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Ibn Ezra: Incremental Free Will (Vaetchanan)

Ibn Ezra: Incremental Free Will (Vaetchanan)

Ibn EzraPosted on July 27, 2020

God hopes that the people of Israel will be reverent – does this mean they have free will? Or does God still control a great deal through laws of nature?

Ibn Ezra: A Moral Minyan (Vayera)

Ibn Ezra: A Moral Minyan (Vayera)

Ibn EzraPosted on November 15, 2019

The concept of a moral minyan can be derived from Ibn Ezra’s commentary on Abraham challenging God’s plan to destroy Sodom.

Rashbam: Inheriting Punishment (Ki Teitzei)

Rashbam: Inheriting Punishment (Ki Teitzei)

RashbamPosted on September 8, 2019

Torah, they would say in the medieval period, is God’s law. It teaches us how to live. But what happens when two laws conflict? Rashbam harmonizes.

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