George Robinson Articles By George Robinson
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Shabbat Rest and Renewal
Two elements that are the essence of Shabbat.
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Isaac Luria & Kabbalah in Safed
After the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492, the center of kabbalistic study moved to the town of Safed in northern Palestine.
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Mitzvot: Contemporary Understandings
For Jewish religious thinkers in our time, the question "why observe mitzvot?" has become a central and critical concern. Some answers echo earlier periods, some are new.
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Kabbalat Shabbat
Welcoming the Sabbath and Ma'ariv
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Saadiah Gaon's Theology
Saadiah's rational analysis of God and Judaism set a precedent for medieval philosophers.
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Merkavah Mysticism: The Chariot and the Chamber
Early Jewish mystics tried to achieve visions of the Divine.
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Tzedakah in the Jewish Tradition
The Rabbis regulated the giving and receiving of tzedakah even while recognizing that how one gives may be as important as how much one gives.
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Gershom Scholem & the Study of Mysticism
The academic study of Jewish mysticism was established by a single, ground-breaking scholar.
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Early Kabbalah and the Hasidei Ashkenaz
Jewish mysticism takes hold
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The Mohel
This man or woman on the "cutting edge" of Jewish ritual, performs Judaism's oldest rite.
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George Robinson, author of Essential Judaism, is the recipient of a Simon Rockower Award for excellence in Jewish journalism from the American Jewish Press Association. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsday, Jewish Week, and The Detroit Jewish News.
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