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Alilot Devarim
Sefer Alilot Devarim ( or 'Book of Accusations' ) is a 15th-century rationalist satirical polemic by the pseudonymous "Rabbi Palmon, whose father Peleth had no pedigree, whose mother was the daughter of so-and-so". It harshly critiques halakhic interpretation, Kabbalah, magic, superstition, the commentary of Rashi, and the Ashkenazi rabbinical tradition of pilpul.
Article summary
Sefer Alilot Devarim ( or 'Book of Accusations' ) is a 15th-century rationalist satirical polemic by the pseudonymous "Rabbi Palmon, whose father Peleth had no pedigree, whose mother was the daughter of so-and-so". It harshly critiques halakhic interpretation, Kabbalah, magic, superstition, the commentary of Rashi, and the Ashkenazi rabbinical tradition of pilpul.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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