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When Jews, Muslims, and Christians Go To Each Other For Help Understanding Their Own Religions
As evidenced by the case of a sinful Hebrew pun.
Shlomo Zuckier
Rabbi Shlomo Zuckier is a Research Fellow at Notre Dame's Center for Philosophy of Religion. A founder of The Lehrhaus, he recently completed a PhD in Judaic studies at Yale University.
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A Rare, and Hidden, Talmudic Response to Christian Teachings
Not all Pharisees are hypocrites.
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The Multicultural Roots of “God-Willing”
Im yirtseh Hashem, inshallah, and a 17th-century bishop.
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Understanding the Last of the Great East European Rabbis
Chaim Kanievsky, of blessed memory.
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The End of the Orthodox Voting Bloc?
By Shlomo ZuckierCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Reading between the Lines to Find Talmudic Evaluations of Christianity
Puns, evangelion, and Simon Keyfah.
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American Orthodoxy’s Twilight of Authority
By Shlomo ZuckierCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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What Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Online Mourners Got Right and Wrong about Jews, Death, and the Afterlife
By Shlomo ZuckierCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Does Virtual Seeing Count as Seeing under Jewish Law?
By Shlomo ZuckierChaim Saiman’s characteristically astute essay provides a thorough and cogent accounting of the logic on both sides of the Zoom-seder controversy and, most importantly, explains why it has become su...
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Is It a Sin to Elicit Donations Through Social Coercion?
The ends don’t justify the means.
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King Saul’s Downfall Stemmed from His Transactional Approach to Serving God
Sacrifices are not bribes.
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How the Talmud Anticipated Behavioral Economics
From ancient tort laws to modern Israeli psychologists.
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Is Jewish Law an Expression of Heavenly Ideals or a Pragmatic Measure for Bringing Order to Society?
A 14th-century rabbinic debate on the purpose of the legal system.
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The Forgotten Polymath Who Almost Succeeded in Creating a Ḥasidic-Zionist Alliance
Ahron Marcus.
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Is the “Portion of Balaam” Mentioned in the Talmud a Lost Mosaic Book?
Or a reference to a unique section of the Bible?
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No, the Name of This Hebrew Month Doesn’t Mean Bitter
That’s Mr. Ḥeshvan to you.