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Peace: Jewish Traditional Sources
The concept of peace is deeply ingrained in the Jewish legal and ethical system.
Responding to the Free Will Problem in Judaism
Responses to Jewish Free Will Problem. Jewish Free Will. Jewish Choice and Determinism. Jewish Ideas and Beliefs.
Reinterpreting Mysticism and Messianism
Yehuda Liebes has revolutionized our understanding of the Zohar and underscored the relationship between kabbalah and Christianity.
Misrepresentation and Fraud in Jewish Law
Talmudic law and the medieval law codes developed from it protected consumers from many types of deceptive practices.
Maimonides’ Eight Levels: A Contemporary Reading
Jeff Spitzer mines Maimonides' 8 levels of Tzedakah for guidance on contemporary issues in tzedakah.
Fraudulent Pricing in Jewish Law
A seller charging more than fair market value can be forced to rebate the difference, or even to cancel the sale.
Price Regulation in Jewish Law
Jewish law provides for government intervention in the markets for goods and services through price controls, limits on profits, and perhaps even allowing cartels to operate.
Genetic Engineering: A Call for Restraint
A biblical prohibition against mixing species teaches us that we are partners in creation -- but with limits
The Hebrew Alphabet: A Mystical Journey
Jewish mystics took Judaism's reverence for the Hebrew language one step further, venerating the Hebrew letters themselves and considering them paths to the Divine.
Emunah: Biblical Faith
In the Torah, faith in God means trust, not belief in particular propositions.
