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One of the doctrines of the Biblical - Rabbinic tradition is the proposition that though God revealed in the Torah the path of life we should follow , it is we who make the decision to follow or not to follow that path .
One of the doctrines of the Biblical - Rabbinic tradition is the proposition that though God revealed in the Torah the path of life we should follow , it is we who make the decision to follow or not to follow that path .
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By a four to three decision the court refused to act in the case , declaring that " due regard for the effective working of our Government revealed this issue to be of a peculiarly political nature and therefore not meet for judicial ...
By a four to three decision the court refused to act in the case , declaring that " due regard for the effective working of our Government revealed this issue to be of a peculiarly political nature and therefore not meet for judicial ...
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They then made the following decision : “ If any man attack us in battle on the Sabbath day , let us oppose him , that we may not all die as our brothers did in the hiding places . " 152 We should note two significant aspects of this ...
They then made the following decision : “ If any man attack us in battle on the Sabbath day , let us oppose him , that we may not all die as our brothers did in the hiding places . " 152 We should note two significant aspects of this ...
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| Title | The Ethical in the Jewish and American Heritage Volume 4 of Moreshet series : studies in Jewish history, literature and thought Volume 4 of Moreshet series |
| Author | Simon Greenberg |
| Publisher | Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1977 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0873340027, 9780873340021 |
| Length | 327 pages |
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