"Since the birth of modern Orthodox Judaism in……" — Noah Feldman
"Since the birth of modern Orthodox Judaism in 19th-century Germany, a central goal of the movement has been to normalize the observance of traditional Jewish law - to make it possible to follow all 613 biblical commandments assiduously while still participating in the reality of the modern world."
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35 Quotes by Noah Feldman
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In an ideological age, diplomacy may seem weak and prosaic. But sometimes it is all we have.
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The transformation of the United States from a traditional republic to a democratic nation run in large measure by a…
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The rise of the presidency began with the Louisiana Purchase, which in 1803 doubled the land mass of the United…
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The administration of George W. Bush, emboldened by the Sept. 11 attacks and the backing of a Republican Congress, has…
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Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally…
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Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of…
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We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and…
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I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is…
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We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace.
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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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A friend to all is a friend to none.
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