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The Jewish Annotated New Testament

The New York Times reports Nov. 25, 2011: SAN FRANCISCO — Growing up Jewish in North Dartmouth, Mass., Amy-Jill Levine loved Christianity. Her neighborhood “was almost entirely Portuguese and Roman Catholic,” Dr. Levine said last Sunday at her book party … Continue reading

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‘The Tenacity of Unreasonable Beliefs: Fundamentalism and the Fear of Truth’ by Dr. Solomon Schimmel

Solomon Schimmel is father to my friend David and a professor at Hebrew College. He’s published this new book through Oxford University Press (and here is Solomon’s blog). It is primarily about why Orthodox Jews do not accept secular scholarship … Continue reading

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What Would The Talmud Do?

From Time.com: Would the current financial crisis have been avoided if traders followed Jewish traditions embodied in the Bible and the Talmud? Two scholars from the Conservative and Orthodox branches of the Judaism are suggesting just that. They also conclude … Continue reading

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