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Jewish thought (Hebrew: מחשבת ישראל, Machshevet Yisrael), also known as Judaic thought or Hebraic thought, is a field of Jewish studies that deals with the products of Jewish thought and culture throughout the ages, and their historical development. The field also deals with the connections, parallels, and influences, between Jewish ...
Jewish thought and spirituality - articles and Shiurim in the Yeshiva site; Joseph Isaac Lifshitz, "Towards a Modern Idea of Charity", Conversations On Philanthropy; University at Buffalo Research Guide of Jewish Thought
Ayin: The Concept of Nothingness in Jewish Mysticism, Daniel C. Matt, in Essential Papers on Kabbalah, ed. by Lawrence Fine, NYU Press 2000, ISBN 0-8147-2629-1; The Paradigms of Yesh and Ayin in Hasidic Thought, Rachel Elior, in Hasidism Reappraised, ed. by Ada Rapoport-Albert, Littman Library 1997, ISBN 1-874774-35-8
Contact and association between Christian princes and their Jewish officials and friends stimulated the state of mind which facilitated the banishment of orthodoxy, the clearing away of the debris of Catholic theology. Unwilling to receive Jewish thought, the princes and laity turned towards Catharism, then being preached in their domains. [108]
The Houses of Hillel and Shammai convened to discuss arcane matters of Jewish law and to decide on new measures thought essential to ensure a more universal adherence to Jewish law and practice. Together, they legislated many new enactments and passed new decrees, in an effort to ensure that the people of Israel not transgress the basic laws ...
For this reason, zimzum is a key concept in Jewish thought. [ 2 ] Because the tzimtzum results in the space in which the spiritual and physical worlds and, ultimately, free will , can exist, God is often referred to as " Ha-Makom " ( המקום lit. "the Place", "the Omnipresent") in rabbinic literature ( [ 3 ] ʿOlam , the Hebrew term for ...
Its areas of emphasis are Classical Judaism, Jewish Philosophy and Thought, Jewish History and Social Sciences, and Jewish Cultures, Languages, and Literatures. [97] Courses in Yiddish, Hebrew, Jewish history, philosophy, Bible studies, political thought, art history, and literature are cross-listed with other departments, and the Centre hosts ...
Tradition: A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought is a quarterly Orthodox Jewish peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Rabbinical Council of America. It covers a range of topics including philosophy and theology, history, law, and ethics. It was established in 1958 by the founding editor-in-chief Norman Lamm.