Observance
In the Talmud, the Fall of a Priestly Upper Class Is Just Deserts
Biblical examples of righteousness and wickedness show that in Judaism, goodness remains possible and divine
By
Adam Kirsch
· December 24, 2013
Observance
Reconstructing the Life of the Temple and Its All-Too-Human Denizens
In the Talmud’s descriptions of self-glorifying and self-enriching Temple priests, lessons for today’s public officials
By
Adam Kirsch
· November 5, 2013
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