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The centrality of Torah—Jewish learning—in Judaism is beyond doubt, but less clear is the value that can or should be attached to Madda, secular knowledge. Is non-religious learning desirable, essential, optional- or even permitted? Can one's Jewish experience be enriched by exposure to poetry, art, history, and science? And, if the study of Torah is indeed the single most important precept of Judaism, how much room does this leave for the rest of human intellect pursuit?

Torah Umadda, a provocative work by the president of Yeshiva University, shows that these concerns are by no means unprecedented. As.
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