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In The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Porwancher debunks a string of myths about the origins of this founding father to arrive at a startling conclusion: Hamilton, in all likelihood, was born and raised Jewish. For more than two centuries, his youth in the Caribbean has remained shrouded in mystery. Hamilton himself wanted it that way, and most biographers have simply assumed he had a Christian boyhood. With a detective's persistence and a historian's rigor, Porwancher upends that assumption.

The topic of neurotheology has garnered increasing attention in the academic, religious, scientific, and popular worlds. But there have been no attempts to explore more specifically how Jewish religious thought and experience may intersect with neurotheology. The Rabbi's Brain engages this groundbreaking area.

Rav Moshe Shapira ZT'L once pointed out that there are two opposing definitions and connotations to the root hebrew word ספר. On one hand, it can be the root of the word ספירה, counting, which connotes the limitation of something. In fact, everytime one counts something, one is limiting the object to a certain boundary. If I have five chairs, I do not have six. However, that same root word ספר can also be used for the word סיפור, story. This carries the exact opposing connotation in the sense that a סיפור, story, is meant to reveal or expand beyond limitation. Rav Moshe ...

Want to take a deep dive into Jewish culture/traditions around the world? Well, this is the right place to you! Join active Jewish teen Andrew Walters biweekly as he takes a journey through the Jewish calendar to discuss these in depth! Hope to see you soon!

We will go through the Bible verse-by-verse looking at the history, context, Hebrew, culture and much more!

Following up on the first volume, The Atheist Handbook to the Old Testament: Volume 2 takes up the challenge of providing a clear and useful guide to those wanting a better understanding of the Old Testament, including its cultural and historical background, as well as discussions on contentious topics like violence and genocide, and whether the Exodus was a real historical event. Volume two also covers the narrative of the Old Testament, from the conquest to the divided monarchy, and a brief history of Egypt to help situate the biblical text within agreed historical events.

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A study of the world view of the Ancient Near East, the period of Antiquity and how the scriptures were understood in the mind of ancient people.