THE TORAH U-MADDA JOURNAL

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1 THE TORAH U-MADDA JOURNAL AN ANNUAL DEVOTED TO THE INTERACTION BETWEEN JUDAISM AND GENERAL CULTURE Editor: David Shatz Associate Editor: Joel B. Wolowelsky Editorial Assistant: Meira Mintz Founding Editor: Jacob J. Schacter, Volume Eleven

2 The Torah u-madda Journal An annual devoted to the interaction between Torah and general culture. Copyright 2003 Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, an affiliate of Yeshiva University. David Shatz, Editor Joel B. Wolowelsky, Associate Editor Meira Mintz, Editorial Assistant Jacob J. Schacter, Founding Editor A publication of The Torah u-madda Project Yeshiva University 500 West 185th Street New York, NY The Torah u-madda Project gratefully acknowledges the support of the Joseph J. and Bertha K. Green Memorial Fund at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. The Torah u-madda Journal is soliciting appropriate articles for publication. Please send your manuscript to: Dr. David Shatz Editor, The Torah u-madda Journal Stern College for Women Yeshiva University 245 Lexington Avenue New York, NY Most back issues of the journal are available electronically at For further information on back issues and to order copies of the current issue, please contact The Max Stern Division of Communal Services, Yeshiva University, 500 West 185th Street, New York, NY (Fax: ). PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

3 CONTENTS A NEW ERA David Shatz and Joel B. Wolowelsky vi ARTICLES Philosophizing in Yiddish: Rabbi Reuven Agushewitz on Freedom of the Will 1 Mark Steiner Is Religion A Primary Cause of War?: An Essay in Understanding and Self-Examination 35 Shalom Carmy Ivan Karamazov Revisited: The Moral Argument for Religious Belief 50 Yitzchak Blau Maimonides Philosophical Exegesis of the Nobles Vision (Exodus 24): A Guide for the Pursuit of Knowledge 61 Michelle Levine An Index to Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik s Halakhic Man 107 Jeffrey Saks The Ḥatam Sofer s Nuanced Attitude Towards Secular Learning, Maskilim, and Reformers 123 Aaron M. Schreiber And the Work, the Work of Heaven, Was Performed on Shabbat 174 Marvin J. Heller The Eating of Locusts in Jewish Tradition After the Talmudic Period 186 Zohar Amar Giraffe: A Halakhically Oriented Dissection 203 Doni Zivotofsky, Ari Z. Zivotofsky, and Zohar Amar

4 The Torah u-madda Journal FORUM ON THE PROFESSIONS The Sick Visit (Bikkur Ḥolim): A Model for Medical Humanism 222 Rachel Katz-Sidlow Psychotherapy and Teshuvah: Parallel and Overlapping Systems for Change 238 Michelle Friedman and Rachel Yehuda Should Orthodox Jews Become Lawyers? 254 Roy Simon Sincerity and Authenticity in Teaching 264 Erica Brown REVIEW ESSAY A Job Well Done 273 Moshe Sokolow GUIDE TO TRANSLITERATION STYLE 282 FORMAT OF REFERENCES 284

5 The tenth yahrzeit of Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik k mz makes us all the more aware of the terrible loss we have suffered with his passing. But his Torah remains, continuing to inspire us to learn and to live a life of Torah and miz.vot enriched by an appreciation of the intellectual and social world around us. v c m b,

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7 We sadly record the death of Rabbi Dr. Walter Wurzburger k mz whose professional and personal life was devoted to the enhancement of Torah u-madda. May his memory be a blessing as his life was an inspiration. v c m b,

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9 A NEW ERA We extend to Mr. Richard Joel our warmest congratulations upon his investiture as the fourth president of Yeshiva University. Combining broad vision, firm principles, and administrative wisdom, President Joel is also a keen listener who is ever sensitive to the needs and aspirations of those whom he leads. With God s help, Yeshiva University and the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary will enjoy productive and exciting years under his dedicated leadership, inspired by his unwavering commitment to excellence in both Torah and madda. DAVID SHATZ Editor JOEL B. WOLOWELSKY Associate Editor

10 INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTORS The Torah u-madda Journal publishes manuscripts that either (1) address the question of Judaism s relationship to general culture, whether in the broad sense or in the context of a specific discipline or field; or (2) exemplify the integration of Jewish and general knowledge in the treatment of a specific topic. The journal appears annually. Manuscripts should be submitted in triplicate hard copy, typed on 8 1 / 2 x 11 paper with ample margins on all sides. All material should be double spaced, including notes and block quotations. Notes should appear at the end of the manuscript, beginning on a new page, rather than as footnotes on the bottoms of the pages. Use the automatic note numbering feature of your word processing program when you compose the endnotes, so that notes can easily be renumbered if necessary. After a manuscript is accepted, the author will be expected to supply an electronic file. The author s name should not be disclosed on the manuscript, as the journal s policy is to withhold this information from referees. The following information should be included on a separate cover sheet: author s name, professional affiliation, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and address. A guide to our transliteration style and reference format appears in the back of this issue. Manuscripts and letters intended for publication should be sent to: Dr. David Shatz, Editor, The Torah u-madda Journal, Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 245 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY Correspondence other than submissions may be sent to the editor at shatz@yu.edu.