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Objecting to Conscientious Objection

According to at least one scholar, Jewish tradition does not recognize the right of personal conscientious objection.

The Gentle Heart in Israel Today

Extending a biblical exemption from military service to Israeli refuseniks.

Jews and “The Church”

Scholar Norman Roth questions whether the idea of the medieval Church makes sense as a category of analysis for Jewish history.

To What is God Similar?

Rabbinic parables explicitly compare God to a variety of human analogues, reflecting the rabbis' subtle, complex, and diverse images of God.

Naso

Numbers 4:21-7:89

Korah

Numbers 16:1-18:32

Shlah

Numbers 13:1-15:41

Pinhas

Numbers 25:10-30:1

Balak

Numbers 22:2-25:9

Masei

Numbers 33:1-36:13

Mattot

Numbers 30:2-32:42

Hukkat

Numbers 19:1-22:1