Stephen H. Arnoff Articles By Stephen H. Arnoff
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The Concealed Face of God
A theological explanation for why God is not mentioned in the Book of Esther
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Methods of Midrash
How this genre gleans deep meaning from the Torah's text
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Feminine Aspects of the Omer
In mystical terms, this is a period of time leading to the unification of the male and female aspects of the Divine.
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Seder Nashim (Women)
Seder Nashim's primary concern is the protection of society's "exceptional" members.
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Trees and their New Year in Rabbinic Judaism
Trees were viewed in both economic and symbolic terms by the Rabbis of Talmudic times.
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Seder Toharot (Ritual Purities)
Laws regarding purity and impurity may seem obscure to modern Jews, but the concepts give us a glimpse into a world where manifestations of death within life are not sanitized away.
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Stephen Hazan Arnoff is the executive director of the 14th Street Y. He was previously the managing editor of Zeek and the director of Artists Networks and Programming at the Makor/Steinhardt Center of the 92nd Street Y.
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