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Tzedakah Collectives: Sharing the Mitzvah of Tzedakah and More
Making decisions about tzedakah in the context of a group can be a powerful force in both deepening our spiritual lives and building community.
Greetings from Constantinople
A Sephardic Jew records his impression of the city and its Jewish inhabitants in the twelfth century.
The Denial of Free Will in Hasidic Thought
According to some Hasidic thinkers, human free will is an illusion; God causes all human actions.
The Influence of Non-Jewish Thinking on Jewish Thought
Jewish thinkers have both embraced and directly reacted to foreign ideas and philosophies.
Jewish Thinkers & Thought 101
It is difficult to speak of a single or official Jewish worldview, theology, or philosophy. Instead, we must speak of Jewish theologies and philosophies: the various and varied religious worldviews articulated during Judaism's long history.
Free Will in Judaism 101
Jewish tradition assumes that our actions are significant.
Medieval Jewish Philosophy: Reason in a Religious Age
The philosophers of the Middle Ages believed they were unearthing existing wisdom, not creating new ideas.
Hardened Hearts: Some Explanations
Medieval commentators suggested justifications for God's hardening Pharaoh's heart.
Free Will Problem in Judaism
The idea that God controls the world, determining the trajectory and details of its history, is strong in Judaism and is one of the theological issues that contributes to the Jewish problem of free will.
Reinterpreting Tefillin
Some interpretations of the meaning of tefillin have faded, and others have been invented to take their place.
Jewish Theology of Business Ethics
Themes and Theology of Business Ethics in the Jewish Tradition. Jewish Business Ethics. Jewish Work and Commerce.