Observation ·
How Literally Do Jews Take the Hebrew Bible?
By Jeffrey BloomCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Jeffrey Bloom
Jeffrey Bloom is a graduate of the University of Chicago and the co-editor of Strauss, Spinoza & Sinai: Orthodox Judaism and Modern Questions of Faith.
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Addicts Do Need to Get Right with God, but That Doesn’t Mean They Need Religion
By Jeffrey BloomI ’m very grateful to Christopher Caldwell, Paul McHugh, and Tevi Troy for their wise and thoughtful responses to my essay . To Christopher Caldwell I’m especially indebted for “ American Carnage ,”...
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God, Religion, and America’s Addiction Crisis
By Jeffrey BloomModern medicine, psychology, and behavioral science can help some addicts. But for the underlying spiritual condition, an older set of tools—like Judaism's—has more to offer.
