Articles By Jeffrey Spitzer

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Jeffrey Spitzer is Chair of the Department of Talmud and Rabbinics at Gann Academy, The New Jewish High School, Waltham, Mass., and a member of the Institute's Tichon Fellows Program.

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  Every Person is a Tree

  The Biblical law protecting fruit trees during war provides an opportunity for Jewish exegetes to reflect on ecology and the wanton destruction of life.

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  The Way of the Gentiles

  The prohibition against non-Jewish practices, might relate to the practices of ancient Egypt, Canaan or the social and philosophical ways of non-Jews today.

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  Different Perspectives on the Authorship of the Torah

  Literary, historical, and theological perspectives on whether the Torah is divine, human, or something in between

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  "Whose Leaves Do Not Wither"

  In Jewish sources, the leaf is a metaphor for the fragility and durability of life.

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  Kitniyot: Not Quite Hametz

  Although rice, millet, corn, and legumes are not among the five prohibited grains on Passover, Jews of European origin have traditionally avoided them during the holiday.

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  Jewish Peace Offerings

  Deuteronomy's laws of warfare include the requirement that a nation seek a peaceful settlement before engaging in war.

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  Who is the Messiah?

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  Making It Better and Better

  Successive generations of Jews have created different ways of enhancing the observance of the Hanukkah lights.

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  The Rabbis and the Common Folk

  The evolving relationship between the rabbinic sages and the Jews on the street.

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  The Bearers of Tradition




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