Rabbi David Sedley

A repository of written, audio and video Torah classes given by Rabbi David Sedley

Month: October 2008

  • Heart and Soul

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    I gave a shiur today on what the word ‘heart’ means in the Torah, Rishonim and Acharonim. This is not a medical shiur (obviously) but a discussion of the changing meanings of the metaphor of heart. The ancient Greeks also disagreed as to the meaning of the heart, and even in the earliest uses in… Read more