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Westerners have long admired the nature-friendly qualities of Eastern spiritual traditions, such as ahimsa and reincarnation, which tie human beings to the circle of life that reaches across species and which requires a compassionate... more
« Rendez à César ce qui est à César et à Dieu ce qui est à Dieu » : cette phrase bien connue des Évangiles s’éclaire d’un jour nouveau à mesure que se poursuivent les enquêtes historiques portant sur la fiscalité en Judée du tournant de... more
As followers of the Jewish Messiah Yeshua, the Messianic Jewish movement has the task of communicating the divinity of Messiah to the Jewish world. A popular method for recontextualizing the incarnation as a Jewish concept has been to... more
Introduzione Nel percorso storico insegnato a scuola e nella sua trasposizione da manua-le, il popolo ebraico viene menzionato a più riprese, ma sempre in maniera occasionale e senza una reale prospettiva storica. In realtà gli ebrei... more
Over the past fifty years, archaeological excavations in Israel have unearthed about half a dozen ancient synagogues that were in use at different points in time between the first century BCE through the outbreak of the Bar-Kochba... more
Large-scale expulsions of the Jews in the Middle Ages and the early modern period may be seen as a continuum shaped by exile, migration and new settlement. 1 In this paper I do not discuss the much-debated issues related to the " why "... more
[To appear in the CCAR Journal, Spring 2020] The inherent tension between Reform theology and halakhah is as foundational as it is enduring. At the outset, early Reformers in Europe such as Abraham Geiger (1810-1874) focused less on the... more
Article from Prof. Abraham Gross' presentation at the "Jews of Portugal and the Spanish-Portuguese Jewish Diaspora" conference in June 2018 at the University of Lisbon and the University of Porto, Portugal
"This book is the first-ever monograph on the family of royal converts from Adiabene including the broader perspective of the cultural and political environment of Hellenistic and Parthian Adiabene. It collects, arranges and discusses all... more
Abstract Ephrem the Syrian was well known as a teacher and hymnist of the fourth century Syriac-speaking church. He produced hymns and commentaries on the Bible and numerous other topics, many of which have survived and demonstrate... more
This article presents the Masonic career of a kabbalistic lithograph in the United States in the middle of the 19th century, against the background of a sectarian debate that concerned the religious character of Freemasonry. In their... more
This article gives a panoramic picture of Rabbi Yossef Messas' (1892-1974) approach of Kabbalah as a source of law. The article illustrates his doctrine of separation between Halakha and Kabbalah and proves that despite the central place... more
La concezione ebraica del tempo: appunti per una storia del problema, in “Rivista Biblica” (it.), 26 (1978), pp. 401-421.
In the book we argue that 2 Cor 10, although presenting strong characteristics of polemical discourse, actually sets in motion a self-praise speech with a pedagogical, not defensive purpose. The chapter in question serves as a... more
The following article is an excerpt from a chapter of our forthcoming book: "The Shpoler Zeida – The Life, Legends, and Descendants of the Grandfather of Shpola." The chapter is entitled: "Mysteries of the Shpoler Zeida Family." Our... more
DNA and other evidence suggests the early history of the Hebrew Old Testament concerns two entirely separate people united by monotheism and military conquest. The first, taking the name of Israelites from Israel (Jacob), the grandson of... more
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Inanna is typically the waning out of the feminine spirituality of Pre-Ice-Age Homo Sapiens to the masculine spirituality of Neolithic time. We are dealing with Sumerian mythology and it is the matrix of at least two Semitic religions,... more
This article investigates a little known ethnic group known as Mountain Jews located in the Republic of Dagestan. In particular the following aspects of the matter will be considered: (1) the traditional division of world Jewry; (2) the... more
Abraham Abulafia (1240–1290) is considered to be one of the most significant Jewish mystics and is one of the few who taught a comprehensive system of meditative practices designed to induce ecstatic religious experiences. At the heart of... more
ר' יואל טייטלבוים – הרבי מסאטמר – היה אחד הרבנים הידועים והמשפיעים ביותר בעולם היהודי, ואף מעבר לו, בתקופה שלאחר השואה. הוא הצליח להקים את אחת החצרות החסידיות הגדולות ביותר דווקא בארצות הברית, מדינה שבה המודרנה, החופש האישי והמתירנות... more
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'היהדות החרדית והמדינה', כשיהדות פוגשת מדינה (עם ידידיה שטרן, קלמן נוימן, גדעון כ"ץ וניר קידר), הוצאת המכון הישראלי לדמוקרטיה וידיעות אחרונות, תשע"ה.
Introduction to a vivid novelistic account of a Polish Hasidism by Menashe Unger, translated from Yiddish by Jonathan Boyarin.
An introductory article for Kodashim in Mishnah (Korean).
The evidence for a history of Mandaeism during the period of Late Antiquity (3rd–8th c. CE) and its evolution as a religious tradition prior to and immediately following the advent of Islam is surveyed. This evidence includes the Mandaean... more
סיפורה של חסידות קרלין, אחת החסידויות הראשונות, הוא מן המרתקים בתולדות החסידות. חסידות זו שמה דגש על עבודת ה' ברגש ובגוף, על האמת, על הענווה ועל התנגדות ליומרנות אינטלקטואלית. היא הייתה הראשונה שהעמידה בראשה 'ינוקא', בן של צדיק בעודנו... more
Ἡ βαθύτερη ὑφὴ τοῦ κατὰ τὸν Α' Παγκόσμιο πόλεμο Ἐθνικοῦ Διχασμοῦ τῶν Ἑλλήνων - μαζὶ μὲ τὴ βιογραφία τοῦ Ἐλευθέριου Βενιζέλου.
O Israel antigo teve por fundamentação a religião de Yahweh. A crença no Deus da Confederação e na Aliança deu origem ao povo que hoje conhecemos como judeus. A religião de Yahweh trouxe para a sociedade de então uma grande revolução, o... more
Biblical Prophecies: Section C - Reconciliation, Return and Redemption: In this research section we will venture into the actuality how HaShem married the 12 Tribes, divorced 10 Tribes due to her unfaithfulness, chased them out of His... more
Focusing on many previously untranslated articles in popular national magazines and newspapers, as well as works by prominent racial theorists, this chapter traces how outrage was systematically fomented against Jews in Nazi-era Germany,... more