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unusual facts about Jewish philosophy


Isaac Bernstein

Isaac Bernstein (November 12, 1939 - August 29, 1994) was an Irish Orthodox rabbi well known for being a great orator of Jewish law and philosophy.


Golds World of Judaica

The store currently sells much Jewish literature, including the Siddur, Tanakh, Mishnah, Talmud, Halakhic works, as well as works of Jewish philosophy, Hasidut and Kabbalah, both in the original Hebrew version and with English translation, as well as many Jewish-themed non-fiction and fiction books.

Jacob Golomb

He specializes in Continental philosophy of the 19th and 20th centuries, phenomenology, hermeneutics, psychoanalysis, philosophy and literature; Philosophy of Zionism and Jewish modern philosophy.

Manuel Joël

He made important contributions to the history of the school of Aqiba as well as to the history of Jewish philosophy, his essays on Ibn Gabirol and Maimonides being of permanent worth.

Phi Sigma Tau

The emblem of Phi Sigma Tau is in the shape of a pentagon; each of the five angles contains a symbol that represents one of the five streams of world thought: Chinese, Indian, Islamic, Hebrew, and Greek.

Revelation

Conservative Jewish philosophers Elliot N. Dorff and Neil Gillman take the existentialist philosophy of Rosensweig as one of their starting points for understanding Jewish philosophy.

Zev Leff

He has spoken about and recorded lessons on a wide range of themes, including the weekly Torah portion, Jewish philosophy, Jewish holidays, Amud Yomi, Jewish marriage, the role of women in Judaism, and current events.


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Arthur Hyman

Hyman’s books and articles on medieval Jewish philosophy have been published worldwide; most noteworthy are his collections of essays on medieval Jewish, Christian, and Islamic philosophy, and his critical edition of Averroes.

Bambi Sheleg

Sheleg earned a BA in Jewish history and English literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and studied Jewish philosophy at the Shalom Hartman Institute.

Eric Gutkind

Starting with a vision of history having something in common with ancient Gnosticism, he became increasingly interested in Jewish philosophy and formulated his ideas in terms of concepts drawn from the Kabbala.

Menachem Lorberbaum

Menachem Lorberbaum is an Israeli professor and the chair of the department of Jewish Philosophy, Talmud and Kabbala at Tel Aviv University and is co-director of the Center for Jewish Political Thought.

Shai Held

Held earned his A.B. from Harvard University in religion, and went on to earn his M.A. in Jewish philosophy at the Jewish Theological Seminary in addition to rabbinic ordination.