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“Elu v’elu’ are the words of the living God
(I had intended to write an entirely different essay on my interpretation of the sugyah in Sanhedrin dealing with the stubborn and rebellious son. But as I was scrambling to finish this article before Shavuot, I suddenly came up with … Continue reading
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Halakhic Innovation
I know this is a bit off-topic, but this article from today’s Haaretz is relevant to the general theme of my series on the evolution of the oral law. It raises a question we raised since our first class in … Continue reading
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Takkanot – The Torah adapts to new realities
The Mishnah marks the culmination of the transition from Prophetic Judaism to Rabbinic Judaism. The period before that – from the time of Ezra to the establishment of the Anshei Knesset Hagedolah (Men of the Great Assembly) – is the … Continue reading
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From God’s Mouth? Introduction to a New Course
Recently, I began studying the development of Torah Shebe’al peh with my students in Jerusalem. The course is entitled From God’s Mouth? — The Evolution of The Oral Law and it meets at the Fuchsberg Center Wednesday mornings. Our goal … Continue reading
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Why Madonna didn’t show up to my Shavuot shiur (and what she missed: Part 1)
Part 1. The List Madonna arrived in Israel just before Shavuot while I was busy putting together my presentation for Kehillat Yediyah’s Tikun leil Shavuot (all-night learning session) – naturally I drew the 2:30 AM slot. Of course, I didn’t expect … Continue reading
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My Mother’s Ketubah
My mother, z”l, had a ketubah. It wasn’t much to look at. A not-very-fancy-affair, it was handwritten on a piece of legal-size yellow paper by Rav Zalman Sorotzkin rabbi of Lutsk, Poland — my mother’s home town. Two witnesses from … Continue reading
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Kitniyot – A Pre-Yom Hashoah Reflection
Why am I writing about my custom of not eating kitniyot (legumes) on Pesah on the eve of Yom Hashoah? Well, besides the close proximity of the two dates (it was less than a week ago that I was defending … Continue reading
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Abraham’s Tent
Tomorrow, January 5th, marks the Tenth of Tevet, a dawn-to-nightfall fast day commemorating the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem in the first temple period (586 BCE). As with other fast days during the year, more than one historical tragedy … Continue reading
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Why not a Holocaust Seder?
Today, I gave a student of mine a little pamphlet I received a number of years ago called “Megillat HaShoah” The Holocaust Megillah. I explained to her how uncomfortable I am about the ritualization of something that is so personal … Continue reading
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ABSOLUT TALMUD
Talmud is the original “open-source” platform. Talmud is not Gemara. Gemara denotes finality, a closed book. Talmud is not closed, and it’s certainly not a book. Talmud is a verb, not a noun. We are Talmud, a living, open conversation, … Continue reading
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