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A new book examines “Judaism’s most divisive doctrine.”
In his new book, God’s Chosen People: Judaism’s Most Divisive Doctrine, Samuel Lebens—trained in academic philosophy and ordained as an Orthodox rabbi—examines the merits of various understandings of chosenness offered by Jewish thinkers throughout the ages. Alan Brill describes his approach:
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A new book examines “Judaism’s most divisive doctrine.”
Watermelons and “religion.”
In his new book, God’s Chosen People: Judaism’s Most Divisive Doctrine, Samuel Lebens—trained in academic philosophy and ordained as an Orthodox rabbi—examines the merits of various understandings of chosenness offered by Jewish thinkers throughout the ages. Alan Brill describes his approach:
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