Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Hakirah

I just wanted to take the opportunity to say that I subscribed to Hakirah. The article on Rambam- Mishne torah science and art- by R. Buchman is an absolute must read and deserves any support we can give. It can be found at hakirah.org. [Thank you Yakov].

The issue also includes an important give and take between R. Zucker and R. Slifkin on the issue of the Yesodei hatorah- among French Jewry. In light of this discussion, I highly recommend reading Rambam's letters on French Jewry as well as his letter to the Jews of Marseilles. The essay "Milchamot Hashem" of Rabbenu Avraham Ben Harambam is also highly important in understanding the background of this issue.
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8 comments:

  1. DanFebruary 17, 2010 at 5:02 PM

    Is this magazine only in print? I googled it and nothing came up? How can I subscribe?

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  2. Rabbi Jonathan SacksFebruary 17, 2010 at 5:21 PM

    Dan

    You can find it at Hakira.org.

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  3. YaakovFebruary 17, 2010 at 10:57 PM

    Rabbi the website is:
    http://hakirah.org/

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  4. YehudaFebruary 18, 2010 at 10:46 AM

    I really enjoy Hakirah as well. I look forward to when the article will be accessible. You can only read the first two pages of the articles of the current issue.

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  5. Rabbi Jonathan SacksFebruary 18, 2010 at 4:04 PM

    Thanks Yakov

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  6. DanFebruary 25, 2010 at 10:20 AM

    Rabbi, where can I find a copy of the letter to French Jewry and the letter to the Jews of Marseilles?

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  7. HagyanFebruary 25, 2010 at 11:34 AM

    Dan,

    I happened to have these links open during my break ...

    Complete PDF: קובץ תשובות הרמב"ם ואגרותיו

    (HTML) איגרת לחכמי קהל עיר מארשילייא

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  8. DanFebruary 26, 2010 at 7:24 AM

    thanks hagyan!

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