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Jewish law requires a menstruant woman to purify herself by immersing in water. A schematic look at Leviticus 15 actually implies this is not a Torah requirement.

Some Biblical Perspectives on the Haggadah

Some Biblical Perspectives on the Haggadah

Passover and the Festival of Matzot: Synthesizing Two Holidays

Passover and the Festival of Matzot: Synthesizing Two Holidays

The Historical Uniqueness and Centrality of Yom Kippur

The Historical Uniqueness and Centrality of Yom Kippur

The Purification of a Niddah: The Torah Requirement

The Purification of a Niddah: The Torah Requirement

Biblical Purification: Was It Immersion?

Biblical Purification: Was It Immersion?

Difficulties for the Modern Believer

Difficulties for the Modern Believer

The Potential Contribution of the Allegorical Interpretation of Tzimtzum to the Dilemma of Post-Liberal Theology

The Potential Contribution of the Allegorical Interpretation of Tzimtzum to the Dilemma of Post-Liberal Theology

Is a First-Order Constructivist Theology Possible?

Is a First-Order Constructivist Theology Possible?

Is the "As If" Approach Sufficient to Maintain Firm Religious Commitment?

Is the "As If" Approach Sufficient to Maintain Firm Religious Commitment?

Post-Liberalism and "As If" Beliefs

Post-Liberalism and "As If" Beliefs

Excursus – Wittgenstein's Anti-Scientistic Conception of Philosophy: Two Stages

Excursus – Wittgenstein's Anti-Scientistic Conception of Philosophy: Two Stages

Prof. Yeshayahu Leibowitz: Torah from Sinai as a Normative Statement

Prof. Yeshayahu Leibowitz: Torah from Sinai as a Normative Statement

Orthodox Solutions Thus Far

Orthodox Solutions Thus Far

Traditional Concepts of God and Kabbalistic Interpretation: An Overview

Traditional Concepts of God and Kabbalistic Interpretation: An Overview

Tolerating the Fragility of Theological Constructs: Does Self-Awareness Make Them Too Fragile?

Tolerating the Fragility of Theological Constructs: Does Self-Awareness Make Them Too Fragile?

Heterodox Responses

Heterodox Responses

The Doctrine of “Tzimtzum Shelo Kepshuto” and Its Power

The Doctrine of “Tzimtzum Shelo Kepshuto” and Its Power

The Problem of Relativism and Rav Kook's Concept of "Perfectible Perfection"

The Problem of Relativism and Rav Kook's Concept of "Perfectible Perfection"

Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik: Questioning the Centrality of Empirical Data

Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik: Questioning the Centrality of Empirical Data

Myth of Origin and Narrative Theology: Rabbi Norman Solomon

Myth of Origin and Narrative Theology: Rabbi Norman Solomon

Shortcomings of Metaphysical Minimalism: James Kugel

Shortcomings of Metaphysical Minimalism: James Kugel

The Linguistic Turn: A New Direction in Religious Thinking

The Linguistic Turn: A New Direction in Religious Thinking

Post-Liberalism as the Ultimate Safety Net for Classical Religion in the Modern World

Post-Liberalism as the Ultimate Safety Net for Classical Religion in the Modern World

Bringing It All Together: The Interactive Paradigm of Divine-Human Relations & Conclusion

Bringing It All Together: The Interactive Paradigm of Divine-Human Relations & Conclusion

In the Footsteps of Leibowitz: Kasher, Levinger, Goldman and Schwartz

In the Footsteps of Leibowitz: Kasher, Levinger, Goldman and Schwartz