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The Innovative Spirit and Jewish Tradition
Although the rabbis propagated the belief that rabbinic teaching went back to Moses on Mt. Sinai, many classical texts clearly demonstrate that the rabbis understood the innovative nature of their work.
Connections Through the Generations
At Sinai, God started a conversation that Jews are still carrying on, through interpretation and reinterpretation of Jewish texts.
Polish Jewry Between the Wars
Jewish life in Poland between the wars was characterized by both cultural dynamism and conflict.
Now What Am I Gonna Watch on Sunday?
It’s gotta be tough to be a tennis player. In team sports, you have a home base where you get ...
Inglorious Basterds
Jonas E. Salk posited that the cure for most diseases lay right in the disease itself — that, by administering ...
Member of the Tribe
Recently, a friend’s father died suddenly, and I found out a few days later through a mass email that one ...
Stop the Presses! Jewish Book and Manuscript Auction
The New York Times has a fascinating article today about the Valmadonna Trust Library, a collection of more than 13,000 ...