The e-TORUS Newsletter comes out  4-6 times per year. Typically it consists of timely announcements, updates on current projects, book reviews, pointers to articles pertinent to Meru research that are published elsewhere on the Internet, and/or an informal essay (or sometimes a pointer to a longer piece) by Stan Tenen, usually written specially for the newsletter. Starting in 2007, eTORUS Newsletters are archived in illustrated PDF format. The archive below includes all our eTORUS Newsletters, longer essays and posters by Stan Tenen, and special announcements and articles by others that were  sent to our eTORUS mailing list.

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Levanah Tenen <meru1@well.com>
Please include a bit about how you  heard of Meru Foundation's work, and your particular interest. Thank you.

---Levanah Tenen, Editor
eTORUS Newsletter

From Issue #2:
Informal Essay by Stan Tenen: Alternatives to Biblical Scholarship
Originally written for the e-list Meta-Reiterations
How our assumptions about the origins of the Hebrew Bible profoundly affect what we see as its meaning and purpose.

From Issue #3:
Informal Essay by Stan Tenen: When is the Textual Approach Not Appropriate?
Originally written for the e-list Meta-Reiterations
Should the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible be studied using the same tools and assumptions?

From Issue #4:
Informal Essay by Stan Tenen: On Immortality
Originally written for the e-list Meta-Reiterations
A possible mechanism for survival of certain aspects of the soul beyond physical death.

From Issue #6:
Informal Essay by Stan Tenen: Which Way Up
We want to grow, spiritually and emotionally.  How do we recover from distraction, and renew our focus?

From Issue #9:
Informal Essay by Stan Tenen: The Three Pillars of Love
Is "unconditional love" really unconditional?  What are the components of higher love?

From Issue #10:
September 11, 2001:  An Architectural Proposal for the World Trade Center Site
Any plans for the World Trade Center in Manhattan must provide for the city's commercial needs, and at the same time both acknowledge people's grief, and affirm life and a hope for peace.  Here is a verbal description of our vision, incorporating elements of Meru Foundation's research and designs.

Special Edition: 6 August 2002
First Sound -- The background behind Meru Foundation's Music of Genesis

Special Edition: 12 June 2003
A New Islamic Map for Peace -- Essay by Dr. Mel Alexenberg
How the esthetics of Islamic art provide a way to "put Israel on the map".

Special Announcement: 25 August 2004
Stan Tenen to be Featured Guest on "Coast to Coast AM" Radio
Wednesday Sept 1-Thursday Sept 2, 2004