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The Purification of a Niddah: The Torah Requirement

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.

Dr. Rabbi

Zev Farber

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Biblical Purification: Was It Immersion?

The Archaeological and Textual Evidence

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Difficulties for the Modern Believer

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

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Is a First-Order Constructivist Theology Possible?

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

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Post-Liberalism and "As If" Beliefs

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

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

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Orthodox Solutions Thus Far

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Traditional Concepts of God and Kabbalistic Interpretation: An Overview

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

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Heterodox Responses

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The Doctrine of “Tzimtzum Shelo Kepshuto” and Its Power

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

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

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Myth of Origin and Narrative Theology: Rabbi Norman Solomon

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Shortcomings of Metaphysical Minimalism: James Kugel

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The Linguistic Turn: A New Direction in Religious Thinking

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

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

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

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Mother and Child: Postpartum Defilement and Circumcision

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Making Sense of the Revelation at Sinai

Did Moses take dictation? How can we vouch for his prophecy today? In what way is the Torah a product of divine origin? Revisiting Maimonides’ Eighth Principle of Faith can empower us to stand–once again–with Moses on Sinai.

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The Incident of Nadav and Avihu

A Mysterious Transgression or a Mysterious Deity?

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