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Maimonides

What might the great scholar have been intending with a recently discovered list he made of seemingly random words from random European languages?

Aug. 16 2023 12:01AM

A Yale political scientist joins us to talk about esoteric writing and how to understand its relation to politics.

June 10 2022 12:46AM

Even at the Hebrew University at mid-century, when the likes of Martin Buber and Gershom Scholem walked the halls, Pines stood out for his prodigious knowledge of everything.

Warren Zev Harvey
May 31 2022 12:01AM

Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Aharon Lichtenstein, and what Maimonides missed.

Reuven Ziegler
July 2 2020 12:01AM

To where and what language does the great Jewish philosopher and his name belong?

June 10 2020 12:02AM

Why would the most famous Jewish philosopher of all not have a Jewish name? Or did he?

May 5 2020 12:42AM

For thousands of years both friends and enemies of Judaism have labeled it a religion of deed rather than creed, of law rather than faith. A new book firmly and fervently disagrees.

Nov. 6 2019 12:01AM

Solomon Maimon abandoned his wife and children in search of intellectual perfection, thereby entirely missing the point.

Oct. 11 2019 12:01AM

The conflicting ideals of virtue and law.

Abraham Socher
Sept. 26 2017 12:01AM

The former seeks answers; the latter seeks the questions that can help situate human beings existentially and rationally within the universe.

Jan. 23 2017 12:01AM

As the latest attempt to draw universal ethical principles from the Bible shows, philosophical investigation of its text offers the prospect of great rewards—and grave dangers.

Jan. 3 2017 12:01AM

Solomon ibn Gabirol’s azharot.

Ty Alhadeff
June 10 2016 12:01AM

Via Wittgenstein.

Alex Ozar
May 31 2016 12:01AM

Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s answer.

Lawrence Kaplan
May 13 2016 12:01AM