The Reasons For The Commandments In Jewish Thought

Author : Yiẓḥak Heinemann
Publisher : Academic Studies PRess
ISBN 13 : 1934843040
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Reasons for the Commandments in Jewish Thought written by Yiẓḥak Heinemann and published by Academic Studies PRess. This book was released on 2008 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic work by early-20th-century Jewish humanist and scholar Isaac Heinemann surveys the crucial phases of Jewish thought concerning correct conduct as codified in the commandments. Heinemann provides his own systematic insights about the intellectual, emotional, pedagogical, and pragmatic reasoning advanced by the major Jewish thinkers. This volume covers Jewish thinkers from the Bible, rabbis and Hellenistic philosophers through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, including Saadiah, Halevi, Maimonides, Albo, and many others. Heinemann addresses such questions as: "What were the Biblical, rabbinic, medieval, and modern rationales offered for the commandments in the course of Jewish thought?"

Author : Jeremy P. Brown
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004460942
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Accounting for the Commandments in Medieval Judaism written by Jeremy P. Brown and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-01-17 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accounting for the Commandments in Medieval Judaism explores the discursive formation of the commandments as a generative matrix of Jewish thought and life in the posttalmudic period, correlating the diverse domains of jurisprudence, philosophy, ethics, pietism, and kabbalah.

Author : Harold S. Kushner
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0805241930
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When Bad Things Happen to Good People written by Harold S. Kushner and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an inspirational and compassionate approach to understanding the problems of life, and argues that we should continue to believe in God's fairness.

Author : Josef Stern
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 143842115X
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Problems and Parables of Law written by Josef Stern and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A central topic in medieval Jewish philosophy and thought was the explanation of the Mosaic commandments. From Philo and Saadiah on, thinkers sought to uncover "reasons for the commandments" (ta'amei ha-mitzvot) both to demonstrate the rationality of divine legislation and to motivate performance of the commandments. Like many received topics, this enterprise was radically transformed in the hands of Maimonides. In this first book-length treatment of a subject that has been relatively overlooked by scholars since Isaac Heinemann's classic work in the 1950s, Josef Stern offers an original analysis of two major themes in Maimonides' explanation of the Law and its impact on Nahmanides. The first theme is Maimonides' reconceptualization of the huqqim, those commandments that were traditionally asserted either to have no reason or a reason that is unknown or unknowable. The second theme is Maimonides' application of his method of multi-leveled interpretation that treats texts as parables with "external" and "internal" meaning to the explanation of commandments with multiple reasons. Both of these innovative modes of explanation are adopted by Nahmanides, who refined and adapted Maimonides' structures of interpretation to express diametrically opposed contents. From this perspective there emerges a picture of the relation between these two seminal figures of medieval Judaism that is much more subtle than the received opinion that bluntly opposes them, the radical arch rationalist against the mystical traditionalist. Inquiry into ta'amei ha-mitzvot served as a locus for discussion of a broad range of philosophical topics: the attributes of God, the grounds of law and legal obligation, the structure of explanation and interpretation, idolatry, friendship and love, the status of astrology and magic, and attitudes toward the body. Stern demonstrates both the philosophical importance of these topics in Maimonides' and Nahmanides' thought and the relevance of their writings to contemporary philosophical discussions.

Author : Gersion Appel
Publisher : Lambda
ISBN 13 : 9781933143170
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Philosophy of Mitzvot written by Gersion Appel and published by Lambda. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What divine purpose do the mitzvot, the Biblical commandments, serve? What moral and spiritual goals do the mitzvot envision? The Sefer ha-Hinnukh, one of the principal works in Jewish ethical and halakhic literature, is a primary source for ta'amei ha-mitzvot, the reasons and purpose of the divine commandments in the Torah. A Philosophy of Mitzvot by Rabbi Dr. Gersion Appel sets forth the Hinnukh s objectives and his approach to revealing the religious and ethical meaning of the mitzvot. In his wide-ranging study, the author presents a comprehensive view of Jewish philosophy as developed by the Hinnukh and the classical Jewish philosophers. The Hinnukh emerges in this study as a great educator and moral and religious guide, and his classic work as a treasure-trove of Jewish knowledge, religious inspiration, and brilliant insight in the molding of human character.

Author : Assistant Professor of Modern Judaism Yonatan Y Brafman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197767931
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Critique of Halakhic Reason written by Assistant Professor of Modern Judaism Yonatan Y Brafman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critique of Halakhic Reason challenges prevalent ways of thinking about religion by revealing how religious traditions and communities reason about their practices. It examines the reasoning operative in the justification and jurisprudence of the Jewish commandments through fresh studies of twentieth century Jewish thinkers. It then constructs a novel account of the relation between Jewish thought and law in view of contemporary moral philosophy and legal theory. It then develops its consequences for theology, the study and philosophy of religion, as well as for moral, legal, and political philosophy.

Author : Alan L. Mittleman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009098268
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Absurdity and Meaning in Contemporary Philosophy and Jewish Thought written by Alan L. Mittleman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-09-30 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the search for life's meaning in contemporary philosophy and in Jewish thought, bringing the two into mutual, respectful conversation.

Author : David Shatz
Publisher : Jason Aronson, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 1461632137
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tikkun Olam written by David Shatz and published by Jason Aronson, Incorporated. This book was released on 1997-06-01 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To learn more about Rowman & Littlefield titles please visit us at www.rowmanlittlefield.com.

Author : Arnold M. Eisen
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226195295
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Modern Judaism written by Arnold M. Eisen and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arnold Eisen here calls for a fundamental rethinking of the story of modern Judaism. More than simply a study of Jewish thought on customs and rituals, Rethinking Modern Judaism explores the central role that practice plays in Judaism's encounter with modernity. "Fascinating . . . an insightful entrance point to understanding the evolution of the theologies of America's largest Jewish denominations."—Tikkun "I know of no other treatment of these issues that matches Eisen's talents for synthesizing a wide variety of historical, philosophical, and social scientific sources, and bringing them to bear in a balanced and open-minded way on the delicate questions of why modern Jews relate as they do to the practices of Judaism."—Joseph Reimer, Boston Book Review "At once an incisive survey of modern Jewish thought and an inquiry into how Jews actually live their religious lives, Mr. Eisen's book is an invaluable addition to the study of American Judaism."—Elliott Abrams, Washington Times

Author : Rachel S. Mikvah
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1580237029
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Broken Tablets written by Rachel S. Mikvah and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let the Ten Commandments command your imagination ... and enrich your life. When the Holy One gave the Torah, no bird chirped, no fowl flew, no ox lowed, not one angel stirred its wing or sang its song. The sea did not roar, creatures did not speak—the whole world was hushed into breathless silence; it was then that the voice went forth: "I am the Lord your God..." —Exodus Rabba 29:9 Even people who claim not to be “religious” will generally maintain that they do observe the Ten Commandments. Why is it that these ten statements, thousands of years old, continue to have such a special hold on us? Here, twelve outstanding spiritual leaders from across the spectrum of Jewish thought bring us to the life and soul of the Ten Commandments' unusual power. In voices that are personal and diverse, they help us take a closer look at the ten utterances that not only touch every aspect of our lives, but also present each of us with a profound challenge. Contributors include: Eugene B. Borowitz • Leonard Fein • Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer • Laura Geller • Lawrence A. Hoffman • Menachem Kellner • Peter S. Knobel • Richard N. Levy • Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi • Levi Weiman-Kelman