to struggle with ideas, has…
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Leo Baeck
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Berlin, Weimar Republic (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1922
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The latest attempt to salvage poor shipwrecked Judaism in America is on. The Menorah Journal summoned the doughtiest intellectuals to this heroic task. These came highly equipped with trenchant pen…
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Abba Hillel Silver
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Cleveland, United States of America
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1926
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In view of the changes that have taken place in the modern world and the consequent need of stating anew the teachings of Reform Judaism, the Central Conference of American Rabbis makes…
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Central Conference of American Rabbis
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Columbus, United States of America
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1937
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The fourth letter, ד, has the shape of an open doorway and its name, דָּלֶת, dalet, is cognate with דֶּלֶת [deles], door. The ד also alludes to דַּל, pauper, who knocks on doors, begging for alms. In…
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Michael L. Munk
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New York, United States of America
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1983
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“…but Rabbi, even if I can read some of the prayers I still don’t understand what I’m saying.… To tell you the truth I’d rather take a quiet reflective walk in the park this…
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Shimon Apisdorf
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Baltimore, United States of America
Date:
1992
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It was one of the stories from Genesis that most frightened me as a child: the story of Lot’s wife.
She was told not to look, and she looked; and her punishment came swift and horrible. Frozen in…
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Rebecca Goldstein
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1992