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Category Archives: Torah
Nehama Leibowitz Biography
From Urim Publications: We are pleased to announce the release of Nehama Leibowitz: Teacher and Bible Scholar. Professor Nehama Leibowitz (1905–1997), winner of the Israel Prize in Education, was a unique figure in the twentieth century Jewish landscape. She wrote … Continue reading
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Tagged bible scholar, israel prize, more than thirty years, nehama leibowitz, torah scholar, weekly torah portion
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The God Model
From a discussion on Hirhurim: Anon writes: Sure, but I fail to see how one can make any assumptions at all about God (or the ‘First Cause’) unless they are based on faith, since there is no actual data other … Continue reading
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Tagged conjecture, harry maryles, language game, religious beliefs, religious language, swinburne
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Even Torah Study Can Lead To Immorality
Josh emails: I attend a weekly parshah group. This past Thursday, I saw a young Russian woman who’d been absent from the class for a few weeks. She immediately asked if I had missed her. Well, I go to this … Continue reading
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Tagged converting to judaism, holy torah, russian woman, silky smooth legs, torah classes, torah study
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Converting Children To Judaism
David writes on Hirhurim: "Based on Rabbi Broyde’s summary of Rabbis Kook and Elyashiv’s position, "that a bet din ought not to convert a child to Judaism unless it is nearly certain that the child will grow up to be … Continue reading
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Tagged cherem, chief rabbinate, classic sense, due respect, elyashiv, emotional impact, halacha, intellectual diversity, jewish world, kook, Rabbis
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Rashi Could Do Things We Can’t
Lawrence Kaplan writes on Hirhurim: "If I understand the end of Rabbi Slifkin’s article correctly, he was seriously saying that Rashi was allowed to say that God is a body while we are not, and he understood full well the … Continue reading
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Tagged hazal, Hirhurim, lawrence kaplan, legitimate differences, rabbi, rambam, slifkin, special pleading
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