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Tag: Talmudic Scholar

0 Holocaust Education

Ruth Westheimer — woman of valor, Lion of Judah and America's most famous sexologist

Benjamin Ivry in Forward · 14 Jul

Ruth Westheimer, known as a Lion of Judah and a prominent sexologist, passed away at 96.

0 Jewish Law History

BREAKING: On April 8, God will turn the sun into darkness and the moon into blood

Mira Fox in Forward · 18 Mar

God is said to be punishing humanity for misdeeds through an upcoming solar eclipse on April 8, with biblical references such as the Book of Amos and the Book of Joel alluding to the darkening of the sun and moon as signs of calamity.

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What Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik said about Jews who turn religious

RSchaechter in Forward · 10 Sep 2023

A newly uploaded video recording from 1969 features Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik discussing baaley teshuva, Jews who become observant.

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Rav Karo and the Holy City of Safed in the Context of Ottoman Law and Sufi Practice

Roni Weinstein in Tablet · 20 Dec 2022

Rabbi Joseph Karo, a prominent Talmudic scholar in Safed, combined his intense study of Talmudic literature with an active mystical and visionary life.

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To Converse and Pray Together

Naftali Tzvi Rabinovich in Tablet · 1 Jul 2022

Professor David Weiss Halivni, a renowned Talmudic scholar, has passed away.

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A Guide of the Perplexed

Warren Zev Harvey in Tablet · 8 Jan 2021

This article discusses Shelomo Dov Goitein's review of the 1963 University of Chicago edition of Maimonides' "Guide of the Perplexed."

0 History Jewish Law

The Rabbi Goes to Court

Matthue Roth in Jewish Review of Books · 2 Aug 2018

In "The Rabbi Goes to Court," the graphic history by Nina Caputo and Liz Clarke, the story of the medieval rabbi and scholar Nachmanides at the Barcelona Disputation of 1263 is vividly retold.

0 Literature Education

Chaim Grade: A Testimony

Saul Lieberman in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Mar 2017

The text discusses the friendship between the renowned Talmudic scholar Saul Lieberman and the great Yiddish writer Chaim Grade, shedding light on their connection and mutual respect despite their differing backgrounds in traditional yeshiva education.