TY - JOUR A1 - Pinkas, Ronen T1 - Animal rights – Jewish perspectives JF - The Turn: Zeitschrift für islamische Philosophie, Theologie und Mystik N2 - This article raises the question why is it that, despite Jewish tradition devoting much thought to the status and treatment of animals and showing strict adherence to the notion of preventing their pain and suffering, ethical attitudes to animals are not dealt with systematically in the writings of Jewish philosophers and have not received sufficient attention in the context of moral monotheism. What has prevented the expansion of the golden rule: »Love your fellow as yourself: I am the LORD« (Lev 19,18) and »That which is hateful to you do not do to another« (BT Shabbat 31a:6; JT Nedarim 30b:1) to animals? Why is it that the moral responsibility for the fellow-man, the neighbor, or the other, has been understood as referring only to a human companion? Does the demand for absolute moral responsibility spoken from the face of the other, which Emmanuel Levinas emphasized in his ethics, not radiate from the face of the non-human other as well? Levinas’s ethics explicitly negates the principle of reciprocity and moral symmetry: The ›I‹ is committed to the other, regardless of the other’s attitude towards him. Does the affinity to the eternal Thou which Martin Buber also discovers in plants and animals not require a paradigmatic change in the attitude towards animals? Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.53100/bvnmxbhgbhgjb SN - 2569-2054 VL - 3 SP - 65 EP - 88 PB - Al Mustafa Institut CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pinkas, Ronen T1 - Erich Fromm und das freie jüdische Lehrhaus in Frankfurt JF - Judaica: Neue Digitale Folge N2 - 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 jüdisches 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 jüdisches Lehrhaus in Frankfurt is primarily associated with Franz Rosenzweig and other thinkers who worked there, such as Gershom Scholem, Ernest Simon, Leo Löwenthal 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. Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.36950/jndf.2023.1.1 SN - 2673-4273 VL - 4 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 28 PB - Universität Bern CY - Bern ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pinkas, Ronen T1 - Freud’s Moses and Fromm’s Freud BT - Erich Fromm’s silence on Freud’s Moses – A silence of negation or a silence of consent? JF - International Journal of Philosophy and Theology N2 - 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. KW - Judaism and psychoanalysis KW - Moses and monotheism KW - Jewish philosophy Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/21692327.2022.2140184 SN - 2169-2327 SN - 2169-2335 SN - 1783-1377 SN - 0006-2278 VL - 83 IS - 4 SP - 240 EP - 262 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - Abingdon ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Pinkas, Ronen T1 - Idolatry T2 - Encyclopedia of Jewish-Christian Relations online (EJCR) Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1515/ejcro.11304938 SN - 2569-3530 PB - de Gruyter CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kosman, Admiʾel A1 - Pinkas, Ronen T1 - Normen T2 - Lexikon für Kirchen- und Religionsrecht. - Band 3, L-R Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-3-506-78639-5 PB - Schöningh CY - Paderborn ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pinkas, Ronen T1 - On prayer and dialectic in modern Jewish philosophy BT - Hermann Cohen and Franz Rosenzweig JF - Religions N2 - 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. KW - dialectic KW - dialogue KW - prayer KW - modern Jewish philosophy KW - religious existentialism Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14080996 SN - 2077-1444 VL - 14 IS - 8 SP - 1 EP - 28 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pinkas, Ronen T1 - On prayer and dialectic in modern Jewish philosophy JF - The Turn: Zeitschrift für islamische Philosophie, Theologie und Mystik Y1 - 2023 SN - 2569-2054 VL - 6 SP - 45 EP - 96 PB - Al Mustafa Institut CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pinkas, Ronen T1 - Reason and the Future of Historical Consciousness BT - Examining a Possible Influence of Hermann Cohen on Erich Fromm JF - Archivio di filosofia = Archives of philosophy Y1 - 2020 SN - 0004-0088 SN - 1970-0792 VL - 88 IS - 1 SP - 149 EP - 164 PB - Fabrizio Serra Ed. CY - Pisa ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kosman, Admiʾel A1 - Pinkas, Ronen T1 - Rechshandlung T2 - Lexikon für Kirchen- und Religionsrecht. - Band 3, L-R Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-3-506-78639-5 PB - Schöningh CY - Paderborn ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kosman, Admiʾel A1 - Pinkas, Ronen T1 - Rechts T2 - Lexikon für Kirchen- und Religionsrecht. - Band 3, L-R Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-3-506-78639-5 PB - Schöningh CY - Paderborn ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kosman, Admiʾel A1 - Pinkas, Ronen T1 - Rechtsfähigkeit T2 - Lexikon für Kirchen- und Religionsrecht. - Band 3, L-R Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-3-506-78639-5 PB - Schöningh CY - Paderborn ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kosman, Admiʾel A1 - Pinkas, Ronen T1 - Rechtsgeschäftliche Vertretung T2 - Lexikon für Kirchen- und Religionsrecht. - Band 3, L-R Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-3-506-78639-5 PB - Schöningh CY - Paderborn ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kosman, Admiʾel A1 - Pinkas, Ronen T1 - Rechtsquellen Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-3-506-78639-5 PB - Schöningh CY - Paderborn ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kosman, Admiʾel A1 - Pinkas, Ronen T1 - Reinheit T2 - Lexikon für Kirchen- und Religionsrecht. - Band 3, L-R Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-3-506-78639-5 PB - Schöningh CY - Paderborn ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kosman, Admiʾel A1 - Pinkas, Ronen T1 - Schächten T2 - Lexikon für Kirchen- und Religionsrecht Teil: Band 4., S-Z Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-506-78640-1 PB - Schöningh CY - Paderborn ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kosman, Admiʾel A1 - Pinkas, Ronen T1 - Strafe T2 - Lexikon für Kirchen- und Religionsrecht Teil: Band 4., S-Z Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-506-78640-1 PB - Schöningh CY - Paderborn ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kosman, Admiʾel A1 - Pinkas, Ronen T1 - Strafrecht T2 - Lexikon für Kirchen- und Religionsrecht Teil: Band 4., S-Z Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-506-78640-1 PB - Schöningh CY - Paderborn ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kosman, Admiʾel A1 - Pinkas, Ronen T1 - Sünde T2 - Lexikon für Kirchen- und Religionsrecht Teil: Band 4., S-Z Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-506-78640-1 PB - Schöningh CY - Paderborn ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pinkas, Ronen T1 - The Unconscious in Rosenzweig’s the Star of Redemption: BT - on a threshold of a possible revelation JF - The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy N2 - 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. Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1163/1477285x-12341347 SN - 1477-285X SN - 1053-699X VL - 31 IS - 1 SP - 102 EP - 126 PB - Brill CY - Leiden ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kosman, Admiʾel A1 - Pinkas, Ronen T1 - Treife T2 - Lexikon für Kirchen- und Religionsrecht Teil: Band 4., S-Z Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-506-78640-1 PB - Schöningh CY - Paderborn ER -