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Lonely, But Not Alone
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Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo heads the David Cardozo Academy in Jerusalem. A prolific author and lecturer, he is one of the most thoughtful and creative thinkers in the contemporary Jewish world. To receive his weekly “Thoughts to Ponder”, please visit www.cardozoacademy.org. This article appears in Issue 16 of Conversations, the journal of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals.
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Dr. Howard Wettstein is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside. His most recent book is The Significance of Religious Experience, Oxford University Press, 2012. This article appears in issue 16 of Conversations, the journal of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals.
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