“A better reading of hevel…takes us back to the root meaning of the word: Vapor or mist”
A better reading of hevel, then, and one that provides us with an extremely...
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“The reading of hevel as “vanity” is not only misleading, but, in some cases, it makes the text impossible to read”
The reading of hevel as “vanity” is not only misleading, but, in some cases,...
“It is only through the corrected reading of hevel as “transience” rather than “vanity” that we may understand the structure of the book of Ecclesiastes, and thereby learn its message”
It is only through the corrected reading of hevel as “transience” rather than “vanity”...
“The word hevel, moreover, resembles a number of Hebrew roots clearly dealing with demise over time…”
The word hevel, moreover, resembles a number of Hebrew roots clearly dealing with demise...
“Universalist ideas were central to Jewish authors living in the Second Temple period…”
Universalist ideas were central to Jewish authors living in the Second Temple period, and...
“… in the Second Temple period, Judaism was a petri dish of ideas that nurtured a pluralism which invited all people to worship the Jewish God”
We tend to think of the consecutive developments of Greek philosophy, normative Judaism, and...
“My fellow activists tend to dismiss the anti-Semitism that students like me experience regularly on campus”
My fellow activists tend to dismiss the anti-Semitism that students like me experience regularly...
“For the Talmudic rabbis, Gedaliah was a prototype for how to deal with the most extreme political complexities”
Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, was the Jewish governor of biblical Judah. He was set...
“We can push and tinker around the edges, but as an Orthodox community, we cannot simply change Orthodoxy”
Ultimately, we will not succeed in satisfying the full range of expectations of every...
“While the Internet has become a global phenomenon, the American Jewish community is specifically finding its own ways to interact with technology in order to gain access to people and ideas beyond a local region”
When one thinks about Judaism, the computer does not come to the forefront of...