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Book Review: The Grammar Of Messianism: An Ancient Jewish Political Idiom And Its Users, David B. Levy
Book Review: The Grammar Of Messianism: An Ancient Jewish Political Idiom And Its Users, David B. Levy
Touro College Libraries Publications and Research
The author reviews the book The Grammar of Messianism: An Ancient Jewish Political Idiom and Its Users.
Public Health Measures Derived From The Jewish Tradition: Ii. Washing And Cleaning, Noam Zeffren, Tova Chien, Robert Stern
Public Health Measures Derived From The Jewish Tradition: Ii. Washing And Cleaning, Noam Zeffren, Tova Chien, Robert Stern
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (New York) Publications and Research
The authors discuss public health measures that are described in the Torah and rabbinic literature, focusing on hand washing and cleaning.
Divine Providence And Free Will, Stanley Boylan
Divine Providence And Free Will, Stanley Boylan
New York School for Career and Applied Studies (NYSCAS) Publications and Research
The author responds to a recent article ("God, Man, Chaos and Control: How God Might Control the Universe") by Dr. Alan Kadish. He refers to Special Divine Action, determinism, and free will, particularly as they are discussed in Judaism.
Public Health Measures Derived From The Jewish Tradition, Noam Zeffren, Tova Chein, Robert Stern
Public Health Measures Derived From The Jewish Tradition, Noam Zeffren, Tova Chein, Robert Stern
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (New York) Publications and Research
The authors discuss public health measures that are described in the Torah and rabbinic literature.
Response To Letters To The Editor, Alan H. Kadish
Response To Letters To The Editor, Alan H. Kadish
Office of the President Publications and Research
The author responds to letters to the editor about his article "God, Man, Chaos and Control: How God Might Control the Universe."
Intermarriage In The Early Modern Period, Judith Bleich
Intermarriage In The Early Modern Period, Judith Bleich
Graduate School of Jewish Studies Publications and Research
The author discusses the history of intermarriage and Jews.
Book Review: New Heavens And A New Earth: The Jewish Reception Of Copernican Thought, David B. Levy
Book Review: New Heavens And A New Earth: The Jewish Reception Of Copernican Thought, David B. Levy
Touro College Libraries Publications and Research
The author reviews the book New Heavens and a New Earth: The Jewish Reception of Copernican Thought.
God, Man, Chaos And Control: How God Might Control The Universe, Alan H. Kadish
God, Man, Chaos And Control: How God Might Control The Universe, Alan H. Kadish
Office of the President Publications and Research
The purpose of this article is to review the problem of free will and divine intervention from the prism of Jewish sources, within the context of modern science. Among the many lenses the Jewish tradition provides for us to frame history is the division between times of open miracles and hidden miracles. The Bible is full of open miracles, divine revelation, and prophecies. Whereas there is controversy among rabbinic scholars and theologians about whether the miracles happened through natural or supernatural forces, either way, the miracles were still immediately recognizable as acts of God. However, since the destruction of the …