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In A Very Deep Way: Remembering Rabbi David Hartman

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Bernard Avishai reflects on his complicated personal experience with the late Rabbi David Hartman.

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I first encountered David Hartman, Rabbi Hartman, when I was fourteen and he about thirty. The year was 1962, and I had just dropped out of the Talmud Torah high school, following my nose from the Weavers, Montreal Canadiens, and forbidden parts of the Ruby Foo's menu (well, other forbidden...

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