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Published Works of Aaron
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Aaron Howard has published hundreds of articles. Many can be found here. Feel free to browse through the categories listed below or search for specific topics.
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An Ancient Message Of Tolerance and Repatriation
| After the Chaldeans destroyed the First Temple and ended the Judean kingdom in 586 BCE, they forced a large portion of the Jewish people into exile to Babylon. In exile, Hebrew literature such as the Books of Ezekiel and Isaiah highlighted the twin t... |
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A Short Walk Brings Lots of Joy
| When the people of Israel walked out of Egypt into the desert, they allowed themselves to be counted and taxed a half-shekel in a national census (Exodus 30:11-16). Commenting on this count, some rabbis have said that the census was important in that... |
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Taharah As Both Mitzvah and Passage
Death disorients the living. Death also brings disorientation to the deceased.
“A common cliché you often hear is that funerals are for the living,” said Rabbi Elchonon Zohn. “But from a traditional Jewish perspective, the funeral prep... |
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Sayyid Qutb: An Ideologue of Radical Islam
| Riding in my car after the Boston Marathon bombings, half-listening to the BBC, I hear an accented male caller angrily declare he’s tired of the Western media references to jihadi literature. “There is no jihadi literature,” the caller says. I almost... |
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Doing It By the Numbers
| Numbers have always played an important role in Jewish wisdom. In the realm of mitzvot observance, numbers are absolutely indispensable. From the simple counting of how many it takes to form a minyan to the measurements that comprise the halakhah of ... |
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