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UPDATE: What Kind of Torah Supports the War?

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 12 Nov

In this exploration by Natan Slifkin, the focus is a clarification of phrases used in the Talmud that are often associated with Torah study and its practice.

0 Ethics Gender/Identity

Women’s reproductive choices are disappearing. Our Jewish values demand we step up.

eJewishPhilanthropy · 30 Oct

The article highlights the diminishing access to reproductive choices in the U.S. and emphasizes Jewish values in supporting the right to choose.

0 Jewish Law Philosophy

Critiquing Power

TEXTing · 31 Jan

Elana Stein Hain and Yonah Hain delve into a Talmudic passage in Sanhedrin to explore nuanced perspectives on power, using the biblical story of Korach's rebellion as a case study.

0 Jewish Law Politics

Should Israel Attack First? Lessons from the Distinction between Commanded and Discretionary Wars in Jewish Law

Shlomo Brody in Sources · 27 Nov 2023

The article explores Jewish legal perspectives on preemptive military actions, focusing on the distinction between commanded and discretionary wars within the context of Israel's potential use of force.

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#79: Messiah Panoply: Messiah Ben Joseph, Gog and Magog, Elijah, Resurrection, etc.

Torah 101 · 9 Oct 2023

In this final installment of a study on the subject of Messiah, several tangential topics are explored.

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The Lost Taste of Tiberias

Janna Gur in Tablet · 21 Oct 2020

The article talks about the decline of the city of Tiberias in Israel, highlighting its once vibrant past as a resort town and center of Jewish life and learning.

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#35: What is Mishnah?

Torah 101 · 10 Sep 2020

The Mishnah is a collection of 63 books that codified and canonized the laws of the Oral Torah around 200 CE.

0 Jewish Law Philosophy

#12: The Thirteen Principles of Jewish Faith: God as Creator and Sustainer

Torah 101 · 14 Mar 2019

The Rambam's Thirteen Principles of Faith are a widely accepted articulation of Jewish beliefs, found in his commentary on Mishnah.

0 History Israel

The Hasmoneans as a Paradigm for Modern Jewish Sovereignty

Shimshon Nadel in Lehrhaus · 6 Dec 2018

Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook, in a responsum to Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Pines, justifies the establishment of Jewish militias, self-defense, and a sovereign Jewish nation without a king or Sanhedrin, drawing on interpretations of Rambam's rulings.

0 Jewish Law Ethics

Our Hands Did Not Shed This Blood?

Alex Ozar in Lehrhaus · 13 Aug 2018

The Torah emphasizes the concept of atonement for bloodshed, stating that only the blood of the perpetrator can cleanse the land polluted by spilled blood.

0 Torah Culture

Mordechai: Snoop, Loafer, Busybody, Savior

Ruby Namdar in Tablet · 1 Mar 2018

This article explores the literary character of Mordechai in the Book of Esther, presenting him as far more complex than the typical rabbinic portrayal of a pious sage.

0 Jewish Law Education

The Order of Things

Adam Kirsch in Tablet · 12 Dec 2017

Literary critic Adam Kirsch delves into the intricacies of the Talmud's organization through his daily study of a page of Talmud.

0 Jewish Law History

On Bearing False Witness

Adam Kirsch in Tablet · 14 Nov 2017

Literary critic Adam Kirsch delves into Tractate Makkot of the Talmud, exploring the punishment of conspiring witnesses, who give false testimony to cheat others.

0 Leadership Philosophy

The Breslover’s Song

Jerome M. Marcus in Lehrhaus · 25 May 2017

Rabbi Bezalel Naor's analysis of Rambam and Rabbi Nahman of Breslov's perspectives on poetry reveals contrasting views.

0 Jewish Law Television/Film

I Believe: A Poem

P.K. Avery in Jewish Review of Books · 16 Sep 2014

The poem "I Believe" intertwines references to Jewish tradition and practice with the popular TV show Jeopardy!

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