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My Teacher, Professor Yaakov Blidstein ztz”l
After Professor Yaakov Blidstein's passing on Thursday, Marc Herman recalls his teacher's astonishing blend of scholarly creativity and intellectual humility.
Torat Hashem Heftzo: Finding Wonder in Torah Study
Rabbi Kenneth Brander, head of Ohr Torah Stone, explores what the daily blessing on Talmud Torah can teach us about how to foster religious continuity.
When Rambam Met the Izhbitser Rebbe: Response to a Straussian Reading...
Bezalel Naor responds to Bezalel Safran's Straussian reading of the Rambam.
Maimonidean Providence & Stoicism
Ariel Krakowski explores the connection between Maimonides and the Stoics.
Saiman’s Halakhah: Rabbinic Law as Culture
Suzanne Last Stone reviews Chaim Saiman's Halakhah: The Rabbinic Idea of Law.
Mysticism and its Alternatives: Rethinking Maimonides
David Fried forwards the surprising thesis that Maimonides was a medieval mystic.
First Fruits (Bikkurim) and the Talmudic View of Capital: An Essai...
Bezalel Naor explains what is philosophical about the erstwhile halakhic observances of the Shavuot holiday.
Elijah’s Elusive Cup and the Challenge of Memory
James Diamond takes a fresh approach to Maimonides's Passover theology and "Elijah's Cup."
The Philosopher King and the Poet Messiah: Hellenic and Hebrew Republics...
In this essay, written in honor of Yom Yerushalayim, Bezalel Naor explores the differing visions for the ideal state held by Plato and the Rabbis, Maimonides and Rabbi Nahman of Breslov.
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