The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/baruch-spinoza/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:18:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Baruch Spinoza | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/baruch-spinoza/ 32 32 A film on Spinoza that got its crew banned by an Amsterdam rabbi is making waves https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-film-on-spinoza-that-got-its-crew-banned-by-an-amsterdam-rabbi-is-making-waves/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 05:05:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3071888 The heretical Jewish philosopher was excommunicated by his community in 1656 for his ideas. A newly released documentary about him had a similar reception - but critics love it

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]]> Spinoza scholar banned from Amsterdam synagogue is now invited to visit https://www.timesofisrael.com/spinoza-scholar-banned-from-amsterdam-synagogue-is-now-invited-to-visit/ Fri, 03 Dec 2021 17:49:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2660415 Portuguese Synagogue board apologizes to Yitzhak Melamed, saying rabbi acted without authority to declare him persona non grata due to his studies of excommunicated philosopher

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]]> In echo of excommunication, top Spinoza scholar banned from Amsterdam synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-echo-of-excommunication-top-spinoza-scholar-banned-from-amsterdam-synagogue/ Mon, 29 Nov 2021 23:17:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2658176 Leader of Dutch city's Sephardic community declares Yitzhak Melamed 'persona non grata,' citing his 'study of Spinoza’s banned works and the development of his ideas'

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]]> Jewish professor beaten by police says he’ll keep coming back to Germany https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-professor-beaten-by-police-says-hell-keep-coming-back-to-germany/ Wed, 18 Jul 2018 00:25:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1891489 Yitzhak Melamed was attacked by a man claiming to be Palestinian and then, apparently mistaken for his assailant, was repeatedly punched in the face by German officers

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]]> With graphic book ‘Heretics!’ a father-son duo juxtapose sacrilege and critical thought https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-graphic-book-heretics-a-father-son-duo-juxtapose-sacrilege-and-critical-thought/ Thu, 15 Jun 2017 02:34:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1636320 Written for those whose school days are a blur, this new illustrated history resonates in today's era of science skepticism

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]]> The trouble with sacrifices https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/parshat-vayikra-the-trouble-with-sacrifices/ Fri, 31 Mar 2017 13:12:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1592007 Is the aversion to animal offerings because modernity has moved past the physical, or due to poor understanding of how great it is?

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]]> Spanish man skips work for 6 years to study Spinoza https://www.timesofisrael.com/spanish-engineer-who-skipped-work-for-6-years-was-studying-spinoza/ Fri, 26 Feb 2016 19:54:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1347704 Sources close to engineer Joaquin Garcia say he devoted himself to Jewish thinker's writings, becoming an expert

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]]> Centuries after excommunication, time to void ban on Spinoza? https://www.timesofisrael.com/centuries-after-excommunication-time-to-void-ban-on-spinoza/ Sat, 12 Dec 2015 11:21:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1300922 History's first secular Jew was banished by Amsterdam's Portuguese Jews for heresy in 1656. Now the community's shop flogs his books

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]]> Obama awards humanities medal to Jewish secularist https://www.timesofisrael.com/obama-awards-humanities-medal-to-jewish-secularist/ Fri, 04 Sep 2015 12:20:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1245363 Rebecca Newberger Goldstein will receive medal in a September 10 ceremony for work on Baruch Spinoza

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]]> Modigliani sells for NIS 31.5 million https://www.timesofisrael.com/only-7-million-for-modigliani-in-jerusalem/ Tue, 02 Jul 2013 21:28:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=579276 Portrait de Anne Bjarne becomes the most expensive painting ever sold in Israel, kind-of

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]]> NIS 30 million Modigliani to be auctioned in Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/30-million-painting-to-be-auctioned-in-israel/ Wed, 26 Jun 2013 21:27:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=570638 'Portrait de Anne Bjarne' will become most expensive piece of art sold in Israel; for tax purposes, actual work will remain in New York

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]]> New cultural quarter resurrects Amsterdam’s Jewish past https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-cultural-quarter-resurrects-amsterdams-jewish-past/ Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:51:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=354950 Dutch capital earns international notice for efforts to rebuild a presence almost entirely wiped out during the Holocaust

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