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Tag: Yale University Press

0 History Jewish Law

Malka Z. Simkovich in Jewish Review of Books · 23 Jan

Yonatan Adler's book, "The Origins of Judaism: An Archaeological-Historical Reappraisal," challenges the traditional Jewish origin story by arguing that Jews did not begin to treat the Torah as an authoritative text until the Hasmonean era around 140 BCE.

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Letters, Summer 2022

Jewish Review of Books · 13 Jul 2022

The Letters section of the magazine discusses various topics related to Jewish culture and history.

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Marx and the Jewish Fingerprint Question

Daniel B. Schwartz in Jewish Review of Books · 3 Apr 2020

In "Marx and the Jewish Fingerprint Question" by Shlomo Avineri, the discussion revolves around Karl Marx's Jewish origins and their influence on his work.

0 Jewish Law Philosophy

Idolizing Moses

Jewish Lives (Sponsored) in Tablet · 7 Dec 2016

Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg's excerpt from "Moses: A Human Life" delves into the symbolic importance of Moses and the error of idolizing him through the narrative of the Golden Calf incident.

0 Holocaust Education

How the Nazis imagined a world without Jews

Tel Aviv Review · 17 Jul 2015

Professor Alon Confino discusses the Nazi vision of eliminating Jews from every aspect of existence in his book "A World Without Jews: The Nazi Imagination from Persecution to Genocide."

0 History Literature

Royal Contradictions: The Flawed, Paradoxical Heroism of King David

Jewish Lives (Sponsored) in Tablet · 13 Oct 2014

Rabbi David Wolpe explores the complex heroism of King David in the book "David: The Divided Heart."