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    The Law of the Land

    In Tractate Sanhedrin, the Talmud strikes us a gorgeous and affirming balance between society and individual needs

    byDovid Bashevkin
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    ‘Lamed Vav.’ Google It.

    Finally, a potboiler religious action-thriller novel built around an ancient Jewish mystery, in Steven Pressfield’s ‘36 Righteous Men’

    byAdam Kirsch
  • Marble bust of Epicurus, Roman copy of Greek original, 3rd century BC/2nd century BC, on display in the British Museum, London.
    Marble bust of Epicurus, Roman copy of Greek original, 3rd century BC/2nd century BC, on display in the British Museum, London.
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    The Talmud and the Thought Police

    ‘Daf Yomi’: Do heretical Jewish thinkers have a say in the World to Come?

    byAdam Kirsch
  • Inset photo: Members of the New England Patriots kneel on the sidelines as the National Anthem is played before a game against the Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium on September 24, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
    Inset photo: Members of the New England Patriots kneel on the sidelines as the National Anthem is played before a game against the Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium on September 24, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
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    False Idols

    Talmudic rabbis disagree on whether the action or the intention of veneration or protest is more important. Plus: Is magic holy?

    byAdam Kirsch
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    Lest Ye Be Judged

    In this week’s ‘Daf Yomi,’ how Talmudic rabbis carried the life-or-death burden of sitting in judgment of others

    byAdam Kirsch
  • The Sanhedrin, from an 1883 encyclopedia.
    The Sanhedrin, from an 1883 encyclopedia.
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    Reading Torah Against the Grain

    Daf Yomi: Do Talmudic rabbis seek justification for givens by retrofitting biblical text to their needs? The case of the Sanhedrin courts.

    byAdam Kirsch
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