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Soul

Is the Soul Immortal?

Is there a difference between human and animal souls? Is there a hereafter at all, and if so, does righteousness or wickedness affect it? These questions, discussed by Greek philosophers, inspired the Judean discourse of the Hellenistic period. Ecclesiastes on one side, 1 Enoch and the Wisdom of Solomon on the other.

Dr.

Nili Samet

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Is Kohelet’s Wisdom Vanity of Vanities?

In his idealistic youth, Shadal argued in favor of the earlier rabbis’ contention that Kohelet is heretical and should have been suppressed. With age, he came to appreciate it as a lesson about the search for happiness and meaning in life.

Prof. Rabbi

Marty Lockshin

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In Search of the Soul: Between Torah and Science

A pediatric neurologist searches for the soul through the lens of current neuroscience.

Dr.

Joel Yehudah Rutman

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Did God Bless Shabbat?

“And the Lord Blessed the Seventh Day and Consecrated It” (Genesis 2:3). Can time be blessed?

Prof. Rabbi

David Frankel

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The Flood of Regret

When God sees the evil of humanity, God is sorrowful in his heart (Genesis 6:6) and destroys humanity in a flood, only to regret it afterwards. Promising never to destroy humanity again, God takes a new approach.  

Rabbi

Hanan Schlesinger