The Latest From Mark
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Judaism Loves Controversy as the Royal Road to Truth
Authentic Judaism is pluralistic, open-minded, tolerant, and welcoming of controversy. In short, “liberal” in the classic sense. This short video illustrates this attribute with a famous Talmudic story. I explore this important topic in much greater depth in my book, Come Now, Let Us Reason Together: Uncovering the Torah’s Liberal Values.
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The Evolution of the Oral Law
The Oral Law wasn’t from Sinai, but rather a natural development within the Jewish diaspora.
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Abraham Challenges God!
My previous post discussed the Book of Job, and how it encourages us to challenge injustice, even when it appears to come from the Almighty himself. Genesis, chapter 18, sounds a similar theme, except that God actually invites Abraham to object to His decision to obliterate Sodom and Gomorrah so that the Almighty can reassure