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Jewish Thought

מחשבת ישראל

Jewish philosophy and theology, ranging from medieval to contemporary, analyzing topics like free will and chosenness.

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Rishonim

4 texts

ראשונים

Medieval philosophers (11th-15th century)

Acharonim

2 texts

אחרונים

Later philosophers (16th-19th century)

Modern

1 texts

מודרני

Modern Jewish thought

Popular Texts

Guide for the Perplexed

מורה נבוכים

Maimonides' 12th-century philosophical masterwork.

Kuzari

כוזרי

12th-century philosophical dialogue about the truth of Judaism.

Derekh Hashem

דרך ה׳

18th-century work of the Ramchal systematically organizing Jewish thought.

Nefesh HaChayim

נפש החיים

19th-century work on human purpose, God, Torah study, and prayer.

Kol Dodi Dofek

קול דודי דופק

20th-century essay by Rav Soloveitchik on God in the Holocaust and the State of Israel.

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