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Tag: Sephardic Judaism

0 Communities Leadership

Isak Haleva, Turkey’s chief rabbi and face of Jewish minority, dies at 84

David I. Klein in Forward · 15 Jan

Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva, representing Turkey's Jewish community since 2002, passed away at age 84.

0 Philosophy History

Se’adya Gaon: The Geonic Pillar of Al-Andalus - Jackson Gardner

The Habura · 13 Jan

Jackson Gardner explores the monumental influence of Saadia Gaon on Andalusian Sephardic Judaism and his parallels with later thinkers like Maimonides.

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Reclaiming the Classical Sephardic Tradition: Tracing its Origins and Evolution

Avi Garson in Lehrhaus · 29 Jun 2023

The article discusses the need to reclaim the classical Sephardic tradition, which is rooted in principles of vibrant Judaism deeply connected to tradition but open to new ideas.

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Why an iconoclastic Jewish scholar thought Islam held a key to improving Judaism

ALanger in Forward · 25 Apr 2023

Ignaz Goldziher, a Hungarian Jewish scholar, believed that Judaism could benefit from the progressive aspects of Islam.

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Torah Versus Natural Law - Rabbi Abe Faur

The Habura · 8 Feb 2023

Rabbi Abe Faur, a Sephardic rabbi, discusses the relationship between Torah and natural law.

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HaRambam and Today's Medical Challenges - R Dr Edward Reichman

The Habura · 23 Mar 2022

In this lecture given by Professor Edward Reichman, he discusses the relevance of the teachings of HaRambam (Maimonides) to modern medical challenges.