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Research paper thumbnail of Cábala. El Pensamiento de Heidegger a la luz del Humanismo Hebreo

Herder Editorial, 2022

Si se analiza el antihumanismo de Heidegger en directa confrontación con el humanismo hebreo, no ... more Si se analiza el antihumanismo de Heidegger en directa confrontación con el humanismo hebreo, no solo el supuesto antisemitismo heideggeriano se diluye, sino que la «deconstrucción» que el filósofo alemán lleva a cabo de la historia de la filosofía occidental crea el espacio para traducir la tradición judía a términos filosóficos modernos.. De este modo no solo se refuta o se neutraliza el presunto antisemitismo de Heidegger, sino que se aprovechan sus aportaciones filosóficas para comunicar las enseñanzas hebreas de la Torá en la lengua vernácula «griega» del pensamiento.

Research paper thumbnail of Kabale. Hebräischer Humanismus im Lichte von Heideggers Denken

Vittorio Klostermann, 2020

An Auseinandersetzung predicated on a symptomatology of the "Schwarze Hefte." (Part 1. pp. 17-53)

Research paper thumbnail of Translator's Postrscipt to "Job and the Excess of Evil" (Philippe Nemo)

Duquesne University Press, 1998

An attempt to wrest something purely prescriptive from descriptive theodicy.

Research paper thumbnail of Translator's Notes to "Emmanuel Levinas" (Salomon Malka)

Duquesne University Press, 2006

The sui generis "influence" of Auschwitz on Levinas's thinking.

Papers by Michael Chighel

Research paper thumbnail of Kabale

The discussions about Heidegger's "Schwarze Hefte" seem to have calmed down. Positi... more The discussions about Heidegger's "Schwarze Hefte" seem to have calmed down. Positions have been taken, defended, and are not likely to be moved. While his conservative apologists will not tolerate any criticism directed towards Heidegger, others are wont to indifferently settle everything the philosopher thought against his political statements. More balanced interpretations tend to be attacked by both sides. No explicitly Jewish voice, however, has so far been heard on the controversial question of whether Heidegger took an anti-Semitic position in the "Schwarze Hefte". In his book „Kabale. Das Geheimnis des Hebräischen Humanismus im Lichte von Heideggers Denken“, Michael Chighel, who lives in Jerusalem, dedicates an intensive investigation to Heidegger's comments on Judaism which yields surprising insights. According to Chighel, the real problem of these infamous statements is not anti-Semitism, but rather another aspect of Heidegger's relationship...

Research paper thumbnail of Raanan's Incandescent Kingdom

The paintings of Yoram Raanan mark a major event in the history of Jewish painting. Stylistically... more The paintings of Yoram Raanan mark a major event in the history of Jewish painting. Stylistically employing a kind of neo-expressionistic suggestivism, Raanan allows Jewish themes to emerge out of a free-style mannerism with multimedia painting. The genial achievement is a kind of incandescence suggestive of the Ohr Ein Sof (Infinite Light).

Research paper thumbnail of "I shall teach you to sing!"

In the early 60s Elie Wiesel came to meet the Lubavitcher Rebbe, R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson. H... more In the early 60s Elie Wiesel came to meet the Lubavitcher Rebbe, R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson. He later claimed that this long meeting was a "turning point" in his literary career.

Research paper thumbnail of Bibliaphilia

A philosophico-hassidic reflection on the Jewish custom of kissing sefarim.

Research paper thumbnail of Poziţia centrală a întrebării în iudaism

Am fost invitat se predau prima lectură pentru programul de Bereshit în limba materna. Din păcate... more Am fost invitat se predau prima lectură pentru programul de Bereshit în limba materna. Din păcate, limba mamei mele este ceva ceam vorbit cu nimeni afara de mama mea şi două sau trei alte persoane. Astfel, competenţele mele lingvistice sunt la nivelul de un băiat de zece sau unsprezece ani. Cu câteva cuvinte în limba engleză sofisticate care am reuşit să strecoare înauntru cu un accent mai românesc.

Research paper thumbnail of Chocolate & Melancholia

Melancholia (mara shehorah) as a spiritual catalyst in Chabad spiritual praxis.

Research paper thumbnail of The Innermost Intelligence of the Smart Phone

The virtue of virtual of reality considered from the standpoint of the Sefer Yetzirah.

Research paper thumbnail of In Praise of Chassidic Folly

The theme of shtus dikdusha, "holy folly," in Chabad thought.

Research paper thumbnail of Emil Fackenheim and the Levitical Order of Thinking

The Jew as Idea. A reading and interpretation of Fackenheim's implicit formulation of the notion ... more The Jew as Idea. A reading and interpretation of Fackenheim's implicit formulation of the notion of the chosen people.

Thesis Chapters by Michael Chighel

Research paper thumbnail of To Bind the Chains of the Pleiades

To Bind the Chains of the Pleiades, 1996

A deconstructive reading of philosophical exegeses of the Book of Job by Maimonides, Kant and Buber.

Research paper thumbnail of Cábala. El Pensamiento de Heidegger a la luz del Humanismo Hebreo

Herder Editorial, 2022

Si se analiza el antihumanismo de Heidegger en directa confrontación con el humanismo hebreo, no ... more Si se analiza el antihumanismo de Heidegger en directa confrontación con el humanismo hebreo, no solo el supuesto antisemitismo heideggeriano se diluye, sino que la «deconstrucción» que el filósofo alemán lleva a cabo de la historia de la filosofía occidental crea el espacio para traducir la tradición judía a términos filosóficos modernos.. De este modo no solo se refuta o se neutraliza el presunto antisemitismo de Heidegger, sino que se aprovechan sus aportaciones filosóficas para comunicar las enseñanzas hebreas de la Torá en la lengua vernácula «griega» del pensamiento.

Research paper thumbnail of Kabale. Hebräischer Humanismus im Lichte von Heideggers Denken

Vittorio Klostermann, 2020

An Auseinandersetzung predicated on a symptomatology of the "Schwarze Hefte." (Part 1. pp. 17-53)

Research paper thumbnail of Translator's Postrscipt to "Job and the Excess of Evil" (Philippe Nemo)

Duquesne University Press, 1998

An attempt to wrest something purely prescriptive from descriptive theodicy.

Research paper thumbnail of Translator's Notes to "Emmanuel Levinas" (Salomon Malka)

Duquesne University Press, 2006

The sui generis "influence" of Auschwitz on Levinas's thinking.

Research paper thumbnail of Kabale

The discussions about Heidegger's "Schwarze Hefte" seem to have calmed down. Positi... more The discussions about Heidegger's "Schwarze Hefte" seem to have calmed down. Positions have been taken, defended, and are not likely to be moved. While his conservative apologists will not tolerate any criticism directed towards Heidegger, others are wont to indifferently settle everything the philosopher thought against his political statements. More balanced interpretations tend to be attacked by both sides. No explicitly Jewish voice, however, has so far been heard on the controversial question of whether Heidegger took an anti-Semitic position in the "Schwarze Hefte". In his book „Kabale. Das Geheimnis des Hebräischen Humanismus im Lichte von Heideggers Denken“, Michael Chighel, who lives in Jerusalem, dedicates an intensive investigation to Heidegger's comments on Judaism which yields surprising insights. According to Chighel, the real problem of these infamous statements is not anti-Semitism, but rather another aspect of Heidegger's relationship...

Research paper thumbnail of Raanan's Incandescent Kingdom

The paintings of Yoram Raanan mark a major event in the history of Jewish painting. Stylistically... more The paintings of Yoram Raanan mark a major event in the history of Jewish painting. Stylistically employing a kind of neo-expressionistic suggestivism, Raanan allows Jewish themes to emerge out of a free-style mannerism with multimedia painting. The genial achievement is a kind of incandescence suggestive of the Ohr Ein Sof (Infinite Light).

Research paper thumbnail of "I shall teach you to sing!"

In the early 60s Elie Wiesel came to meet the Lubavitcher Rebbe, R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson. H... more In the early 60s Elie Wiesel came to meet the Lubavitcher Rebbe, R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson. He later claimed that this long meeting was a "turning point" in his literary career.

Research paper thumbnail of Bibliaphilia

A philosophico-hassidic reflection on the Jewish custom of kissing sefarim.

Research paper thumbnail of Poziţia centrală a întrebării în iudaism

Am fost invitat se predau prima lectură pentru programul de Bereshit în limba materna. Din păcate... more Am fost invitat se predau prima lectură pentru programul de Bereshit în limba materna. Din păcate, limba mamei mele este ceva ceam vorbit cu nimeni afara de mama mea şi două sau trei alte persoane. Astfel, competenţele mele lingvistice sunt la nivelul de un băiat de zece sau unsprezece ani. Cu câteva cuvinte în limba engleză sofisticate care am reuşit să strecoare înauntru cu un accent mai românesc.

Research paper thumbnail of Chocolate & Melancholia

Melancholia (mara shehorah) as a spiritual catalyst in Chabad spiritual praxis.

Research paper thumbnail of The Innermost Intelligence of the Smart Phone

The virtue of virtual of reality considered from the standpoint of the Sefer Yetzirah.

Research paper thumbnail of In Praise of Chassidic Folly

The theme of shtus dikdusha, "holy folly," in Chabad thought.

Research paper thumbnail of Emil Fackenheim and the Levitical Order of Thinking

The Jew as Idea. A reading and interpretation of Fackenheim's implicit formulation of the notion ... more The Jew as Idea. A reading and interpretation of Fackenheim's implicit formulation of the notion of the chosen people.

Research paper thumbnail of To Bind the Chains of the Pleiades

To Bind the Chains of the Pleiades, 1996

A deconstructive reading of philosophical exegeses of the Book of Job by Maimonides, Kant and Buber.