The “concept of ‘Jewish identity’ seems to have entered the Jewish communal vocabulary sometime after World War II”
he concept of “Jewish identity”…seems to have entered the Jewish communal vocabulary sometime after...
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The Book of Kohelet is “primarily a philosophical work, rather than a book of religion”
What is before us here is primarily a philosophical work, rather than a book...
A “reason for the acceptance of Qoheleth was the unquestionable intellectual and literary quality of the book, to say nothing of its ethical wisdom…”
The reasons which led to the admission and retention of Qoheleth-Ecclesiastes in the Hebrew...
Kohelet’s “style reflects the elements both of similarity and of difference which mark his relationship to his contemporaries”
Koheleth is the product of Hebrew life and thought and must be viewed against...
“…it is more important to work for a secure Jewish life for my grandchildren than to relive the tragic history of my grandparents”
For me, it is more important to work for a secure Jewish life for...
“Koheleth’s unconventional use of a religious vocabulary and his frequent citation of proverbial lore for his own special purposes are among the most unique elements of his style”
Koheleth’s unconventional use of a religious vocabulary and his frequent citation of proverbial lore for his...
“It is…in wisdom literature that quotations play the most fundamental role…”
It is…in wisdom literature that quotations play the most fundamental role. Here, there is...
“it can be stated fairly and accurately that the law itself, without intention to do so, has created the circumstances that enable” agunot cases “to occur”
Each time we hear of yet another heart-wrenching and infuriating agunah story, we tend...
Instead of Arguing About the Pew Survey, ask “how and where can Jewish experiences make the greatest possible contribution”
The question should not be which interpretations of the survey are correct. Instead, we...
The Book of Kohelet is “best described as a cahier or notebook, into which the author jotted down his reflections…”
…it is clear that the Book of Koheleth is not a debate, a dialogue,...