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Judaism, Modern-day

ובכן תן פחדך: Universalism Vs. Particularism in Contemporary Machzorim

What is the ideal relationship between Jews and the rest of humanity? A study of Ultra-Orthodox, Modern Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform High Holiday prayer books shows how each read the three uvechen “and so” additions to the amidah depending on their ideological worldviews. Perhaps there is wisdom in the prayer’s ambiguity.

Prof. Rabbi

Ruth Langer

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Rosh Hashanah & American Democracy: How Do We Celebrate God as King?

Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine equate kingship with tyranny and corruption. How can we who embrace modern democracy relate to Rosh Hashanah’s focus on God’s enthronement as King?

Prof. Rabbi

Richard Hidary

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Biblical Authority: A Jewish Pluralistic View

Prof.

Marc Zvi Brettler

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Can Orthodox Education Survive Biblical Criticism?

Dr. Rabbi

Zev Farber

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Academic Biblical Studies, the 71st Face of the Torah

The need for rational-critical approaches to Scripture, in the popular Israeli discussions of the weekly parasha.

Prof.

Yair Hoffman