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From Judges to Tefillin, the Hagaddah to Kol Nidrei – Jewish Tradition has preserved or harmonized different opinions: An idea reflected in Torah as understood by the Documentary Hypothesis
Prof. Rabbi
Jeffrey Tigay
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At stake is Ibn Ezra’s curse: “May your tongue stick to your palate… may your arm dry up and your right eye go blind.”
Dr. Rabbi
Zev Farber
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Why was the priestly benediction placed together with the laws of nazir and the laws of sotah?
Prof.
Shawna Dolansky
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How a biblical metaphor was reinterpreted in light of a practice of wearing amulets for bodily protection.
Dr.
Yehudah Cohn
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Karaism is often characterized by its rejection of the Talmud in favor of a super-literalist interpretation of the Torah. But Karaism is better understood as an alternate, parallel form of Judaism based on the Bible.
Prof.
Daniel J. Lasker
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Who was Right—Rashi or Rabbeinu Tam?
Prof.
Marc Zvi Brettler
