For millennia, two biblical verses have been understood to condemn sex between men as an act so abhorrent that it is punishable by death. Traditionally Orthodox Jews, believing the scripture to be the word of God, have rejected homosexuality in accordance with this interpretation. In 1999, Rabbi Steven Greenberg challenged this tradition when he became the first Orthodox rabbi ever to openly declare his homosexuality. "Wrestling with God and Men" is the product of Rabbi Greenberg s ten-year struggle to reconcile his two warring identities. In this compelling and groundbreaking work,...
For millennia, two biblical verses have been understood to condemn sex between men as an act so abhorrent that it is punishable by death. Tradition...
Although speech is the primary behavioral medium by which humans communicate, its auditory basis is poorly understood, having profound implications on efforts to ameliorate the behavioral consequences of hearing impairment and on the development of robust algorithms for computer speech recognition. In this volume, the authors provide an up-to-date synthesis of recent research in the area of speech processing in the auditory system, bringing together a diverse range of scientists to present the subject from an interdisciplinary perspective. Of particular concern is the ability to understand...
Although speech is the primary behavioral medium by which humans communicate, its auditory basis is poorly understood, having profound implications on...