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State of Halakha - Israel’s History in Jewish Law review: Examining Israeli history through the eyes of halakha

Rabbi and educator Aviad Tabory explores watershed events and major issues in modern Israeli history through the lens of halakha

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State of Halakha - Israel’s History in Jewish Law review: Examining Israeli history through the eyes of halakha

The sages put their faith in creative argument

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When machines outsmart humans

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A rabbi for all seasons

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Topical Torah with a light touch

Hearts & Minds - an Original Look at Each Parsha in the Torah, Rabbi Pini Dunner, Otzrot Books, £18.99

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August 17, 2021 10:46

The case for traditional norms against liberal autonomy

Judaism Straight Up: Why Real Religion Endures, Moshe Koppel, £19.73 hardback, £5.95 Kindle

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April 23, 2021 15:34

The case for traditional norms against liberal autonomy

What the anthropologist found in the yeshivah

Yeshiva Days – Learning on the Lower East Side, Jonathan Boyarin, Princeton University Press, £20

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January 3, 2021 16:47

What the anthropologist found in the yeshivah

A journey to the heart of Chabad

Hasidism Beyond Modernity - Essays in Habad Thought and History, Naftali Loewenthal, The Littman Library of Jewish Civilisation, £39.50

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June 25, 2020 12:38

Josephus, the priestly historian who divided critics

Josephus’s The Jewish War, Martin Goodman, Princeton, £20

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December 2, 2019 10:30

Josephus, the priestly historian who divided critics

A colourful, pacy history of the Kabbalah

Kabbalah: Secrecy, Scandal and the Soul, Harry Freedman, Bloomsbury, £18.99

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May 30, 2019 14:36

A colourful, pacy history of the Kabbalah

Nietzsche's influence on Rav Soloveitchik

Nietzsche, Soloveitchik, and Contemporary Jewish Philosophy, Daniel Rynhold and Michael J Harris, Cambridge University Press, £75

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February 8, 2019 11:58

Nietzsche's influence on Rav Soloveitchik

Halachic evolution in the USA

Social Change and Halakhic Evolution in American Orthodoxy, Chaim Waxman, Littman Library of Jewish Civilization/Liverpool University Press, £29.95

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November 26, 2018 09:26

Halachic evolution in America

Social Change and Halakhic Evolution in American Orthodoxy, chaim Waxman, Littman Library of Jewish Civilization/Liverpool University Press, £29.95

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November 23, 2018 14:44

Halachah: more than a legal system

Halakhah — the Rabbinic Idea of Law, Chaim N. Saiman, Princeton, £24

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October 8, 2018 13:34

A bold advocate of halachic change

Jewish Law as Rebellion, Nathan Lopes Cardozo, Urim, $29

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May 30, 2018 09:53

Candid views from Orthodox blog

What if God’s A Christian?, Daniel Greenberg, Grosvenor House Publishing, £10

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December 4, 2017 11:40

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Dr Harris Bor

Latest from Dr Harris Bor

State of Halakha - Israel’s History in Jewish Law review: Examining Israeli history through the eyes of halakha

The sages put their faith in creative argument

When machines outsmart humans

A rabbi for all seasons

More from Dr Harris Bor

Topical Torah with a light touch

The case for traditional norms against liberal autonomy

What the anthropologist found in the yeshivah

A journey to the heart of Chabad

Josephus, the priestly historian who divided critics

A colourful, pacy history of the Kabbalah

Nietzsche's influence on Rav Soloveitchik

Halachic evolution in the USA

Halachic evolution in America

Halachah: more than a legal system

A bold advocate of halachic change

Candid views from Orthodox blog