Day: January 21, 2022

• Shabbat shalom

  

  … the relation which involves the saying of the Thou opens up this prospect [which opens towards God] ever anew. Martin Buber, I and Thou, translated by Ronald Gregor Smith, Scribner Classics, 2000 (1958), 101. Image: “Friday evening,” Isidor Kaufmann, Wikipedia Loves Art at the Jewish Museum (New York City), CC-by-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

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  January 21, 2022

  Contemplation

  Martin Buber – I and Thou

• Reflecting on Deuteronomy 16 18-20, 17 8-13

  

  What is entailed, practically, in the pursuit of justice, justice? Especially in our modern context, in which our system of justice is purposely secular, and involves highly trained legal specialists? How are regular people of today supposed to read texts like Deuteronomy 16:18-20 and Deuteronomy 17:8-13, which contain instructions for the ancient Israelites, and their […]

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  January 21, 2022

  Text of the Week – Questions

  Bible study, justice, personal responsibility, practical implications, reading the Bible, religion and politics