It is generally not a good idea to share drafts which will be change, hopefully improved in time. I published 33 books, and my 34th will be in book stores in April. I finished three others which will be published soon. I am working on my 38th book which is about King Solomon, a study [...]
I placed the following essay in my book "Maimonides and the Biblical Prophets," a book that also explains many seeming biblical miracles in rational manner, as Maimonides saw them. I am very proud of this essay. It is my own original [...]
When I studied philosophy in graduate school many years ago, we had a distinguished visiting Jewish professor from Harvard University who taught about Maimonides. He taught us that Ibn Tufayl’s book made a profound effect upon Maimonides and caused him to write his books for two audiences; intellectuals would find profound truths in the books [...]
The following are chapters 27 and 28 from my book “Maimonides and the Biblical Prophets,” which show again that what we think is true is not what the Bible actually says. Why Would God Punish Future [...]
Alan Gerber posted a terrific review of my book in the newspaper The Jewish Star. http://www.thejewishstar.com/stories/The-irony-of-the-Purim-shpiel,12916?
The following is from chapters 25 and 26 from my book "Maimonides and the Biblical [...]
The following essay is chapter 24 in my third book on Maimonides: Maimonides, Reason Above All. [...]
The following is chapter 5 from my book Maimonides: Reason Above All [...]
The following essay is chapter 5 in my book Maimonides: Reason Above All [...]
The following is the second chapter from my third book on Maimonides called "Maimonides: Reason Above All." I gave my book this name because both he and Aristotle were convinced that the most important part of humans is their ability to reason, something most humans do not do. [...]
The following is chapter 5 from my book "Maimonides and the Biblical Prophets. “Tell Me [...]
This is chapter 3 from my book Maimonides: the Exceptional Mind. Why Are Ancient Rabbinic Decisions Binding? Most Orthodox Jews today are convinced that the [...]
You have to see it. From my friend Chaim Parchi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Om7BkH6QQ Shabbat shalom
The following is the first chapter of my book "Maimonides the Exceptional Mind." [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjbuwf9wR2A&list=RDcjbuwf9wR2A&index=1
The Lieutenant Colonel singing. Shai Abramson, is the First Cantor of the Israel Defense Forces.He is also a paratrooper. He is accompanied by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and its choir. http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=_Q5--mNIZhU&hd=1 I had the pleasure of hearing him lead the high holiday services in the Great Synagogue in Jerusalem and, on another occasion, sitting [...]
I just published two new books. One is called “Who was the biblical Samuel” and the second is “Unusual Bible Interpretations: Hosea. The following is a chapter from the Samuel book. [...]
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Ahithophel’s bizarre behavior The Torah frequently mentions ancient practices and historical ideas that were later changed and [...]
The following clever thoughts were sent to me by Simon Greenspan Men are like linoleum floors. Lay 'em right and you can walk all over them for thirty years. The only reason they say [...]
Dear friends, I made a mistake. I thought I attached "Mysteries of Judaism," but I did not do so. I have a better idea. If you are interested in any of my books, and if you agree to write a review and post it on amazon, write to me at my email address [...]
The following essay is from my book “Mysteries of Judaism.” Gefen Publishing House will release my “Mysteries of Judaism II, How the rabbis and Others Changed Judaism” in February 2017. I would like this book to be as popular as the first “Mysteries of Judaism.” Therefore, I am attaching the first volume here for [...]
The Rape of Tamar Chapter 13 relates the rather perplexing tale of Amnon’s rape [...]
Jokes A reader of booksnthoughts [...]
This remarkable story was sent to me by one of our readers. In case you have not seen this, please read and watch the son's video, about a remarkable one of the 'chasidei umos ha'olam. http://www.timesofisrael.com/posthumous-honor-for-us-officer-who-saved-200-jewish-gis-from-the-nazis-and-never-told-a-soul/
Maimonides Disparages Morality One book of the Talmud [...]
The Palm Tree of Devorah By Rabbi Moshe Cordovero Two books by two men called Moses describe proper behavior from the two ends of polar reasoning: Moses (Hebrew, Moshe) Cordovero tells what he considered how God wants people to act and think from a mystical perspective in his “The Palm Tree of Deborah [...]
Abraham’s Journey: Reflections on the Life of the Founding Patriarch By Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik This is one of more than a dozen posthumous writings assembled, edited, and published by The Toras Horav Foundation based on writings collected from various sources by the famed Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (1903-1993). This volume contains ten [...]
