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The author is not among those who adhere to the doctrine that “money talks.” Knowledge talks, conscience talks, but money is merely counted—more by some, less by others. If the author…
If we Jews had our patron saints, the priest-prophet Ezekiel would be the patron saint of those of us who are vitally concerned in the outcome of the present crisis in…
In the new religious revival, the theologians and philosophers have it easy; they can battle about the nature of revelation endlessly in the pages of Commentary. Parents and householders, on the other…
[ . . . ] 2. When you stroll along the riverbank, you find an entire plain filled with reeds and bulrushes, all of which are standing erect, one adjacent to the other, and none of them…
I am convinced that the problems implicit in “death of God” theology concern Judaism as much as Christianity. Technically death-of-God theology reflects the Christian tradition of the passion of the…
One must know that man possesses a greater virtue than the beast, because a beast also has in it the breath of life and likewise has the intelligence to eat and drink, and the desire to lie with the…
Here, dear reader, is a prayer for you that I composed to be recited on the first night—before your permitted intercourse, by virtue of the marriage canopy, wedding ceremony, and marriage contract…
And the sages have stated, in regard to the reward of those who serve the Almighty and carry out His will in this world, in Song of Songs Rabbah 6:8: Anyone who occupies himself with the Torah in this…
When I last occupied this pulpit I spoke on the text, “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” I tried to indicate some of the stages by which this maxim became the Golden Rule of conduct, until it…
We shall now sum up the different opinions as regards the arrival of the Jews on Chinese soil.The missionaries reported that the Jews believe, according to a tradition, that their ancestors came to…