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In contemporary Jewish thought.

In contemporary parlance, tikkun olam refers to repairing the earthly world in which we live but in Luria's teachings, complete tikkun would undo the world we know.

A topic that may seem far from modern children's lives holds valuable social lessons.

The Sabbaths before and after Tisha B'Av provide a message of comfort and consolation.

Go with Gilgamesh, but lose the animal livers.

Early Hasidism stressed fellowship among followers of the same charismatic leader, but not necessarily among all Jews.

Jewish Vengeance and Grudges with Friends. Jewish Friendship. Jewish Friends. Jewish Relationship.

The remarkable parallels in the stories of Josephus' and Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai's surrenders to the Romans reveal more about Jewish memory than Jewish history.

Philo worked to reconcile Hellenism and the Hebrew Scriptures.

How amoraic study sessions became the Gemaras.

The emergence of amoraic schools of study.

These two institutions reflect the dynamism and the tensions in late antique Jewish society.