Premarital Interpretations

by | Apr 30, 2008 | Uncategorized

Recently, I had the opportunity to listen to the first half of a debate on God’s existence between the Conservative Rabbi David Wolpe and outspoken author Sam Harris. I will not discuss the specifics of their arguments in this post, although I reserve the right...

An Interesting Fallacy

by | Apr 24, 2008 | Uncategorized

Biblical critics and adherents of the Documentary Hypothesis (especially outspoken ones in the Blogosphere) often argue along these lines:It is true that believers can offer convincing responses to some of the problems raised by Biblical Criticism. Use of literary and...

Rambam on Hametz

by | Apr 23, 2008 | Uncategorized

Please take a moment to read the first installment of a new mini-series of Pesah-themed posts at Resheet Daat, in which I lay out several difficulties with the first chapter of the Rambam’s Laws of Hametz and Matzah.The difficulties identified there will serve...

Off The Topic

by | Apr 17, 2008 | Uncategorized

A classic question that can be asked regarding the Haggada is as follows:The text relates that even outstanding scholars are obligated to retell the story of the Exodus on the first night of Passover. The Haggada then describes the famous “Bnei Beraq”...
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