In this paper, I discuss what call ‘the other vow’, a vow that undoes all others. Interweaving an aphorism from Kafka, Juliet’s speech Romeo & Juliet, and the Jewish liturgical passage Kol Nidrei, argue we might find ways to inhabit language differently in – not God of name, or father, but rather relation be otherwise. Instead, practice affirmative denial collectively attempt undo oaths names b...

A "white coat" ceremony functions as a rite of passage for students entering medical school. This comment provides a second option in response to the earlier, more enthusiastic, discussion of the ceremony by Raanan Gillon. While these ceremonies may serve important sociological functions, they raise three serious problems: whether the professional oath or "affirmation of professional commitment...

surah al-`adiyat is one of the controversial surahs as to whether it is a meccan or a medinan surah. if we determine the place of revelation, it can help us in better interpreting and understanding of surah. because of the oaths in the opening lines of this surah, some commentators believe that it concerns jihad which became obligatory in medina. there are also narratives that date the revelati...