@article{Pinkas2023, author = {Pinkas, Ronen}, title = {Erich Fromm und das freie j{\"u}dische Lehrhaus in Frankfurt}, series = {Judaica: Neue Digitale Folge}, volume = {4}, journal = {Judaica: Neue Digitale Folge}, number = {1}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Bern}, address = {Bern}, issn = {2673-4273}, doi = {10.36950/jndf.2023.1.1}, pages = {1 -- 28}, year = {2023}, abstract = {This article examines Erich Fromm (1900-1980) within the context of the so-called "renaissance of Jewish religious thought" in Germany during the early 20th century. It is well known that Fromm was a member of the Institute for Social Research, later called the Frankfurt School. The focus of this study, however, is on what has received little attention in research, namely Fromm's involvement in founding the Freies j{\"u}disches Lehrhaus (the Jewish House of Free Study) in Frankfurt. Fromm participated in the founding of the Lehrhaus as a student and later as a lecturer. During this time, Fromm also wrote his dissertation on Judaism at Heidelberg University. Methodologically, this paper intertwines the historical-biographical axis, which deals with Fromm's connections to several thinkers: Rabbi Nehemia Nobel, Rabbi Georg Salzberger, Baruch Salman Rabinkow, Franz Rosenzweig, Ernest Simon and others, and the philosophical axis, which focuses on his dissertation, The Jewish Law. The Freies j{\"u}disches Lehrhaus in Frankfurt is primarily associated with Franz Rosenzweig and other thinkers who worked there, such as Gershom Scholem, Ernest Simon, Leo L{\"o}wenthal and Martin Buber, who wrote Ich und Du during the years he taught there. With the exception of Buber, the Lehrhaus was their first official teaching venue. The Lehrhaus was characterized by its dialogical atmosphere, and symmetrical relationships between teachers and students, which softened some of the rigidity that was the norm at German educational frameworks at the time. This atmosphere continued to influence Fromm in his adult life, in terms of his attitude towards religion, questioning of authority and his understanding of human nature. Finally, it later played a role in his departure from Freudian libido theory. This study presents some key ideas from his dissertation, including his position on religious dogma, particularly concerning the Karaite sect, a subject that he later taught as a lecturer at the Lehrhaus. Fromm's dissertation expresses his preoccupation with his Jewish identity and his examination of the complex theopolitical reality in which the Jews of Germany found themselves at the beginning of the 20th century, including the debates between Orthodox Jews and reformers, and between Zionists and anti-Zionists. This article supports the claim that Fromm's position that religious factors play a central role in the historical process, which he held throughout his life, was formed in these early years. The article strengthens the scholarly position that Fromm's Jewish background is relevant to understanding his thought in general.}, language = {de} } @article{Pinkas2023, author = {Pinkas, Ronen}, title = {The Unconscious in Rosenzweig's the Star of Redemption:}, series = {The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy}, volume = {31}, journal = {The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy}, number = {1}, publisher = {Brill}, address = {Leiden}, issn = {1477-285X}, doi = {10.1163/1477285x-12341347}, pages = {102 -- 126}, year = {2023}, abstract = {This paper discusses Franz Rosenzweig's use of the term "the unconscious" (das Unbewußte) and possible influences on his understanding of it. I claim that for Rosenzweig, it is through the unconscious that the individual becomes aware of himself and becomes capable of fulfilling his longing to achieve self-fulfillment and eventually to take part in a collective redemption. The unconscious is often perceived as the mental sphere related to trauma and repression in which defense mechanisms and fantasies are evolved. Fantasies are psychological tools that allow the individual to cope with trauma, but they are also "layers of enclosedness," illusions that should be dissolved. Hence, in the unconscious, we find a possibility of liberation.}, language = {en} } @article{Pinkas2023, author = {Pinkas, Ronen}, title = {On prayer and dialectic in modern Jewish philosophy}, series = {The Turn: Zeitschrift f{\"u}r islamische Philosophie, Theologie und Mystik}, volume = {6}, journal = {The Turn: Zeitschrift f{\"u}r islamische Philosophie, Theologie und Mystik}, publisher = {Al Mustafa Institut}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {2569-2054}, pages = {45 -- 96}, year = {2023}, language = {en} } @article{Pinkas2023, author = {Pinkas, Ronen}, title = {On prayer and dialectic in modern Jewish philosophy}, series = {Religions}, volume = {14}, journal = {Religions}, number = {8}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {2077-1444}, doi = {10.3390/rel14080996}, pages = {1 -- 28}, year = {2023}, abstract = {This paper is founded on two philosophical assumptions. The first is that there is a difference between two patterns of recognition: the dialectical and the dialogical. The second assumption is that the origins of the dialogical pattern may be found in the relationship between human beings and God, a relationship in which prayer has a major role. The second assumption leads to the supposition that the emphasis of the dialogic approach on moral responsibility is theologically grounded. In other words, the relationship between humanity and God serves as a paradigm for human relationships. By focusing on Hermann Cohen and Franz Rosenzweig, in the context of prayer and dialectic, this paper highlights the complexity of these themes in modern Jewish thought. These two important philosophers utilize dialectical reasoning while also criticizing it and offering an alternative. The conclusions of their thought, in general, and their position on prayer, in particular, demonstrate a preference for a relational way of thinking over a dialectical one, but without renouncing the latter.}, language = {en} } @article{Pinkas2022, author = {Pinkas, Ronen}, title = {Freud's Moses and Fromm's Freud}, series = {International Journal of Philosophy and Theology}, volume = {83}, journal = {International Journal of Philosophy and Theology}, number = {4}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, address = {Abingdon}, issn = {2169-2327}, doi = {10.1080/21692327.2022.2140184}, pages = {240 -- 262}, year = {2022}, abstract = {In 1939 Sigmund Freud published his latest book, Moses and Monotheism, which is his most unusual and problematic work. In Moses Freud offers four groundbreaking claims in regard to the biblical story: [a] Moses was an Egyptian [b] The origin of monotheism is not Judaism [c] Moses was murdered by the Jews [d] The murder sparked a constant sense of unconscious guilt, which eventually contributed to the rational and ethical development of Jewish monotheism. As is well known, Freud's Moses received extremely negative reviews from Jewish thinkers. The social psychoanalyst, Erich Fromm, who wrote extensively on Freud as well as on Judaism and the biblical narrative, did not explicitly express his position on Freud's latest work. This paper offers explanations for Fromm's roaring silence on Freud's Moses.}, language = {en} } @article{Pinkas2022, author = {Pinkas, Ronen}, title = {אסון, טרגדיה וקומדיה: פילוסופיה במסווה}, series = {Ararat: Journal for Existential Creation}, journal = {Ararat: Journal for Existential Creation}, number = {2}, year = {2022}, language = {mul} } @article{Pinkas2022, author = {Pinkas, Ronen}, title = {שינוי מזערי}, series = {Ararat: Journal for Existential Creation}, journal = {Ararat: Journal for Existential Creation}, number = {2}, year = {2022}, language = {mul} } @incollection{KosmanPinkas2020, author = {Kosman, Admiʾel and Pinkas, Ronen}, title = {Reinheit}, series = {Lexikon f{\"u}r Kirchen- und Religionsrecht. - Band 3, L-R}, booktitle = {Lexikon f{\"u}r Kirchen- und Religionsrecht. - Band 3, L-R}, publisher = {Sch{\"o}ningh}, address = {Paderborn}, isbn = {978-3-506-78639-5}, year = {2020}, language = {de} } @article{Pinkas2020, author = {Pinkas, Ronen}, title = {Softening the rigidity of the law: a psycho-theological study of Rosenzweig's attitude toward the law and the mitzvah}, series = {A Journal of Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah}, volume = {89}, journal = {A Journal of Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah}, publisher = {Bar Ilan University Press}, address = {Israel}, issn = {0334-2336}, pages = {493 -- 516}, year = {2020}, language = {mul} } @article{Pinkas2020, author = {Pinkas, Ronen}, title = {Reason and the Future of Historical Consciousness}, series = {Archivio di filosofia = Archives of philosophy}, volume = {88}, journal = {Archivio di filosofia = Archives of philosophy}, number = {1}, publisher = {Fabrizio Serra Ed.}, address = {Pisa}, issn = {0004-0088}, pages = {149 -- 164}, year = {2020}, language = {en} }