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A Discussion about Religious Questions
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So, Mr. Blum? So, Mr. Blau? What’s with you, Mr. Blum? What should be with me, Mr. Blau? How should I know what’s with you, Mr. Blum? I’m asking you. May I not ask? Why are you staring so? I’m staring…

Contributor:

Karel Polácek

Places:

Prague, Czechoslovakia (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1926

Subjects:

Assimilation, Food and drink, Theology, Women, Economic life

Categories:

Literature, Fiction
Judaism and the Jews, or, On Jewish Apostasy
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“People generally say: the Torah before anything else. I, however, would say: Jews are holy, and they come first.” [Seder Eliyahu Rabba 14.2]This is the history of how Jewish thinking became enslaved…

Contributor:

Ya‘akov Ze’ev Latski-Bertholdi

Places:

Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)

Date:

1914

Subjects:

Apostasy, Exile, Theology, Assimilation, Sectarianism

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Theology, Science & Philosophy
Responsum on Orthodox Judaism in America
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Question:In America there is now a notable general rise in religion. The membership of religious organizations has grown, religious gatherings attract a larger audience, etc. Likewise in Jewish life…

Contributor:

Joseph B. Soloveitchik

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Date:

1954

Subjects:

Orthodox Judaism, Diaspora, Jewish identity, Theology, Assimilation

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Law, Responsa