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What Does "S'Vara" Mean?
"S'Vara" is the Hebrew word for "reason".

What is S'Vara?
S'Vara: A Journal of Philosophy, Law, and Judaism is a scholarly journal that was published jointly by the Columbia University School of Law in New York City and the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem from 1990-1993. Its articles covered the relationship of traditional topics in halakhic (Jewish legal) thought  to contemporary philosophical investigations, and were formulated to speak to a broad spectrum of readers, regardless of traditional or religious affiliation. A total of four issues of S'Vara were published, all of which are now available to readers from this website.

S'Vara features essays and symposia from leading scholars of law, philosophy, religion, and sociology from around the world


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