Hebrew Voices #160 – Does God Have a Body?
In this episode of Hebrew Voices #160, Does God Have a Body?, Nehemia talks to Dr. Gabriel Wasserman about a medieval Karaite epistle. Their discussion explores Jewish moneylending, Sabbath observance, and a rabbinical Midrash about the size of God’s body … Continue reading →
In this episode of Hebrew Voices #160, Does God Have a Body?, Nehemia talks to Dr. Gabriel Wasserman about a medieval Karaite epistle. Their discussion explores Jewish moneylending, Sabbath observance, and a rabbinical Midrash about the size of God’s body parts.
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Hebrew Voices #160 – Does God Have a Body?
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Nehemia: So, he thinks carrying on Shabbat is forbidden?
Gabriel: Yes!
Nehemia: That’s fascinating because no Karaite today that I know believes that.
Nehemia: Shalom, and welcome to Hebrew Voices, where I am here today with Dr. Gabriel Wasserman, who got his PhD from Yeshiva University in New York and then did a post-doc at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Shalom, Gabriel!
Gabriel: Hi!
Nehemia: So, we’re going to talk today about a book that you translated. The book is called Levush Malchut, and it’s a response to a query by a king of Sweden, by a Karaite named Mordecai Ben Nisan. So, there’s an entire other section of the book which is a much larger section of Levush Malchut…
Gabriel: There are two more sections.
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