I would like to correct an error that appeared in above referenced message. Ralbach (aka R. Habib) never "had been a christian." He simply utilized a ...
Piller, Usher Z
Usher.Piller@...
Mar 13, 2002 1:50 am
1953
Thank you for the correction Usher. But do the list members two favors if you would. Since we have many non-initiates into the Hebrew acronym system on the...
I just wanted to point one thing out. The Ralbag was not Nachmanides. Nachmanides is the Ramban. The Ralbag group that Usher is a member of is concerned ...
Scott, you meant Gersonides, not Nachmanides. Also, I'm neither leader nor moderator of that group, only a member. Anyway, I'll try harder next time to follow...
Piller, Usher Z
Usher.Piller@...
Mar 14, 2002 1:31 am
1956
... I was having a senior moment and I am not even old enough to. I meant Gersonides, not Nachmanides. Must be the ides of March....
Ok Usher, here is my thing on the Smikha Controversy. You have to have rakhmones on the group members, and I will tell you why. Most found their way to the...
Don't worry, you didn't drey my kopf. I figured it was just a silly mistake, I just felt like contributing. I must have been in a moment of pure delusion....
G-d hardened Pharaoh's heart. This seemingly counters a major religious premise that an individual always maintains Bechirah, defined as free will, or as...
Piller, Usher Z
Usher.Piller@...
Mar 15, 2002 9:53 pm
1962
Scott Alexander writes: [snip] ... [snip] ... Is this not a highly dubious statement: Is not Maimonides's source for the laws and its understanding Divine...
... The obvious answer, and the one that I know you are not looking for, is that it would have been anachronistic, Albo being a 15th Century figure. A better...
... I see your point, but we are making the assumption that he is bringing his own interpretation of Talmud, Midrash, etc., in a typically legal mode, and not...
The following is my response to Kalev's comments. ... The answer to your question is quite simple. You are defining the nature of the Jewish religion as that ...
... I do not speak just of two institutions, but what these institutions mean. A religion whose ritual action is centered around sacrifice as were most ancient...
I will state my point once again. The absence of sacrifice does not change the underlying substance of the Jewish Religion. I will start with your last...
... Maimonides's objection to sacrifice is the traditional philosophical, not religious, objection. But one pays a price for this objection. Maimonides's ...
Yehuda sent this message to the group, it may not have actually been posted by Yahoo: I will state my point once again. The absence of sacrifice does not...
I was reading the polemics concerning sacrifices by Scott, Yehuda and kalev. Ralbag (Gersonides) defines and discusses the philosophy and reasons for ...
Piller, Usher Z
Usher.Piller@...
Mar 18, 2002 10:41 pm
1971
All, A very interesting discussion, done with the minimum of acrimony for a very sensitive topic. If I could make one comment, it seems to me as if Kalev's...
Mark Sunwall
atvnovs7@...
Mar 19, 2002 12:21 am
1972
... For the record, Yehuda Halevi is one of my favorite writers. His defense of Judaism against the philosophers and against the Christians and Muslims is ...
Dear List Members: Normally, I would not write about this subject on this list, as it is a bit off-topic. However, I thought it might be of interest to many...
I think Mr. Pehme has raised an interesting challenge against Judaism, and it is useful that he has compressed it to the institution of sacrifice. There are...
... I do not doubt it. Nevertheless, the replacement of sacrifice by prayer has to have a basis, as sacrifice as it is practiced and as it is shown in ...
I think Mr. Pehme has raised an interesting challenge against Judaism, and it is useful that he has compressed it to the institution of sacrifice. There are...
... This question is a very difficult one, because today we just assume that such a thing as sacrifice no longer exists. Christianity was particularly ...
Nearly every e-group discussion I have ever seen emits more heat than light as such sensitive and difficult issues are broached. A worthy tribute to Maimonides...
Derek Cross
frcross@...
Mar 19, 2002 7:32 pm
1979
Derek Cross writes: [snip] ... In effect, the particular man becomes one with the universal, which is known on this list as Adam Kadmon. ... Yes, I would be...
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