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Dogma & Intolerance

This week, MyJewishLearning looks back on the life and thought of Leo Baeck, a theologian whose name graces many institutions ...

The Morning After Pill and Judaism

Morning After Pill in Jewish Law. Judaism Parameters of Abortion. Abortion and Judaism. Jewish Bioethics. Judaism and Medical Technology. Jewish Ideas and Beliefs.

Emmanuel Levinas

A 20th-century philosopher whose Jewish sensibility influenced his encounter with Western thought and ethics.

Rabbi Sacks Weighs In

Thanks to Cross-Currents and Hirhurim for pointing out Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ article about Richard Dawkins’ atheism in The Times of ...

On Polytheism (More God Delusions)

“It is not clear why the change from polytheism to monotheism should be assumed to be a self-evidently progressive improvement.” ...

The God Delusion

When I woke up last Saturday and saw the New York Times Book Review, I couldn’t help wondering: What would ...

All Humans Are Responsible For One Another

Making celebrations ethical and joyous.

Rabbi Louis Jacobs

Scholar and leader known for his prolific writing and intellectual integrity.

Teaching Tzedakah to Children

Using your common cents.

Afterlife for Animals?

Jewish authorities disagree as to whether all cows go to heaven.

The Tzaddik, or Rebbe

A Hasidic spiritual leader believed to maintain a channel to God.

Rationalism

Can faith and reason coexist in Jewish thought?

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