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When a Student must teach the Teacher

What Rabbi Akiva seems to be suggesting then is that – like Menashe – Rabbi Eliezer had created a complex worldview that no one could dissuade him from. In that sense, the only thing that could possibly make him rethink that worldview was a message from God himself. So, says Rabbi Akiva, should Rabbi Eliezer…

by Francis Nataf August 19, 2022

Torah Knowledge and Torah Wisdom

Torah is not only knowledge, but also wisdom. Rav Kahana had clearly gathered a great deal of knowledge, but he had still not acquired enough wisdom to properly integrate it. Rav’s hope was that the natural reserve that comes with being in a new place and new people would force Rav Kahana to mature before…

by Francis Nataf August 19, 2022

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How to Challenge the Status Quo

by Francis Nataf on July 1, 2021July 1, 2021

The 38 Year Black Hole

by Francis Nataf on June 18, 2021June 18, 2021

10 + 2

by Francis Nataf on June 3, 2021June 3, 2021

Sotah and the Metaphor of Monogamy

by Francis Nataf on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021

The Plea of a Forsaken Mitzvah

by Francis Nataf on May 7, 2021May 7, 2021

Self-Awareness, Modernity and Holiness

by Francis Nataf on April 23, 2021April 23, 2021

Why Collective Punishment is OK and Why We Avoid it nonetheless

by Francis Nataf on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021

Temple Sophistication and the Chumrot of Pesach

by Francis Nataf on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

Women, Beauty and Religion

by Francis Nataf on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021

Esther’s Da’at Torah (and ours)

by Francis Nataf on February 25, 2021March 8, 2021

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