Tag Archives: Jewish Philosophy

(Conference) Society for Jewish Ethics (CFP)

Posted on April 5, 2019 by

The next meeting of the Society of Jewish Ethics will be held on January 9-12, 2020, at the Renaissance Washington Downtown in Washington, DC, in conjunction with the Society of Christian Ethics and the Society for the Study of Muslim … Continue reading →

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The Hyphenated-Jew (Conference) (University of Minnesota)

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Pragmatism & Jewish Thought Workshop (Yale)

Posted on March 31, 2019 by

Pragmatism and Jewish Thought Workshop at Yale University April 7-8, 2019 Organized by Nadav Berman S. and Paul Franks Sponsored by the Judaic Studies Program, Yale University Sunday, April 7 10:30 Gathering, light refreshments 11:00 | Introduction – Paul Franks … Continue reading →

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Shia Islam & Judaism (Conference)

Posted on March 28, 2019 by

  Muslim-Jewish Encounters: Shia Islam and Judaism Inaugural Conference of the Muslim-Jewish Relations Initiative Florida International University / University of Bamberg Organized by Ezra Tzfadya, M.A. (Bamberg) and Dr. Iqbal Akhtar (FIU) Day 1: April 10th 4:00-6:30: Panel 1: Conceiving … Continue reading →

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(Doubts) Ashkenaz & Philosophy

Posted on March 25, 2019 by

Continuing to go out on a limb and meant to pick up a challenge posed by colleague-friends about the need for Modern Jewish Studies and Jewish Philosophy and Thought to take into account the life and thought world of Eastern … Continue reading →

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(Dribs & Drabs) Canon & Translation (Ashkenaz)

Posted on March 24, 2019 by

Scholars in the field call upon Jewish Studies and Jewish Philosophy and Thought to pay attention to the thought world of Eastern European Jews, what I have been calling Ashkenaz, and they complain about the ignorance of their colleagues who … Continue reading →

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Spinoza Serial Killer

Posted on January 31, 2019 by

I realized today at the end of class. Spinoza was a serial killer. One thing after the next, the God of Israel, prophecy, miracle, law, election. Like him or not, but what’s left? He’s cold, not warm like Leibniz or … Continue reading →

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