Leo Mock
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| Born | August 11, 1968 Amsterdam |
| Died | August 31, 2023 Amsterdam |
| Nationality | Dutch |
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Leon Mock (born 11 August 1968 in Amsterdam; died 31 August 2023 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch academic, author, theologian and rabbi.[1].
Biography
Leo Mock grew up in the Netherlands, in the city of Amstelveen. He is the son of Minny Mock-Degen, who was a cultural anthropologist, and Harry Mock. In 1978 his parents established 'Amphora Books', a non-profit publisher for Jewish books in the Netherlands[2]. Leo Mock supported contributed to this non-profit by publishing various books[3]
He studied Judaism at various yeshivot. Afterwards, he studied Jewish history at the Bar-Ilan University.
Career
Throughout his career, he was a lecturer at various universities in the Netherlands. He published numerous books and articles, and provided courses and lectures about Judaism. He was strongly involved in inter-religious dialogue.[4]
Publications
Leo Mock published various books and articles in Dutch. Nonetheless, he also wrote a selection of articles and contributions in English:
- Leo Mock, Were the Rabbis Troubled by Witches? (Zutot vol. 1, 2001, pp 33-43), https://doi.org/10.1163/187502101788691204
- Leo Mock, The Synagogue as a Stage for Magic (Zutot vol. 3, 2003, pp 8-14), https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2628-5_1
- Leo Mock, The Synagogue as a Stage for Magic (Zutot vol. 3, 2003, pp 8-14), https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2628-5_1
- Leo Mock, Oral Law, Oral Magic: Some observations on Talmudic Magic (Zutot vol. 5, 2008, pp 9-14), https://doi.org/10.1163/187502108785807012
- Leo Mock, Praying Towards the Shekhinah. Some Observations in Maimonides' 'Laws of Prayer' (Zutot vol. 6, 2009, pp 11-16), https://doi.org/10.1163/187502109790213078
- Leo Mock, Three Dangerous weeks... Talmudic Perils and (Some) Contemporary Orthodox Rabbi’s (Zutot vol. 7, 2010, pp 57-63), https://doi.org/10.1163/187502111795240494
- Mock, Leon (2018). "'A Common Minhag' – on the Custom Not to Drink Water during the Tequfah in Contemporary Rabbinic Orthodox Responsa". In Hidvégi, Mate (ed.). Oriental Studies and Interfaith Dialogue. Budapest: L'Harmattan. pp. 275–287.
- Mock, Leon (2020-10-02), "'I Will Wash My Hands in Innocence; so I Will Go around Your Altar' (Ps 26:6): The Washing of Hands in Rabbinic Judaism", Rituals in Early Christianity, Brill, pp. 282–296, doi:10.1163/9789004441729_014, ISBN 978-90-04-44172-9, retrieved 2023-09-24
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