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What Counts as a Jewish Text?
Some case studies to help us decide.
Texts Marking Time
Jewish historiography frequently uses the history of texts as the periodization for Jewish history.
Christendom
Jews in Medieval Christendom. Jewish History from 632 - 1650. Medieval Jewish History. Jews in the Middle Ages.
A Summary of the Torah
A description of the highlights of the Torah, according to the divisions of the weekly portions.
The Jubilee (Yovel) Year
The jubilee year provided for a period of both social equality and ecological recovery.
Ecological Concerns in Rabbinic Literature
The ancient rabbinic sages did not see degradation of the natural environment as a systemic problem: but we can learn from their legislation addressing the more local environmental issues of which they were aware.
Stop the Machine! — The Sabbatical Year Principle
The biblical shemitah represents an alternative to the consumer society.