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Ktav, 2024
האם חייבים להאמין בעל טבעי כדי להיות דתי? האם ערעורים על יסודות הדת הם תחילה של כפירה או הדרך לזק... more האם חייבים להאמין בעל טבעי כדי להיות דתי? האם ערעורים על יסודות הדת הם תחילה של כפירה או הדרך לזקק את הדת מאמונות טפילות? ספר זה מנסה לטעון שבימי הביניים היה זרם פילוסופי דתי שלא האמין בעל טבעי, התנגד לקבלה ודגל בכך שהמצוות נועדו לתועלת האדם והחברה. בתחילת העת החדשה זרם זה נעלם תחת מתקפתם המשולבת של החילון הליברלי והדת השמרנית שמאז חילקו בניהם את התודעה הציבורית ושכנעו את כולם שיש לבחור בין שכל לאמונה דתית. הדת השמרנית וחילון הליברלי מסכימים בניהם על כך שהאדם צריך לבחור בין השכל לבין הדת – הם רק חולקים על ההכרעה הראויה. בניגוד לכך הפילוסופיה הדתית קובעת שיש סיבות פילוסופיות להיות דתי וסיבות דתיות להיות פילוסוף. בספר מוצג סקירה היסטורית של המצב בימי הביניים ובימינו, ביקורת על הזרמים השמרנים הדתיים, הליברליים החילוניים והדתיים הליברלים, וכן דרכים מעשיות להחיות את הפילוסופיה הדתית כזרם המשפיע על התודעה הציבורית בימינו.
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, Medium Ævum Press., 2024
Gorgias, 2023
Was Maimonides a radical philosopher who subtly argued for a naturalist world and who saw the obl... more Was Maimonides a radical philosopher who subtly argued for a naturalist world and who saw the obligation to keep the Torah's commandments as a social and moral obligation – or was he a conservative Jewish believer who only tried to formulate philosophical arguments in favour of a revealed religion? This question has been central to the interpretation of Maimonides from the 12th century until our days. With the four chapters of this book, I wish to argue for a radical philosophical interpretation of Maimonides.
Australian Journal of Jewish Studies, 2023
This Festschrift for Daniel J. Lasker, a renowned scholar of Rabbinic and Karaite theology and Je... more This Festschrift for Daniel J. Lasker, a renowned scholar of Rabbinic and Karaite theology and Jewish polemical literature, brings together various scholars in the field of Jewish Thought, who are presenting new findings in their relevant research area. The key topics of this volume are intersections of Jewish theology and Biblical exegesis with the Islamicate and Christian cultures, as well as Jewish-Muslim and Jewish-Christian relations.
Polemical and Exegetical Polarities in Medieval Jewish Cultures Studies in Honour of Daniel J. Lasker, eds. Ehud Krinis, Nabih Bashir, Sara Offenberg, and Shalom Sadik, De Gruyter 2021, 2021
In his academic career, that by now spans six decades, Daniel J. Lasker distinguished himself by ... more In his academic career, that by now spans six decades, Daniel J. Lasker distinguished himself by the wide range of his scholarly interests. In the field of Jewish theology and philosophy he contributed significantly to the study of Rabbinic as well as Karaite authors. In the field of Jewish polemics his studies explore Judeo-Arabic and Hebrew texts, analyzing them in the context of their Christian and Muslim backgrounds. His contributions refer to a wide variety of authors who lived from the 9th century to the 18th century and beyond, in the Muslim East, in Muslim and Christian parts of the Mediterranean Sea, and in west and east Europe.
This Festschrift for Daniel J. Lasker consists of four parts. The first highlights his academic career and scholarly achievements. In the three other parts, colleagues and students of Daniel J. Lasker offer their own findings and insights in topics strongly connected to his studies, namely, intersections of Jewish theology and Biblical exegesis with the Islamic and Christian cultures, as well as Jewish-Muslim and Jewish-Christian relations. Thus, this wide-scoped and rich volume offers significant contributions to a variety of topics in Jewish Studies.
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Anales del Seminario de Historia de la Filosofía., 2024
This article examines the various levels of certainty in the thought of Rabbi Hasdai Crescas, as ... more This article examines the various levels of certainty in the thought of Rabbi Hasdai Crescas, as expressed in his Sermon for Passover and his major philosophical work, Or Hashem. In the first part of the article, the main discussion of R. Crescas on this subject in his Sermon for Passover is analyzed. In the second part, the findings are compared to the opinion of R. Crescas in his major philosophical work. Additionally, the article seeks to explain why this topic is more developed in the sermon than in his major philosophical book. Ultimately, it concludes that R. Crescas identifies four distinct levels of certainty: (1) irrefutable proofs and experiencing prophecy; (2) reasonable logical proofs and witnessing miracles that have no earthly explanation; (3) less likely proofs and miracles of a dubious nature; and (4) accepting the plain meaning of the text of the Torah and tradition in general. It is likely that R. Crescas did not mention this subject in the Light of the Lord due to the low degree of certainty of tradition, which he chose to keep concealed.
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This Festschrift for Daniel J. Lasker consists of four parts. The first highlights his academic career and scholarly achievements. In the three other parts, colleagues and students of Daniel J. Lasker offer their own findings and insights in topics strongly connected to his studies, namely, intersections of Jewish theology and Biblical exegesis with the Islamic and Christian cultures, as well as Jewish-Muslim and Jewish-Christian relations. Thus, this wide-scoped and rich volume offers significant contributions to a variety of topics in Jewish Studies.
Popular articles by Shalom Sadik
Papers by Shalom Sadik
This Festschrift for Daniel J. Lasker consists of four parts. The first highlights his academic career and scholarly achievements. In the three other parts, colleagues and students of Daniel J. Lasker offer their own findings and insights in topics strongly connected to his studies, namely, intersections of Jewish theology and Biblical exegesis with the Islamic and Christian cultures, as well as Jewish-Muslim and Jewish-Christian relations. Thus, this wide-scoped and rich volume offers significant contributions to a variety of topics in Jewish Studies.
Ehud Krinis, Nabih Bashir, Sara Offenberg and Shalom Sadik (eds), Polemical and Exegetical Polarities in Medieval Jewish Cultures: Studies in Honour of Daniel J. Lasker. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 2021
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