The Latest From Mark
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Another Strong Endorsement of “Come Now, Let Us Reason Together.”
I’m very pleased to have received a very favorable review of my book from Julian Ungar-Sargon, M.D. Ph.D. Dr. Sargon is a renowned neurologist, specializing in pain management. He was raised in an Orthodox household and is quite familiar with Judaism’s classic sources, including the Kabbalah and other texts of Jewish mysticism. Here is a…
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Rabbinic Judaism was Bold and Innovative!
In stark contrast to today’s Orthodoxy, the Judaism invented by the rabbis following the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE was willing to adapt halakhah (Jewish law) to new social conditions. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the dramatic action taken the great sage Yohanan ben Zakkai in nullifying a biblical commandment on…
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Non-Literal Biblical Interpretation
In Chapter 1 of my Come Now, Let Us Reason Together I propose a theological framework for interpreting the Torah (also known as the Five Books of Moses or Pentateuch) that rejects the idea that this foundational text is a factually accurate history of the Jewish people from the dawn of creation until their impending…