Entangled Paths: Jewish Thought, Kabbalah, and the Development of Science – A Multifaceted Analysis
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Original Sin, Guilt, and the Psyche: A Theological, Comparative, and Psychoanalytic Inquiry
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Metatron: Trajectories of an Angelic Figure from Jewish Mysticism to Comparative Religious Inquiry
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Beyond the Sabbath River: An Exploration of the Mythical Sambation (סמבטיון) in Jewish Tradition
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Unfolding Paradox: Tzimtzum, Echad, and the Kabbalistic Conception of Creation
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The Yerushalmi (Jerusalem Talmud) and the Bavli (Babylonian Talmud) are the two compilations of Talmud that developed in the two major Jewish centres during the rabbinic era.
The Yerushalmi (Jerusalem Talmud) and the Bavli (Babylonian Talmud) are the two compilations of Talmud that developed in...
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An In-Depth Character Analysis of Yitro [Based on Sotah 11a] with Comparative Figures: A Reflective Lens on Outsiders’ Wisdom
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Quantum Consciousness, Fermi and the Consciousness of Judaism.
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Amalek – Israel’s Shadow
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The Kidnapping of the Torah: A Scholarly Examination of Interpretation, Wealth, and Usury
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How Long is Now? – introduction to metaphysics—about the nature of time, reality, causality, personal identity, and the human struggle against entropy – A Jewish Perspective & Commentary
The questions raised in this introduction to metaphysics—about the nature of time, reality, causality, personal identity, and the...
Quantum Paradoxes and Theology
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Enantiodromia of Love and Hate
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An Excursus: The Bull Cults of Egypt and the Red Heifer
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Character Analysis: Sarah (שָׂרָה)
Created with Judaic Scholar AI Character Selection: Sarah Biography Sarah, originally named Sarai, is a central figure in...
Character Analysis: Jacob (יעקב) Yaakov
Character Analysis: Jacob (Yaakov) Character Selection Jacob (Yaakov), the third patriarch of the Jewish people, is a central...
Character Analysis: Leah (לֵאָה)
Created with Judaic Scholar AI Character Selection Leah, one of the matriarchs of the Jewish people, is a...
Analysis of Rebecca (רִבְקָה) Rivkah Created with Judaic Scholar AI
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PROTOTYPE: Judaic Scholar Auto Tanach Commentary
Bereshit 10: 1-20 – This is for Demonstration only – still in development Data Provided by Judaic Scholar...
Kiddush Hashem and Amalek
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Nicholas of Cusa: Influences and Origins
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Biblical Twins and Legitimacy
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Israelites, Amalek, and Jung’s Shadow
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The Talmudic Concept of Machshava מַחְשָׁבָה
Machshava, a central concept in Jewish philosophy, encompasses deep contemplation on the nature of existence and the universe,...
Mashiach ben Yosef in Judaism
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Fuzzy Logic and Jewish Theology
The concept of Echad (Oneness) in Jewish mysticism finds intriguing parallels with quantum physics, offering a unique perspective...
Hellenism’s Influence on Abrahamic Religions
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The Ten Utterances in Jewish thought and how Christianity thinks about them
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Angels as Verbs in the Grammar of Creation
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The Nature of Good and Evil: A Jewish Perspective
The Satan – adversary or advocate Introduction In Judaism, the concepts of good and evil are deeply rooted...
The Divisive Hubris of Supplicatory Prayer or Alignment to Divine Will
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The Torah is not Linear – Challenging the linear perspective of history / understanding the enduring significance of the Torah.
Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael Tractate Shirah, Chapter 7 (שמות טו,ט) [“אָמַר אוֹיֵב: אֶרְדֹּף, אַשִּׂיג, אֲחַלֵּק שָׁלָל, תִּמְלָאֵמוֹ נַפְשִׁי, אָרִיק...
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Sefer Ha-Zohar [The Book of Splendour] Skeletal Outline
“The Zohar, a foundational work of Jewish mysticism attributed to Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, holds a revered status...
Unveiling Hidden Dimensions in the Book of Rut(h)
The Book of Rut(h) [רות] may initially seem to be a simple narrative focused on the devoted relationship...
Free will – Bechirah Chofshit (בחירה חפשית)
A complex topic in Jewish philosophy and theology – “Bechirah chofshit” translates to “free will” in English, with...
Equivalence of Form – Hishtayut HaTzurah
Equivalence of Form is a fundamental principle in Kabbalistic and Chassidic thought, rooted in the idea that spiritual...
The Spiritual Ladder
This “spiritual ladder” is an important concept in Jewish thought, particularly in Mussar (Jewish ethical and spiritual development)...