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The terror-supporting emirate is too closely aligned with Moscow.
February 4, 2022
The Not-So-Secular Gershom Scholem and Orthodox Judaism
The legacy of the great scholar of Jewish mysticism.
Born in Berlin in 1897 and educated at German universities, Gershom (originally Gerhard) Scholem pioneered the academic study of Jewish mysticism, a topic that had been dismissed by his predecessors as something of an embarrassment. His voluminous works continue to define the terms of the subject for both his admirers and critics. Zvi Leshem examines his reception in Orthodox circles:
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The Not-So-Secular Gershom Scholem and Orthodox Judaism
The legacy of the great scholar of Jewish mysticism.