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Forcing the Dream (Jewish Press, Jan 2026) The problem is when we try to force God’s hand to follow what we expect of it. Not only do we thereby arrogate an authority we cannot possibly have, but we may end up putting aside what God actually expects of us.
The Subversive Jewish Wisdom Aristotle Would Not Hear (Jewish Press, Jan 2025) Rabban Gamliel’s ability to look at his gentile slave as a possible source of enlightenment was likely rooted in a Jewish teaching that was so subversive that they had to keep it from Alexander the Great.
Can the Church Teach the World about Sukkot? (Times of Israel, Oct 2024) Religious traditions must pool their resources. Judaism can give its derivatives more access to the root traditions…, the Church can give over the power of those teachings to its vast audience.
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