<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>There are many phenomena in the Bible connected to the idea of the random, generally in a positive light, but sometimes in a negative one. Both in the Talmudic literature and in the <italic>Halakhah</italic> texts, the <italic>ḥazal</italic> (the Sages) also relate to random processes. As we will see here, for them every chance event has a clear meaning, usually even a holy one. In fact, every culture in the world relates to randomness. However, from the Greek philosophers until the rationalism of the 19<sup>th</sup> century, a process of denuding randomness of its holiness has been taking place. In Judaism, a lottery is not a blind process; moreover the randomness has a clear and profound theological meaning.</p></abstract>

There are many phenomena in the Bible connected to the idea of the random, generally in a positive light, but sometimes in a negative one. Both in the Talmudic literature and in the Halakhah texts, the ḥazal (the Sages) also relate to random processes. As we will see here, for them every chance event has a clear meaning, usually even a holy one. In fact, every culture in the world relates to randomness. However, from the Greek philosophers until the rationalism of the 19th century, a process of denuding randomness of its holiness has been taking place. In Judaism, a lottery is not a blind process; moreover the randomness has a clear and profound theological meaning.

Using Lotteries in Logic of <italic>Halakhah</italic> Law. The Meaning of Randomness in Judaism

Studia Humana

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Using Lotteries in Logic of  Law. The Meaning of Randomness in Judaism

There are many phenomena in the Bible connected to the idea of the random, generally in a positive light, but sometimes in a negative one. Both in the Talmudic...

Using Lotteries in Logic of Halakhah Law. The Meaning of Randomness in Judaism

Published Online: Aug 22, 2017

Page range: 107 - 115

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sh-2017-0014

Keywords
Random phenomena, Talmud, lottery

© 2017 Ely Merzbach, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Using Lotteries in Logic of Halakhah Law. The Meaning of Randomness in Judaism

Published Online: Aug 22, 2017

Page range: 107 - 115

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sh-2017-0014

KeywordsRandom phenomena, Talmud, lottery

© 2017 Ely Merzbach, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Random phenomena, Talmud, lottery