Shifting the Torah Paradigm

Shifting the Torah Paradigm

Author: Andrew Michael Denny

Publisher: LifeRich Publishing

Published: 2022-09-07

Total Pages: 395

ISBN-13: 1489743782

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To some, the phrase “Biblical Veganism” is an oxymoron. The idea that a modern dietary trend could be considered biblical poses a problem. After all, several instances in the Bible depict men of God eating animal meat. How then can we take this idea seriously? In this detailed exposition, we will explore common misconceptions about veganism in efforts to sever any confusion. After all, most people who reject biblical veganism only do so out of tradition and have never investigated this matter. Rather, most allow their currently held paradigm of Torah to determine what our Creator originally imagined for humanity. While variation may exist between our definitions of “vegan,” we can all agree on the primary qualification, that vegans abstain from animal meat. Shifting the Torah Paradigm (STP) reinforces the biblical principle that humanity was originally created to consume a garden diet. Among the Torah community, there are some who insist that we must consume the flesh of certain animals to properly obey the commands, namely our instructions for Passover. At the same time, those who abstain from animal flesh contend otherwise, that our Creator never intended for humanity to kill and eat from the animal kingdom, whether it is deemed “clean” or “unclean” by Mosaic law. STP maintains that meat eaters have neglected the context by which the entire sacrificial system was instituted. Moreover, the purpose of this book is to explore this unseen storyline by investigating how sacrifice entered the picture and to understand why Yeshua neither taught nor observed this aspect of Torah.


American Post-Judaism

American Post-Judaism

Author: Shaul Magid

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2013-04-09

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 0253008026

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Articulates a new, post-ethnic American Jewishness


Essays on Ethics

Essays on Ethics

Author: Jonathan Sacks

Publisher: Maggid

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781592644490

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Why was Abraham ordered to sacrifice his son? Was Jacob right in stealing the blessings? Why were we commanded to destroy Amalek? What was Moses' sin in hitting the rock? And how did the Ten Commandments change the Jewish people, and humankind, for good? Essays on Ethics is the second companion volume to Rabbi Jonathan Sacks's celebrated series Covenant & Conversation. Believing the Hebrew Bible to be the ultimate blueprint for Western morality, Rabbi Sacks embarks upon an ethical exploration of the weekly Torah portion, uncovering its message of truth and justice, dignity and compassion, forgiveness and love.


Paul Beyond the Judaism/Hellenism Divide

Paul Beyond the Judaism/Hellenism Divide

Author: Troels Engberg-Pedersen

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780664224066

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This insightful book intends to do away with the traditional strategy of playing Judaism and Hellenism out against one another as a context for understanding Paul. Case studies focus specifically on the Corinthian correspondence.


Parables of Enoch: A Paradigm Shift

Parables of Enoch: A Paradigm Shift

Author: Darrell L. Bock

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2013-01-17

Total Pages: 443

ISBN-13: 0567624064

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Internationally renowned contributors assess the signifcance of the Parables of Enoch in the study of Christian Origins, the New Testament and the Second Temple Period.


Orthodoxy, Liberalism, and Adaptation

Orthodoxy, Liberalism, and Adaptation

Author: Bob Becking

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2011-08-25

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 9004208690

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Liberalism and Orthodoxy can only be succesfull as strategies for coping with change in society when they will be able to outline a recognisable and authentic framework for religiously informed pratcises and ethics.


The Politics of Torah

The Politics of Torah

Author: Alan L. Mittleman

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1438413351

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Founded in Germany in 1912, Agudat Israel was the first comprehensive, international political movement among Orthodox Jews. This study examines the forces that led to its formation, setting its history into the context of both the millennial Jewish political tradition and the Jewish struggle with the disenchanting effects of modernity. Mittleman shows that from its formation to the present, Agudah has represented the political interests of the most traditional members of the Jewish community. This book addresses the question of why such arch-traditionalists turned to politics, examines in detail the conflicts that shaped the movement's character, and explores the movement's relationship with prior expressions of Jewish political thought and practice.


Paradigms in Passage

Paradigms in Passage

Author: Jacob Neusner

Publisher: Studies in Judaism

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13:

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Over the past three decades, "Torah study," previously conducted exclusively by Judaic religious people as an act of worship of God, found itself in a new placeóthe secular university. One result has been a lively debate over Torah study and the academic method. In this volume, Neusner explores the evolution of Torah study and the battles that have erupted between leaders of the new and older paradigms. Co-published with Studies in Judaism.


Mei Hashiloach: A Hebrew-English Translation of the Hasidic Commentary on the Torah by the Ishbitzer Rebbe

Mei Hashiloach: A Hebrew-English Translation of the Hasidic Commentary on the Torah by the Ishbitzer Rebbe

Author: Mordechai Yosef Leiner

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-03-25

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 9781796252323

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Even before its original publication in 1860, the Mei HaShiloach was attacked by Hasidic groups in Poland; attempts were even made to sabotage the press on which it was being printed. Izbicy is sometimes referred to as 'New Age Hasidism', a tribute to its radical modernity. Rabbi Mordechai Yosef stressed personal responsibility in attaining true spiritual growth and self-knowledge. Throughout the Mei HaShiloach one finds strong currents compelling us to focus on our selfhood, individuation, truth, identity, and transcendence, and inviting us to re-examine our sin, failure, and despair in the light of his unique and radical philosophy. In his reading of the personalities in the Biblical narratives, the Izbicy explores their choices, doubts, and compulsions in a way that seems startling modern, and was extraordinary for its time - and even for ours. He devoted uncommon attention to emotions, human relationships, and intimacy.Rabbi Worch's meticulously annotated translation opens up all the nuances of Rabbi Mordechai Yosef's elusive world, providing full access to his weltanschauung. This translation empowers the reader to enter the Mei HaShiloach on its many different levels - intellectual, emotional, and psychological.


Rabbinic Discourse as a System of Knowledge

Rabbinic Discourse as a System of Knowledge

Author: Hannah Hashkes

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-03-10

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9004290486

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In Rabbinic Discourse as a System of Knowledge Hannah Hashkes employs contemporary philosophy in describing rabbinic reasoning as a rational response to experience. Hashkes combines insights from the philosophy of Quine and Davidson with the semiotics of Peirce to construe knowledge as systematic reasoning occurring within a community of inquiry. Her reading of the works of Emmanuel Levinas and Jean-Luc Marion allows her to create a philosophical bridge between a discourse of God and a discourse of reason. This synthesis of pragmatism, hermeneutics and theology provides Hashkes with a sophisticated tool to understand Rabbinic Judaism. It also makes this study both unique and pathbreaking in contemporary Jewish philosophy and Rabbinic thought.