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103 Further Debate Recommended Reading One might expect that many if not all of Judaism’s great debates presented in this volume have been the subject of their own book-length treatment. Yet this is not the case. And, although some of the debates have received scholarly attention in articles or chapters of larger works, none have been written as they are presented here. Below are primarily popular but reputable biographies of the main characters of these debates, along with excerpts from writings, remarks, and speeches that will be of interest to readers. Most of these are contemporary works, but some reach back to older studies because they are classics or remain the only references available. Chapter 1. Abraham and God Feiler, Bruce. Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths. New York: HarperCollins, 2002. Rosenblatt, Naomi. Wrestling with Angels. New York: Delacorte, 1995. Dershowitz, Alan. The Genesis of Justice. New York: Warner, 2000. Chapter 2. Moses and Korah Kirsch, Jonathan. Moses: A Life. New York: Ballantine, 1999. Milgrom, Jacob. The jps Torah Commentary: Numbers. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1990. Fields, Harvey. A Torah Commentary for Our Times. New York: uahc, 1990. Chapter 3. The Five Daughters and the Twelve Tribes Cherry, Shai. Torah Through Time. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 2001. Plaut, Gunther. The Torah: A Modern Commentary. New York: uahc, 1981. Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary. New York: Rabbinical Assembly, 2001. Chapter 4. David and Nathan Pinsky, Robert. The Life of David. New York: Nextbook/Schocken, 2008. Kirsch, Jonathan. King David. New York: Ballantine, 2001. McKenzie, Steven L. King David: A Biography. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. 104 Further Debate Chapter 5. Ben Zakkai and the Zealots Neusner, Jacob. A Life of Yochanan ben Zakkai. Leiden: Brill, 1970. Neusner, Jacob. First Century Judaism in Crisis. New York: Ktav, 1982. Chapter 6. Hillel and Shammai Telushkin, Joseph. Hillel: If Not Now, When? New York: Nextbook/Schocken, 2010. Buxbaum, Yitzhak. The Life and Teaching of Hillel. Lanham md: Roman & Littlefield, 2008. Glatzer, Nachum. Hillel the Elder. Washington dc: B’nai B’rith, 1957. Chapter 7. The Vilna Gaon and the Baal Shem Tov Buxbaum, Yitzhak. The Light and Fire of the Baal Shem Tov. New York: Continuum , 2005. Ben-Amos, Dan, and Jerome R. Mintz. In Praise of the Baal Shem Tov. New York: Schocken, 1984. Etkes, Immanuel. The Gaon of Vilna. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2002. Chapter 8. Spinoza and the Amsterdam Rabbis Goldstein, Rebecca. Betraying Spinoza. New York: Nextbook/Schocken, 2006. Nadler, Steven. Spinoza: A Life. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Nadler, Steven. Rembrandt’s Jews. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003. Chapter 9. Geiger and Hirsch and Frankel Weiner, Max. Abraham Geiger and Liberal Judaism. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1962. Plaut, Gunther. The Rise of Reform Judaism. New York: wupj, 1963. Myers, Michael. Responses to Modernity. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. Chapter 10. Herzl and Wise Elon, Amos. Herzl. New York: Holt, Reinhart, and Winston, 1975. Hertzberg, Arthur. The Zionist Idea. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1959. Plaut, Gunther. The Growth of Reform Judaism. New York: wupj, 1963. ...

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