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Book Review: Hillel: If Not Now, When?

Posted on December 8, 2018 by

Hillel:  If Not Now, When?, by Joseph Telushkin In general, I enjoyed reading this book.  For one, I must admit that my knowledge of the Jewish context of the New Testament, even when I do not consider writers like this … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Hitchhiker’s Guide To Jesus

Posted on December 5, 2018 by

A Hitchhiker’s Guide To Jesus:  Reading The Gospels On The Ground, by Bruce N. Fisk This is a rather ambivalent book in many ways.  The author combines a certain sense of openness with a desire to rise above orthodox certainty … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Studies In Jewish Law, Custom And Folklore

Posted on November 18, 2018 by

Studies In Jewish Law, Custom And Folklore, by Jacob Lauterbach I first heard of the author of this book because it was mentioned prominently in a sermon by one of the deacons in the congregation I attend [1].  I suppose … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Midrash And Mishnah

Posted on November 11, 2018 by

Midrash And Mishnah:  A Study In The Early History Of The Halakah, by Jacob Z. Lauterbach There are a great many reasons why I looked forward to reading this book and enjoyed it so much.  For one, the book was … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Ethics Of The Halakah

Posted on November 11, 2018 by

The Ethics Of The Halakah, by Jacob Zallel Lauterbach With friends like these, the halakah doesn’t need enemies.  Even if I did not find this to be the best of the author’s work, or even that accurate of a book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Mekilta de-Rabbi Ishmael: Volume Three

Posted on November 8, 2018 by

Mekilta de-Rabbi Ishmael:  Volume Three, translated by Jacob Z. Lauterbach Unfortunately, when I first saw this book online I did not realize that there were three volumes to the work, and so this was the first one I ordered and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Mekilta de-Rabbi Ishmael: Volume One

Posted on November 8, 2018 by

Mekilta de-Rabbi Ishmael:  Volume One, translated by Jacob Z. Lauterbach It is not my usual habit to read multi-volume books in reverse order, but that is precisely what happened here.  To be sure, this was not due in any way … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Bloom’s Notes: Homer’s Iliad

Posted on October 10, 2018 by

Bloom’s Notes:  Homer’s Iliad, edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom Before reading Homer’s Iliad (again, I read it at least once before in the time before I wrote book reviews for everything I read), I thought it would … Continue reading →

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Films: A Syntopticon Project

Posted on September 4, 2018 by

For those who are familiar with the writings about reading by Mortimer Adler, to engage in syntopical reading is to read a large amount of books about the same subject in order to have a context by which to judge … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Student’s Guide To Literature

Posted on August 25, 2018 by

A Student’s Guide To Literature, by R.V. Young As someone who cares a great deal about literature and its place within self-education [1], this book was definitely a worthwhile look at literature.  Those who care about liberal arts education, perhaps … Continue reading →

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