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The Book of Job: A Whirlwind of Confusion
An ambiguous divine speech is the subject of great scholarly debate.
The Revival of Jewish Mysticism: Causes and Concerns
The renewed interest in Jewish mysticism can partially be attributed to a renewed interest in non-traditional spirituality.
Jewish Mysticism Renewed
In the last three decades, Jewish mysticism has gone from an underground discipline to a mass phenomenon.
Source Criticism of the Torah
How modern scholars explain the origins and authorship of Judaism's foundational text.
Advertising and the Tenth Commandment
Advertising deals in dissatisfaction, argues one environmental activist. We buy to cure deficiencies that ads mercilessly invent, encouraging us to covet what others have.
Consumer Protection in Jewish Law
The Torah forbids fraud in pricing and in weights and measures. Prophets and sages rail against those who violate these laws.
Loving God and Doing Business
The Torah admonishes us to "love God" with our material possessions -- that is, not to keep our religious values and economic lives in separate compartments
Halakhah and Aggadah
Balancing between the importance of Jewish behavior and the meaning that Jews find in those behaviors creates a productive tension that defines Jewish life.
Torah Study: Two Approaches
Approach to Reading Jewish Texts. Reading and Studying Sacred Jewish Texts. Kitvei Kodesh. About Jewish Texts. Jewish Texts. People of the Book.