Category
page 1Jewish philosophy
problem of evil
question on reconciling the existence of evil with an omnibenevolent, omniscient and omnipotent God
divine providence
God's intervention in the Universe
Jewish philosophy
all philosophy carried out by Jews, or in relation to the religion of Judaism

aggadah
Aggadah (, or ; ; 'tales', 'legend', 'lore') is the non-legalistic exegesis which appears in the classical rabbinic literature of Judaism, particularly the Talmud and Midrash. In general, Aggadah is a compendium of rabbinic texts that incorporates folklore, historical anecdotes, moral exhortations, and practical advice in various spheres, from business to medicine. The predominant rabbinic holding is that Aggadah is meant to impart moral or theological truths through the form of allegory in order to be accessible, and it does not have to be taken literally.
Tikkun olam
repair of the world
macrocosm and microcosm
a vision of cosmos where the part reflects the whole and vice versa
Pardes
approach to interpretation in Torah study
Jewish ethics
moral philosophy of the Jewish religion or Jewish people
divine simplicity
belief that God is without distinguishable parts, characteristics or features (is "one")
medieval Jewish philosophy
a philosophy developed from the 10th to the 14th century by Jews in the Middle East and Spain
Jewish vegetarianism
Vegetarianism among followers of Judaism
Soul in the Bible
spirit or soul in Judaic and Christian philosophy and theology
Torah Umadda
worldview concerning the relationship between the secular world and Judaism
Mitzvah goreret mitzvah
(im)moral acts lead to more like them
Neo-Hasidism
Neo-Hasidism, also Neochassidut or Neo-Chassidus, is an approach to Judaism in which aspects of Hasidic Judaism are incorporated into non-Hasidic religious Jewish practice. Over the 20th century, neo-Hasidism was popularized by the works of writers such as Hillel Zeitlin, Martin Buber, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, and Arthur Green.