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Howard Zik is the author of Jewish Ideas. Creator of the Blog: Encountering Holiness and Philosophy
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By Howard Zik
Philosophy is a veritable ally of Jewish thought but should never be deployed to replace it
By Howard Zik
A Lesson in Human Potential for Transformation
By Howard Zik
Huldah a recognized prophetess during that time was responsible for recognizing the status of this hidden document maintaining it was written by Moses and representing God’s word.
By Howard Zik
Her rule likely dramatically altered history in saving Judaism as we know it
By Howard Zik
King and Heschel remained friends and spiritual brothers ever since they met in 1963
By Howard Zik
If you will it, it is no dream...
By Howard Zik
Steinberg significantly links belief with a capacity that may regarded as intuition, but intuition in an enlightened sense.
By Howard Zik
Harry Truman initially in life had no contact with Jews, but he did have a natural disposition that was in true harmonization with a Jewish outlook. Later in life, his best friend was a Jew and of course, the first head-of-state to recognize the new state of Israel.
By Howard Zik
Eleanor Roosevelt through her life is a glorious example of meliorism--tikkun olam-- in action. Her decisions seem to be guided by a meloristic attitude illustrated in her efforts to rescue Jewish children from the Nazis, she leveled resourcefully attuned to reality in achieving results.
By Howard Zik
Einstein explicitly supported in his later years the work of the Zionist organization “Working Palestine” where repeatedly he refers to the Jewish nation. This proves his support of Israel as a Jewish state
By Howard Zik
How can we reconcile scientific understanding with the wide gap found in the biblical accounts all familiar to us?
By Howard Zik
“Created world immortality” is a transmission of memories and values to future generations and considered somewhat metaphorical. Created world immortality is used in the Torah in the stories of Yosef
By Howard Zik
The transformation of Ulysses Grant the Civil War General and US President. He went from an anti-Semite to perhaps the greatest presidential friend of the Jews.
By Howard Zik
What do Bambi and Zionism have in common? Felix Salten, author of the famed story and Zionist leader
By Howard Zik
Gersonides (RaLBaG) was a philosopher, mathematician, astronomer & physician who excelled in all
By Howard Zik
Johannes Reuchlin, renaissance scholar and savior of seminal works in Jewish thought and theology.
By Howard Zik
Lincoln proved a great friend to the small US Jewish population by granting them generous benefits
By Howard Zik
2 basic aspects of Aristotelian thought remarkably like Jewish thought: "Involvement" & "Purpose"
By Howard Zik
Twain grasped amazingly well the pulse of the Jewish people.
By Howard Zik
In decision making, randomness is most significant and where God gave us a creative role in shaping the future.
By Howard Zik
The idea of a personal God implies the notion that God is more than just the sum total of the physical universe.
