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David Weiss Halivni, Controversial Talmudic Scholar, Dies at 94

He was considered too radical by many Orthodox rabbis and too regressive by many Conservative Jewish leaders. But his work was widely praised.

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David Weiss Halivni, pioneering and controversial Talmudist, dies at 94

Halivni’s fluency in a wide range of Jewish texts and thinkers was stunning, according to many of the people who studied with him.

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David Weiss Halivni, pioneering and sometimes controversial Talmudist, dies at 94

Halivni was a Holocaust survivor who regarded Jewish tradition as a living thing, not a closed canon.

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David Weiss Halivni, pioneering and sometimes controversial Talmudist, dies at 94

David Weiss Halivni, pioneering and sometimes controversial Talmudist, dies at 94
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