No religious position is loyally served by refusing to consider annoying theories which may well turn out to be facts.

Mutual commitment to ideals - yes; the stifling of all dissenting notions - no.

However, the word madda in modern Hebrew specifically means science.

Judaism is an intellectually based religion, and the single most important theme is that of study.

Maimonides taught that it is better that 10 criminals go free than let one innocent man be executed. The Innocence Project represents that point of view.

No religious position is loyally served by refusing to consider annoying theories which may well turn out to be facts.

At Cardozo, study of law is part of a larger culture. You can get a law degree and make a good living, but it is best that you do that having studied the discipline for its own inherent merit, because you love studying.