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Jewish-Christian Theology and Relations After the Holocaust
In the wake of the Holocaust, Jewish theologians have challenged Christian thinkers to rework Christianity's traditional pictures of the Jews.
Jewish Views on Islam
According to most Jewish thinkers, Islam is not idolatry; but authorities have disagreed as to whether it's better to convert or be martyred.
Modern Orthodoxy & the Chosen People
The requirements and transcendent possibilities of Jewish law are the bases of Jewish distinctness.
Tikkun in Lurianic Kabbalah
In contemporary parlance, tikkun olam refers to repairing the earthly world in which we live but in Luria's teachings, complete tikkun would undo the world we know.
Discussing the Holocaust with Children
A topic that may seem far from modern children's lives holds valuable social lessons.
Shabbat Hazon & Shabbat Nahamu
The Sabbaths before and after Tisha B'Av provide a message of comfort and consolation.
How The Bible Differs from Other Religious Texts of Its Time
Go with Gilgamesh, but lose the animal livers.
Friends and Friendship in Hasidism
Early Hasidism stressed fellowship among followers of the same charismatic leader, but not necessarily among all Jews.
When Friendship Sours: Vengeance & Bearing a Grudge
Jewish Vengeance and Grudges with Friends. Jewish Friendship. Jewish Friends. Jewish Relationship.
Surrendering to the Romans
The remarkable parallels in the stories of Josephus' and Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai's surrenders to the Romans reveal more about Jewish memory than Jewish history.
Philo Judaeus: Philosophical Pilgrim
Philo worked to reconcile Hellenism and the Hebrew Scriptures.