Jewish Ideas to Change the World

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Jewish Ideas to Change the World delivers thought-provoking content by leading Jewish thinkers with diverse perspectives and backgrounds. It is produced by Valley Beit Midrash. Valley Beit Midrash (VBM) is dedicated to social justice as driven by Torah ethics. VBM's mission is to improve lives through Jewish learning, direct action, and leadership development. Listen to VBM's other podcasts: • Social Justice in the Parsha (weekly divrei Torah by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz) • Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness (Rabbi Shmuly's class series) Stay Connected: • Website: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org Attended virtual programs live by becoming a member for just $18 per month: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member

Episode Date
This Antisemitic Moment on the College Campus: An Analysis of the Hostility and Hatred Directed at Jewish Students
May 07, 2024
How Were Women the Heroines of the Passover Story and What Rituals Have We Taken on to Honor Them?
May 02, 2024
How History and Genetics Define Jewish Diversity and Identity
Apr 22, 2024
Seder 2024: How Do We Celebrate the Seder in a Time of Crisis? An Israeli Perspective
Apr 18, 2024
Women’s Empowerment = Jewish Empowerment
Apr 08, 2024
A Conversation with Rabbi Yehuda Albin: The Importance of Jewish Learning
Apr 04, 2024
Why Was David Chosen as the Father of the Messiah?
Apr 01, 2024
Is Judaism a Religion? New Perspectives on the Old Notion of ‘Dat’ in the Scroll of Esther
Mar 25, 2024
A Conversation with Tara Strong: Using Her Powerful Voice for Justice for Israeli Hostages
Mar 20, 2024
Getting to Mi Yode’a (Who Knows?): Moral Clarity in a Topsy-Turvy World
Mar 19, 2024
Liberalism’s Crises in Israel, and Elsewhere
Mar 15, 2024
Rising Anti-Semitism on American Campuses: A Conversation with Dara Horn
Mar 13, 2024
Hammerman Family Lecture: In the Haunted Present: Jews in a Non-Jewish World
Mar 13, 2024
A Conversation With Former Professional Basketball Player Dan Grunfeld on His Book on the Holocaust
Mar 11, 2024
Mistreating Widows and Orphans: Whom Does This Law Address?
Mar 08, 2024
The Primacy of Morality Over Ritual in the Prophets
Mar 04, 2024
Interview with Rabbi Sharon Brous: Losses of a Parent, Love, and Overall Loss
Feb 28, 2024
Sherman Minkoff Memorial Lecture: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World
Feb 27, 2024
Why Should Jews Care About a New Interpretation of the (Christian) “Apostle” Paul?
Feb 19, 2024
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz Interviews Rabbi Daniel Askenazi
Feb 16, 2024
Standing Out or Blending In? Passing vs Looking Jewish in Texts and Today
Feb 14, 2024
Eye for an Eye for an Eye: The Poetics of Jewish Law
Feb 12, 2024
On the Divinity of Torah: A Conversation with Rabbi David Kasher
Feb 09, 2024
Jews, Judaism, and Anti-Judaism in the Gospel of John
Feb 06, 2024
The Ethics of Rescue: True Stories Behind Bergen-Belsen’s Liberation
Feb 01, 2024
How Can Qohelet Quell the Curious Mind? An Exploration of a New Translation and Commentaries on the Strangest Book of the Hebrew Bible
Jan 29, 2024
Food, Clothing, and Shelter: Human Rights or Charity?
Jan 19, 2024
The Healing Power of Storytelling
Jan 15, 2024
Introduction to Dreams and Kabbalah
Jan 05, 2024
When “The Hands of Esau” Replace “Love the Stranger”: The Corruption of Jewish Power
Dec 29, 2023
Radical Jewish Views of God: Maimonides vs Spinoza
Dec 26, 2023
But What If I Love The Greeks?!: Chanukah for Philosophers
Dec 18, 2023
Finding Light in Darkness
Dec 08, 2023
Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah - Class #5
Dec 08, 2023
Who Is in Charge? Philosophy of Halakhah Through the Eyes of Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik and Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
Dec 04, 2023
Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah - Class #4
Dec 01, 2023
Jewish Military Ethics: Part II
Nov 30, 2023
Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah - Class #3
Nov 27, 2023
Jewish Military Ethics: A Comparison of Being a Soldier in the Diaspora and the Israeli Army Today
Nov 24, 2023
Antisemitism: Why Is It Still Around and Whose Fault Is It?
Nov 20, 2023
The Sacred Earth: Jewish Perspectives on Our Planet
Nov 17, 2023
Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah - Class #2
Nov 17, 2023
Jews on the Move: The Geographic Dimension of Jewish Survival in North America
Nov 13, 2023
Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah - Class #1
Nov 10, 2023
Women’s Sexual Assertiveness: An Exploration of Talmudic Perspectives
Nov 03, 2023
Mayko-Mashmelon: A Survey of Yiddish Art Song
Oct 30, 2023
Highlights of 50+ Years of Women in the Rabbinate
Oct 27, 2023
Mystical Hebrew Letters
Oct 23, 2023
Eilu v’Eilu – A Debate on Jewish Values and American Politics
Oct 19, 2023
Interview with Rabbi David Saperstein: Serving as an Ambassador for International Freedom
Oct 18, 2023
Interview with Dr. Tevi Troy - Fight House: Exploring the Tensions of the American Presidency
Oct 18, 2023
Judaism & Religious Diversity: Global Meetings with Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists
Oct 16, 2023
History of Jews in Uganda & Their Sukkot Experience
Oct 09, 2023
Rain, Nostalgia, and Empathy: Liturgical Poems for the Holiday of Sukkot
Oct 02, 2023
The Gifts of Imperfection: Brené Brown Through a Kabbalah Lens
Sep 22, 2023
Debut Fiction and the Holocaust: When Fiction Steps in for History
Sep 11, 2023
Jewish Diversity in Medieval Jewish Babylonia: Beyond Rabbanites and Karaites
Sep 05, 2023
Transcendental Judaism–Hearing the “still small voice”
Aug 25, 2023
The Jews and Japan: Inherited Discourses and Creative Adaptation in the Japanese Imaginaire
Aug 18, 2023
Reading Matthew from a Jewish Perspective
Aug 14, 2023
Halacha and the Jewish State: Uncomfortable Conversations and Inspiring Solutions Regarding the Treatment of Minorities
Aug 11, 2023
Do the Hebrew Prophets Speak to You?
Aug 07, 2023
When Was the Last Time You Invited God to a Social Get-Together?
Jul 26, 2023
Listening to the Heart of Genesis: Parashat Vayeitzei: Jacob’s Ladder
Jul 24, 2023
How the Jewish Awakening May Transform American Religion
Jul 14, 2023
Practicing Judaism in the 21st Century: Rereading the Torah as a Spiritual Handbook - Class #6
Jul 13, 2023
George Washington’s Vine and Fig Tree: Micah 4:4 and the Religious Character of the American Republic
Jul 10, 2023
Practicing Judaism in the 21st Century: Rereading the Torah as a Spiritual Handbook - Class #5
Jul 07, 2023
Stories: The Incredible Power of a Story to Change Lives
Jun 30, 2023
Practicing Judaism in the 21st Century: Rereading the Torah as a Spiritual Handbook - Class #4
Jun 30, 2023
Crying with God: Suffering and Divinity in the Thought of the Aish Kodesh
Jun 26, 2023
Practicing Judaism in the 21st Century: Rereading the Torah as a Spiritual Handbook - Class #3
Jun 23, 2023
Antisemitism in the UK & Global Interfaith Bridgebuilding in London: An Interview with Rabbi Alexander Goldberg
Jun 22, 2023
Liberal Judaism in Paris: An Interview with Rabbi Tom Cohen
Jun 21, 2023
Is Territory Sacred? Unexpected Kabbalistic Teachings for an Age of Religious Conflict
Jun 19, 2023
Practicing Judaism in the 21st Century: Rereading the Torah as a Spiritual Handbook - Class #2
Jun 16, 2023
Rav Kook’s Universalism
Jun 13, 2023
Practicing Judaism in the 21st Century: Rereading the Torah as a Spiritual Handbook - Class #1
Jun 12, 2023
Tov! — What I’ve Learned About Jewish Ethics By Studying The Good Place
Jun 07, 2023
The Prayer Book
May 22, 2023
Pluralism, Democracy & Israeli Protests: An Interview with Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman
May 19, 2023
Zionism and the Challenge of Power
May 18, 2023
Looking at Eretz Yisrael in the Scriptures: What Can We Learn? A Conversation with Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman
May 18, 2023
Speaking Truth to Power
May 15, 2023
Cultivating Spiritual & Moral Imagination: An Interview with Rabbi Mike Feuer
May 08, 2023
Is There a Future for American Zionism? American Zionism in the Era of the Ethnic State
May 05, 2023
Inside the Mind of God: Plato, Christians, and Jews
May 01, 2023
“Repairing the World” (Tikkun Olam): Radical Justice or Conscientious Consequentialism?
Apr 24, 2023
Israel Education on Campus: Rabbi Benjamin Berger Interviewed by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowtiz
Mar 31, 2023
Green Burial and Jewish Law
Mar 30, 2023
Evil: A Brief Biography
Mar 28, 2023
Antisemitism in Admissions in Higher Education
Mar 21, 2023
Reading Megillat Esther More Closely
Mar 16, 2023
Activating the Soul! Lighting a Fire Within!
Mar 13, 2023
Jewish Bulgaria: A Virtual Sephardic Journey
Mar 08, 2023
Agreeable Jews, Dead Jews, and the Challenge of Diversity
Mar 03, 2023
Jewish Spies in the Civil War and Contemporary Polarization: An Interview With Dara Horn
Mar 03, 2023
Esther the Graphic Novel: How the OG Wonder Woman Took Flight
Mar 02, 2023
Was the Holocaust a Divine Punishment?
Feb 24, 2023
What If: Faith for Non Believers and Other Ways of Rethinking Emunah
Feb 17, 2023
The Maternal Divine
Feb 10, 2023
Tu B'Shevat Seder: Tasting Israeli Fruit and Wine & Exploring Israels Political Landscape with a Settler-Orthodox Rabbi
Feb 07, 2023
Pharaoh Never Died: Midrash and the Art of Text-Weaving
Feb 03, 2023
This Book is On Fire: The Radical Linguistic Theology of the Rabbis
Feb 03, 2023
Get Real! Can Psychedelics Be Healing?
Feb 02, 2023
Women’s Resilience and Survival in the Holocaust
Jan 26, 2023
Being Intimate with the Bible
Jan 20, 2023
Can the Phoenix/Scottsdale Jewish Community Be United: Looking at our Unity and Divisions
Jan 19, 2023
Building a Better Life
Jan 12, 2023
Becoming Elijah: Daniel Matt Interviewed by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz
Jan 06, 2023
The Secret War Against Hate: American Resistance to Anti-Semitism and White Supremacy After 1945
Jan 05, 2023
Letters from Chanukahs and Purims Past: The Establishment of “Minor” Holidays and Judea-Diaspora Relations
Dec 29, 2022
The God of Possibilities
Dec 22, 2022
Darkness Will Envelop Me: Meditations on Chanuka and Winter
Dec 16, 2022
Nothing But the Truth? Balancing an Embrace of Tradition with Personal Integrity
Dec 15, 2022
Responding to Extremism in the New Israeli Government Coalition: Interview With Rabbi Danny Landes
Dec 13, 2022
Speaking Religious Truth to Political Power
Dec 07, 2022
A Journey of Discovery and Truth-Telling with Letty Cottin Pogrebin
Dec 06, 2022
Reading Vayikra With Our Children: Strategies, Challenges, and Opportunities
Dec 02, 2022
The World in Which God Placed Humans
Nov 28, 2022
The Other Oven in the Talmud – How a Halakhic Discussion Sparked a Great Soul
Nov 17, 2022
Rethinking Gender and Power in Jewish Texts
Nov 11, 2022
Nadav and Avihu: A Pastoral Study in Bereavement
Nov 04, 2022
What is the Jewish Future in America? - Rabbi David Wolpe
Oct 29, 2022
Antisemitism in America: An Interview with Rabbi David Wolpe
Oct 28, 2022
Shalom Aleichem: A Model for Working With Development Trauma
Oct 21, 2022
Interview: Doug Seserman, Americans for Ben-Gurion University
Oct 07, 2022
“Shomea K'oneh” (Hearing Legally Counts as Speaking): Creating a Community Which is Inclusive of the Blind, the Deaf, and the Infirm
Sep 22, 2022
God’s Prayer: The Central Image of Selihot
Sep 16, 2022
Staying Human – Can Judaism Speak to the Issues Raised by Artificial Intelligence?
Sep 14, 2022
Nature and Revelation: What the Jewish Calendar Teaches Us About Their Relationship
Sep 09, 2022
Repentance as the Transformation of Self Through the Call of the Other
Sep 08, 2022
Finding Spirituality in the Laws and Customs of the High Holidays
Sep 02, 2022
The Problem of Evil
Sep 01, 2022
The Jews of China: Enduring Survival in the Middle Kingdom
Aug 23, 2022
Prophecy: What Does it Mean Anyway?
Aug 14, 2022
A Memoir That Explores The Stories of Survival, Tragedy and Hope
Aug 05, 2022
Shtisel’s Shas: A Talmudic Look at the Hit Israel T.V. Show
Jul 29, 2022
All Hands on Deck: The Gifts That Introverts and Extroverts Bring to Jewish Leadership and Why It Matters
Jul 21, 2022
Living on the Side of Life: An Interpretation of Jewish Living
Jul 20, 2022
Corona Exegesis: Political Cartoons, Jewish Holidays, and Israeli Society
Jul 15, 2022
The Battle of Definitions: What Is Antisemitism and Why Does Its Definition Matter?
Jul 08, 2022
Zionism and Its Critics
Jul 07, 2022
Is Peace Possible in Jerusalem?
Jun 29, 2022
Why Bad Stuff Happens: Two Dissident Theodicies
Jun 22, 2022
Cain and Abel’s Day In Court: What The World’s First Murder Can Teach Us About Dispensing Justice And Injustice – Rabbi Dan Ornstein
Jun 20, 2022
The Book of Proverbs: A Social Justice Commentary (BOOK LAUNCH) – Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Jun 10, 2022
Prozbul: Innovative Halachic Change or Gaming the System? – Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield
Jun 09, 2022
Third-Party Peacemakers in Judaism: Text, Theory, and Practice (Book Talk) – Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth
Jun 07, 2022
King David: Man of War and Politics, Man of God, Man of Contradictions. Based on a close reading of the Books of Samuel – Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Rosen
Jun 01, 2022
Interview: Aaron Lipkin, Ofra
Jun 01, 2022
The Tragedy of Heruta: The Madonna who Became a Whore – Gila Fine
May 26, 2022
Power of the Image: Photographic Thoughts on Torah Values – Shira Hecht-Koller
May 25, 2022
Messianism, Zionism, and Religious Radicalism: Spiritualties in Israel – Rabbi Menachem Creditor
May 18, 2022
Shmitta: From Biblical Narratives to Contemporary Perspectives – Dr. Rabbi Avital Hochstein
May 12, 2022
My Journey in Science and Engineering as a Torah Observant Jewish Woman – Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown
May 12, 2022
Devorah the Prophet: A Model of Leadership Irrespective of Gender – Rabbi Dina Najman
May 10, 2022
Finding God in Pain – Rabbi Morris Panitz
May 10, 2022
From Avoiding to Embracing: Rav Kook and the future of Shmita – Rabbi Yedidya Sinclair
May 05, 2022
To Be a Holy People, Jewish Tradition and Ethical Values – Rabbi Eugene Korn
Apr 29, 2022
Exciting Update: New Podcasts by Valley Beit Midrash!
Apr 27, 2022
Interview: Rabbi Dr. Art Green – The Relationship Between Spirituality and Ethics
Apr 21, 2022
Professor Jonathan Sarna – White Supremacy & Antisemitism: Lessons from the Capitol Attack
Apr 20, 2022
Interview: Rabbi Susan Silverman – The State of Liberal Judaism in Israel
Apr 19, 2022
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin – The Twenty-First Century: A Jewish Vision, One Day At A Time
Apr 19, 2022
Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller – The Biblical Plagues and OUR Plague: An Anthropocentric “Theology” and a Lesson for Our Times
Apr 18, 2022
Rabba Dr Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz – Suffering Servants: How to Deal with the Missionary at the Door
Apr 12, 2022
Dr. Alan Morinis and Dr. Beverly Spring – Living to Die and Dying to Live: Lessons from a Mussar Teacher & a Palliative Care Doctor
Apr 08, 2022
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin – Moral Imagination: On Being A Good Person In A Morally Complicated World
Apr 08, 2022
Parshat Metzorah: On Menstruation Justice
Apr 06, 2022
Rabbi Asher Lopatin – Is Judaism Woke or Unwoke?
Mar 31, 2022
Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness - Class 2 - Honoring One's Parents (Kibud Av Va'Eim)
Mar 31, 2022
Parshat Tazria: On the Dangers of Solitary Confinement
Mar 29, 2022
Dr. Paul Root Wolpe – Frankenstein and the Golem
Mar 28, 2022
Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness - Class 1 - Visiting the Sick (Bikkur Cholim)
Mar 23, 2022
Parshat Shemini: On Sobriety in Our Service
Mar 22, 2022
Interview: Prof. Chaim Sukenik – New Developments Among the Religious in the IDF & the Israeli Economy
Mar 18, 2022
Daniel Peled-Schwartz – How Purim Can Save Judaism
Mar 17, 2022
What Would Isaiah Say? Israeli Arms Sales and the Challenge of Jewish Sovereignty – Former MK Tehila Friedman, Rabbi Dr. Daniel Gordis, & Rabbi Avidan Freedman
Mar 17, 2022
Parshat Tzav: On Giving Thanks
Mar 15, 2022
The Significance of the Mitzvot of Purim in our lives today
Mar 14, 2022
On Diplomacy & Negotiation – A Book Talk with Former US Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk
Mar 11, 2022
The Seven Questions You’re Asked in Heaven
Mar 08, 2022
Parshat Vayikra: On Honesty in Our Promises
Mar 07, 2022
The Future of Jewish Adult Learning
Mar 04, 2022
Maimonides, Spinoza and Us: Toward an Intellectually Vibrant Judaism
Mar 04, 2022
Parshat Pekudei: On Building the Inner Tabernacle
Mar 02, 2022
Zionism according to a New York Sheriff & a Serbian Kabbalist
Mar 01, 2022
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 40 - No State, One State or Two States
Feb 24, 2022
Parshat Vayakhel: On Being Wise-Hearted
Feb 22, 2022
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 39 - Hierarchy vs. Populism: Moshe vs. Korach
Feb 22, 2022
Noah’s Wine vs. Pharaoh’s Beer: The Barroom Brawl and Culture War that Shaped Jewish History
Feb 21, 2022
Parshat Ki Tisa: On the Worship of Money
Feb 15, 2022
A Nation That Dwells Alone: Questions and Implications
Feb 15, 2022
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 38 - Is Humor A Value?
Feb 09, 2022
Parshat Tetzaveh: On Persistent Striving
Feb 08, 2022
How to Answer a Fool
Feb 08, 2022
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 37 - To Fundamentally Trust or Be Skeptical
Feb 04, 2022
Peace-Building Insights After Eight Years of Meeting Palestinians
Feb 04, 2022
From Flood to Rainbow
Feb 02, 2022
Parshat Terumah: On Internal and External Character
Feb 01, 2022
Why America is Tipping from Hate to the Unthinkable: An Interview with ADL's CEO Jonathan Greenblatt
Jan 27, 2022
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 36 - Is Life about Struggle or Peace?
Jan 25, 2022
Parshat Mishpatim: On the Ethics of Debt
Jan 24, 2022
Requiring Brit Mikvah for female trans converts?
Jan 21, 2022
Hiddur Mitzva: A Journey Through Jewish Ritual Art
Jan 21, 2022
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 35 - On The Unity of God
Jan 18, 2022
Parshat Yitro: On the Commandment Not to Covet
Jan 17, 2022
The Social Justice Torah Commentary – Book Talk with Rabbi Barry Block
Jan 14, 2022
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 34 - The Value of the Individual vs. the Collective
Jan 13, 2022
Parshat Beshalach: On the Role of Song in Liberation Work
Jan 11, 2022
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 33 - Care for the Vulnerable vs. Education
Jan 05, 2022
Parshat Bo: On Reparations for Slavery and Injustice
Jan 03, 2022
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 32 - Zealousness vs. Tolerance
Dec 29, 2021
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 31 - Halacha vs. State
Dec 28, 2021
Parshat Va’eira: On Softening the Heart
Dec 28, 2021
Is A Person Obligated To Receive Medical Assistance?
Dec 23, 2021
Parshat Shemot: On Leadership and Persuasion
Dec 21, 2021
Changing the Mind to Change the World – Book Talk with Rabbi Marc Gopin
Dec 17, 2021
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 30 - Hobbes vs. Anarchist: A King vs. No King
Dec 15, 2021
Knowing Life Through Death
Dec 15, 2021
Parshat Vayechi: On Legacy and Introspection
Dec 14, 2021
Looking to Torah for Leadership in Uncertain Times, an interview with Russ Linden on his new book!
Dec 09, 2021
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 29 - The Mussar Movement vs. the Hasidic Movement
Dec 08, 2021
Parshat Vayigash: On Dealing Respectfully with the Other
Dec 07, 2021
How Heschel Taught Me To Be An Artist
Dec 06, 2021
The Pen and the Sword in the Warsaw Ghetto
Dec 06, 2021
Honeybees and Torah
Dec 03, 2021
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 28 - Spinoza vs. the Rabbis of Amsterdam
Dec 02, 2021
Hanukkah in the Bible?
Dec 02, 2021
Parshat Mikeitz: On Food Justice
Nov 30, 2021
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 27 - What's the Purpose of Mitzvot?
Nov 29, 2021
Parshat Vayeishev: On the Evils of Incarceration
Nov 22, 2021
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 26 - Body vs. Soul
Nov 18, 2021
The Jewish Genius for Surviving Catastrophe
Nov 17, 2021
Parshat Vayishlach: On Rape and Our Response to It
Nov 16, 2021
How the Discoveries of Isaac Newton & Ferdinand Magellan Changed Halachic Definitions of Up & Down
Nov 15, 2021
Embers of Pilgrimage – Interview with Dr. Eitan Fishbane on his new book!
Nov 12, 2021
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 25 - Love: Emotion vs. Deed
Nov 12, 2021
Parshat Vayeitzei: On Wage Theft and Labor Justice
Nov 09, 2021
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 24 - Judging Others Favorably vs. Judging for Justice
Nov 09, 2021
How Many Lovers Are in the Song of Songs?
Nov 03, 2021
Parshat Toldot: On Hatred and What to Do With it
Nov 02, 2021
40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 23 - Prioritizing Poor vs. Equity Toward all Parties
Oct 30, 2021
The Chassidic Story: A New Window to God
Oct 28, 2021
Parshat Chayei Sarah: On Water Justice
Oct 26, 2021
Torah with the Way of the Land: The Legacy of German Judaism
Oct 23, 2021
Beyond Caging: Restorative Justice and Rethinking Safety
Oct 22, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 22 - Auschwitz vs. Sinai
Oct 20, 2021
Parshat Vayeira: On Visiting the Sick and Welcoming Guests
Oct 19, 2021
Abortions and Halacha
Oct 15, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 21 - Capital Punishment vs. The Death Penalty
Oct 15, 2021
Parshat Lecha Lecha: On Fertility Justice
Oct 12, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 20 - Heaven vs. Earth
Oct 06, 2021
Parshat Noach: On Trauma and Community Mental Health
Oct 05, 2021
Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood
Oct 05, 2021
Parshat Bereishit: On Human Dignity
Sep 28, 2021
How Can Our Community Rise to the New Challenges and Opportunities Facing Immigrants and Refugees?
Sep 15, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 19 - Israel vs. the Diaspora
Sep 15, 2021
Respecting the Elderly
Sep 03, 2021
Becoming a Soulful Parent
Sep 02, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 18 - Pro-life vs. Pro-choice
Sep 01, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 17 - What is Greater: Learning or Action?
Aug 30, 2021
Reading Intolerant Texts in a Tolerant Society
Aug 28, 2021
Practical Teshuva Workshop – “Guided Introspection”
Aug 26, 2021
The Perception of Anti Semitism on College Campuses in the U.S. and the U.K.
Aug 24, 2021
When, If Ever, Is It Right To Publicly Criticize Israel?
Aug 24, 2021
How the Talmud Understands “Tikkun Olam”
Aug 20, 2021
How does the Rambam resolve a clash between Torah and Reason?
Aug 20, 2021
The Shemitta Year & Jewish Justice!
Aug 18, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 16 - A Purpose to Life vs. No Meaning to Life?
Aug 18, 2021
Faith & Justice: Where Our Greatest Aspirations Meet Our Core Commitments – Hammerman Family Lecture
Aug 12, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 15 - Is Judaism Situated in the Past or Future?
Aug 11, 2021
The Messianic Idea – A Conversation with Rabbi Avi Orlow
Aug 10, 2021
What's Jewish About Fat Activism – Rabbi Dr. Minna Bromberg
Aug 09, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 14 - Divine Torah vs. Biblical Criticism
Aug 04, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 13 - Local vs. Global
Aug 02, 2021
A Sacred Dialogue: The Conversation Between Liturgy and Poetry
Jul 27, 2021
The Jews’ Indian: Colonialism, Pluralism and Belonging in America
Jul 21, 2021
Just Judaism: Understanding the Centrality of Social Justice
Jul 13, 2021
The Religious and Human Urgency of Right Speech in a Post-Truth Age
Jul 08, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 12 - The Grah vs The Besht
Jul 07, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 11 - Truth vs. Compromise
Jun 23, 2021
The Four Books That Changed Jewish History
Jun 23, 2021
Praying for the Monsoon: An Arizona Liturgical Adventure
Jun 17, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 10 - The Angels vs. God
Jun 16, 2021
The Old Man Kohelet: His Life On Review
Jun 15, 2021
A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 10 - Bechirah (Choice)
Jun 10, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 9 - Ayn Rand vs. Karl Marx
Jun 09, 2021
Rabbi Shmuly interviews Natan Sharansky, Soviet Refusenik, Jewish hero, Israeli Leader
Jun 08, 2021
What Does God Do All Day Long? Rabbinic Reflections on the Divine Daily Schedule
Jun 08, 2021
A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 9 - Bitachon (Trust)
Jun 04, 2021
Fifteen Profound Teachings from The Thirteen Petalled Rose by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz
Jun 02, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 8 - Tamar Ross vs. Judith Plaskow
Jun 01, 2021
How Jewish Wisdom Can Transform Capitalism - With Professor David Weitzner
Jun 01, 2021
Halachic decision-making in modern times with Rabbi Avi Herzog
May 28, 2021
Rabbi Micha Odenheimer - A Judaic critique of neo-liberal globalization
May 27, 2021
A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 8 - Seder (Order)
May 27, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 7 - Abraham vs. God
May 26, 2021
A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 7 - Savlanut (Patience)
May 20, 2021
Jewish Views on the Afterlife: A Three-Part Series – Class 3
May 20, 2021
New Paradigms in Learning Torah: A VBM interview with Rabbi Aviva Richman
May 20, 2021
A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 6 - Chesed (Kindness)
May 13, 2021
Jewish Views on the Afterlife: A Three-Part Series – Class 2
May 13, 2021
Advancing Talmud Study for Women: A New VBM Interview with Rabbanit Michelle Cohen Farber!
May 12, 2021
A Communal Tribute to Rabbi Mari Chernow To Celebrate 18 Years of Service to our Community!
May 11, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 6 -Einstein, Freud, Marx vs The Sages
May 11, 2021
What are the Newest Emerging Trends for Jewish Students on Campus?
May 10, 2021
A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 5 - Kavod (You Matter)
May 10, 2021
Jewish Views on the Afterlife: A Three-Part Series – Class 1
May 07, 2021
The Most Urgent Agenda for the American Jewish Community!
May 05, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 5 - Reform Judaism vs. Orthodox Judaism
May 04, 2021
A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 4 - Zerizut (Enthusiasm)
Apr 29, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 4 - Rambam vs. Ra'avad
Apr 27, 2021
Social Neuroscience Perspectives on Empathy and Compassion
Apr 26, 2021
Skepticism 101: How to Think Like a Scientist with Dr. Michael Shermer
Apr 23, 2021
A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 3 - Hakarat HaTov (Gratitude)
Apr 22, 2021
On Progress, Religion, & Politics: Professor Steven Pinker interviewed by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz
Apr 21, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 3 - Gun Rights vs. Gun Control
Apr 20, 2021
Cultivating Trust: Exploring the Writings of Etty Hillesum
Apr 19, 2021
A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 2 - Anavah and Humility
Apr 15, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 2 - Yitz Greenberg vs. Meir Kahane
Apr 13, 2021
How Jewish Wisdom Can Inspire a Paradigm Shift with Renewed Leadership
Apr 12, 2021
A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 1 - Hitlamdut
Apr 08, 2021
Observing Yom HaShoah Together Through Stories and Poetry
Apr 08, 2021
The Making of a Torah Scroll: Exploring Jewish Scribal Arts - Julie Seltzer
Apr 07, 2021
Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - The Divine Integration - Class 10
Apr 07, 2021
The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 1 - Hillel vs Shammai
Apr 06, 2021
Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook -The Song of Existence - Class 9
Mar 31, 2021
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 39: Hotza'ah with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Mar 30, 2021
History, Honor, & Humanity - With Eddie Chavez Calderon
Mar 25, 2021
Rabbi Herschel Brodie Aberson - Everyone Eats: Fundamental rights of the individual in the community
Mar 25, 2021
Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - The Song of Israel - Class 7
Mar 25, 2021
Rev. William J. Barber, II in conversation with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz!
Mar 25, 2021
Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - The Song of Humanity - Class 8
Mar 24, 2021
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 38: Makeh b'Patish - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Mar 23, 2021
Channa Lockshin Bob - Real Questions and Fake Questions at the Seder - VBM
Mar 22, 2021
Rabbi David Almog - למען תזכור: Remembering the Exodus after George Floyd, o”h
Mar 18, 2021
Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein - Mystical and Psychological Perspectives on the Seder
Mar 17, 2021
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 37: Mav'ir
Mar 16, 2021
Dr. Jennifer Wiseman - Beauty, Mystery, and Significance in a Vast Universe
Mar 16, 2021
Dr. David Shyovitz - Till Death Do Us Part: Family Life and the Afterlife in Jewish Thought
Mar 11, 2021
Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook -The Song of Our Souls - Class 6
Mar 10, 2021
Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair The World - Mechabeh- Class 36
Mar 09, 2021
If Rashi had Facebook: Jewish Perspectives on Cancel Culture and Online Shaming
Mar 08, 2021
Professor Joel Gereboff - Who and What Should I Fear: Early Rabbinic Views
Mar 04, 2021
Hitaloot HaOlam - Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - Class 5
Mar 03, 2021
Alan Yuter - The Mind of Rav Moshe Feinstein
Mar 03, 2021
Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair The World - Sotair - Class 35
Mar 02, 2021
Itzchak Evan-Shayish - Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - Class 4
Feb 24, 2021
Emergent Judaism: How an Ancient Tradition Gets New Ideas – Rabbi Dr. Natan Margalit
Feb 23, 2021
Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Boneh - Class 34
Feb 23, 2021
Tsvi Blanchard - How Stories Heal: How To Read and Access the Magic of Hasidic Stories
Feb 18, 2021
Itzchak Evan-Shayish - Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - Class 3
Feb 18, 2021
Michal Kohane - קשה לגדל הורים.... על רבי עקיבא ובתו - VBM
Feb 17, 2021
Michal Kahane - It’s Hard to Raise Parents – Rabbi Akiva & His Daughter
Feb 17, 2021
Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Mochaik - Class 33
Feb 16, 2021
Beth Berkowitz - Are Pit Bulls Really Dangerous? Reflections on Rabbinic Constructions of Risk
Feb 11, 2021
Robert Putnam - From "I" to "We"
Feb 11, 2021
Meesh Hammer-Kossoy - Unity and Uniformity in the Observant Israeli World
Feb 11, 2021
AnaLucía Lopezrevodero - Celebrating Jewish-Latinx Dialogue and Community Growth!
Feb 11, 2021
Itzchak Evan-Shayish - Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - Class 2
Feb 10, 2021
Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Koteiv - Class 32
Feb 09, 2021
Michelle "Lani" Shiota - Awe: Perspectives from Psychological Science and Jewish Tradition
Feb 09, 2021
Mira Wasserman - Strangers in a Strange Text
Feb 05, 2021
Itzchak Evan-Shayish - Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - Class 1
Feb 04, 2021
Elliot Rabin - The Biblical Hero: Portraits in Nobility and Fallibility
Feb 02, 2021
Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Mechateich - Class 31
Feb 02, 2021
Shmuly Yanklowitz - The Ethics of Speech in the Social Media Age
Feb 01, 2021
Yakov Nagen - הרב ד"ר יעקב נגן | ישראל והאנושות הסיפור הגדול -
Jan 29, 2021
David Rosen - הרב דוד רוזן | יחסים בין הדתות -מטרות, הישגים ואתגרים
Jan 29, 2021
David Rosen - הרב דוד רוזן בעלייה לצדק
Jan 29, 2021
David Rosen - דיפלומטיה בין דתית מחצי האי ערב ובתוכו
Jan 29, 2021
Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Memacheik - Class 30
Jan 26, 2021
Noam Zion- Jewish Debates about Marital Intimacy
Jan 26, 2021
Evgenya Shkolnik - The Habitability of Our Nearest Exoplanet Neighbor and What Does It Mean to You
Jan 21, 2021
Roger Price - When Science Meets Judaism
Jan 21, 2021
Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Mesharteit - Class 29
Jan 19, 2021
Joy Ladin - The Soul of a Stranger
Jan 15, 2021
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 28 - M'abaid
Jan 13, 2021
Or Rose - Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi: Interreligious Pioneer
Jan 12, 2021
Sid Schwarz - The Creation Story and Humanity’s Homework
Jan 12, 2021
Jordan Daniel - How To Create A Welcoming Space For JOC In Jewish Events
Jan 08, 2021
Jewish & Native American Dialogue: "What Does Tradition and Ritual Mean To Me?"
Jan 08, 2021
Aryeh Tuchman - Understanding White Supremacy & Extremism in America Today
Jan 08, 2021
Amish Shah - Sensible Ethics: Exploring Basic Medical Protocol During The Pandemic
Jan 08, 2021
Sareya Taylor - Jewish-Native Dialogue: "Poems & Faith"
Jan 08, 2021
Shuki Friedman - ד"ר שוקי פרידמן - הארי פוטר נגד אלהים
Jan 07, 2021
Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Mafshit - Class 27
Jan 06, 2021
Entrevista con el Rabbino Mijael Even-David - "El mejor modo de apreder es al enseñar"
Dec 30, 2020
Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Shochet - Class 26
Dec 29, 2020
Ariel Anbar - Are We Alone? Reason, Religion, and the Search for Life in the Universe
Dec 28, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 25 - Tzud with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Dec 22, 2020
Steven Exler- "As Long As the Candle Burns..."
Dec 21, 2020
Can A Just Society Have The Death Penalty?
Dec 18, 2020
Arizona Jews for Justice - Amplifying the Voices of Farm Workers
Dec 17, 2020
Shmuly Yanklowitz - Spiritual Renewal: Finding Light In the Darkness
Dec 15, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 24 - Ko'reah with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Dec 15, 2020
Rebecca Kaufman - Mi impacto mas aya de mi mundo
Dec 15, 2020
Avi Weiss - On Chanukah: Lighting our Inner Souls
Dec 14, 2020
Teresa Romero - Jews Standing with Farm Workers!
Dec 09, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 23 - Tofair with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Dec 08, 2020
Lisa Goldstein - Chanukah: Cultivating Courage for Righteous Action
Dec 08, 2020
Yonatan Neril - Eco Bible
Dec 08, 2020
Lama Rod Owens - The Path of Liberation Through Anger
Dec 02, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 22 - Matir with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Dec 01, 2020
Chaim Seidler-Feller - “For In the Image of God Was Adam Created”
Nov 25, 2020
Shmuly Yanklowitz - Creating an Attitude of Gratitude in Times of Difficulty
Nov 25, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 21 - Koshair with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Nov 25, 2020
Hava Tirosh-Samuelson - Judaism and the Environmental Crisis
Nov 23, 2020
Richard Schwartz - Vegan Revolution
Nov 19, 2020
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - "The Legacy of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks"
Nov 18, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 20 - Potzai'ah with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Nov 17, 2020
Dahlia Scheindlin - Can an Israeli-Palestinian Confederation Work?
Nov 16, 2020
Martha Nussbaum - Human Rights & Animal Rights
Nov 13, 2020
David Wolpe -Politics and Torah: What Should We Learn From One About The Other?
Nov 12, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Oraig - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 19
Nov 10, 2020
Marc Brettler & Amy-Jill Levine - The Bible With and Without Jesus
Nov 04, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Oseh Batei Nirin - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 18
Nov 03, 2020
Moby - Animal Rights, Spirituality, & Creativity
Oct 30, 2020
David Lester - Jewish Marriage
Oct 29, 2020
Irwin Kula - Beyond Polarization: Judaism and our Public Culture
Oct 28, 2020
Geoff Mitelman - Science & Religion
Oct 28, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Maisach - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 17
Oct 27, 2020
Dov Lipman - Is the State of Israel the Beginning of the Final Redemption
Oct 26, 2020
Ysoscher Katz - Solomonic Justice: Is Dual Motherhood a Halakhic Possibility?
Oct 23, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Toveh - Class 16
Oct 23, 2020
The Tyranny of Merit – Professor Michael J. Sandel
Oct 20, 2020
Aziz Abu Sarah - A Palestinian-Israeli Confederation?
Oct 19, 2020
Marc Gellman - Do Jews Believe in Heaven?
Oct 19, 2020
Jason Weiner - Confronting Complex Ethical Scenarios and Dilemmas in the Hospital
Oct 14, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Tzovayah - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 15
Oct 13, 2020
Shmuly Yanklowitz - Exploring Human Dignity in Jewish Thought!
Oct 08, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Menapaitz - Class 14
Oct 06, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Her Legacy While Standing on One Foot
Oct 05, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Melabain - Class 13
Sep 29, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Gozeiz - Class 12
Sep 22, 2020
Marc Grossman - An Interview with Cesar Chavez's Personal Aide
Sep 16, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Bishul - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 11
Sep 15, 2020
Estelle Frankel - Tears and Laughter: The Spiritual and Emotional Journey Through the High Holidays
Sep 11, 2020
“Concealed”— Memoir of a Jewish/Iranian Daughter - Esther Amini
Sep 11, 2020
Ethan Felson - LGBTQ Relationships with Israel
Sep 09, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Lush - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 10
Sep 08, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 9 - Miraked
Sep 02, 2020
Daniel Gordis - The Seismic Shift in American Jewish Life – Where Are We Headed?
Aug 27, 2020
Naftali Rothenberg - Love & Democracy in Israel
Aug 27, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Tochain - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 8
Aug 25, 2020
Torah & Song: Rabbinic Tributes to the Life & Service of Rabbi Micah Caplan, ztz”l
Aug 24, 2020
Zachary Truboff - Re-examining Our Moral Obligations to the Other
Aug 21, 2020
Pinchas Allouche - Lessons From My Teacher, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz
Aug 21, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Borer - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 7
Aug 20, 2020
Joey Rosenfeld - Anxiety, Addiction, & Torah
Aug 19, 2020
Peter Rubinstein - Who Is A Religious Jew?
Aug 18, 2020
Darren Kleinberg - Can We Talk About God?
Aug 14, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Zoreh - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 6
Aug 13, 2020
Erin Leib Smokler - Theology and COVID-19
Aug 12, 2020
Adam Bronfman - The Con: The Financial Crisis of 2008
Aug 11, 2020
Maya Abramson - Hope & Light: An Hour of Musical Inspiration
Aug 11, 2020
Dov Linzer - What’s Our Response to a Sex Offender Who Says He Has Repented?
Aug 11, 2020
Andrew Solomon - Depression, Activism, & Social Progress
Aug 06, 2020
Zev Farber - A Wave Theory Approach to Unethical Aspects of Torah
Aug 06, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Dosh - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 5
Aug 05, 2020
Judith Plaskow - Jewish Feminist Theology
Jul 29, 2020
Chaim Saiman - Halakhah, the Rabbinic Idea of Law
Jul 28, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Me'amer - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 4
Jul 28, 2020
Mona Fishbane -Neurobiology & Couples Therapy
Jul 27, 2020
Yuval Cherlow - Why Was Moshe Rabbeinu Chosen to be Israel's Leader?
Jul 23, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Kotzair - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 3
Jul 22, 2020
Peter van Inwagen - Is Theism Still Acceptable?
Jul 17, 2020
Raz Hartman - A Spiritual Reaction to Fear
Jul 15, 2020
Shaul Judelman - An Israeli Settler Working for Peace
Jul 15, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World - Choresh - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 2
Jul 15, 2020
Akiva Gersh - Moving to Israel
Jul 13, 2020
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Zoraya - Class 1
Jul 07, 2020
Dov Laimon - The Spiritual Experience of Being a Torah Scribe
Jul 01, 2020
Amanda Berman - Progressive & Zionist?
Jun 19, 2020
Rachel Adler - Tales of the Holy Mysticat
Jun 18, 2020
Ariel Evan Mayse - The Maggid of Mezritch
Jun 17, 2020
Ariel Burger - Rebbe Nachman on Despair & Hope
Jun 15, 2020
Michael Adam Latz - Defund the Police? Re-imagining Public Security:
Jun 10, 2020
Zalman Newfield - Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism
Jun 09, 2020
Dovid Sears - Art & Chassidut
Jun 09, 2020
Alexander Kaye - Jewish Theocracy?
Jun 08, 2020
Grounding Ourselves in Faith during a Pandemic – Sabrina Burger
Jun 03, 2020
Jonathan Haidt - Healing Political & Religious Divides in Difficult Times
Jun 03, 2020
Sharon Kleinbaum - What We Learned From The AIDS Crisis
May 28, 2020
Lila Corwin Berman - Dynamics of American Jewish Philanthropy
May 28, 2020
Denise Eger - Where Pride Dwells
May 19, 2020
Michelle Friedman - Mental Health During COVID-19
May 18, 2020
Nathaniel Helfgot - Particularism & Universalism of the Torah
May 15, 2020
Baruch Gartner - Living Aligned
May 14, 2020
Shmuly Yanklowitz - Shavuot & Revelation
May 08, 2020
Daniel Boyarin - Radical Talmud
May 07, 2020
Michael Walzer - Is Democracy a Religious Value?
Apr 30, 2020
Michael Melchior - Religious Zionism & Peace Building
Apr 29, 2020
Joel Hecker - Learning the Zohar
Apr 28, 2020
Bradley Shavit Artson - Grief, Hope & Insights Within the Pandemic
Apr 28, 2020
Rabbi David Ingber - Spirituality Today
Apr 24, 2020
Shira Berkovits - Fostering Safe and Sacred Spaces
Apr 23, 2020
Daniel Kurtzer - Religion, Diplomacy, and Israel
Apr 23, 2020
Deborah Waxman - Jewish Particularism & Universalism
Apr 22, 2020
Judith Butler - Judaism, Coronavirus, and Care
Apr 07, 2020
Yitzchak Blau - Religious Zionism & Modern Orthodoxy
Apr 03, 2020
David Nirenberg - Anti-Judaism
Apr 03, 2020
Dove Kent - White Nationalism & Coalition Building
Apr 02, 2020
Shmuly Yanklowitz - Passover & Spiritual Hope During the Coronavirus
Apr 01, 2020
Yoni Rosensweig - Mental Illness, Halakha, & Coronavirus
Mar 30, 2020
Yehuda Kurtzer - Coronavirus and American Jewish Life
Mar 26, 2020
Aryeh Klapper - Pikuach Nefesh & Rodef
Mar 26, 2020
Burton Visotzky - Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
Mar 25, 2020
Simon Blackburn - Morally Stuck & Navigating the Pandemic
Mar 24, 2020
Hannah Creviston - Immortal Melodies: Remembrance and Hope
Mar 24, 2020
Patch Adams - Restoring Love & Healing!
Mar 23, 2020
Ami Silver - Prayer in this Unique Moment (COVID-19)
Mar 19, 2020
Kwame Anthony Appiah - Human Dignity & Cosmopolitanism
Mar 17, 2020
Lauren Tuchman - Disability Inclusion in the Jewish Community!
Mar 16, 2020
Chaim Seidler-Feller - Orthodoxy & Trump: Understanding the Love Affair
Mar 05, 2020
Chaim Seidler-Feller - Antisemitism, Israel and the Politics of Resentment on the Campus Today
Mar 04, 2020
April Baskin - Jews of Color & Joyous Activism!
Mar 04, 2020
Chaim Seidler-Feller - Violence, Morality and Megillat Esther
Mar 03, 2020
Liz Theoharis - Reviving the Poor People's Campaign
Mar 02, 2020
Peter W. Ochs - Religious Conflict & Postmodern Thought
Feb 27, 2020
Meesh Hammer-Kossoy - Torah from the Social Justice Beit Midrash!
Feb 27, 2020
Itzchak Marmorstein (Evan-Shayish) - The Torah of Rav Kook
Feb 26, 2020
Mike Moskowitz - Gender & Clothing
Feb 25, 2020
Mike Moskowitz - Allyship as Spiritual Practice
Feb 25, 2020
Mike Moskowitz - Toxic Masculinity & Graceful Masculinity
Feb 25, 2020
James Loeffler - Jews, International Human Rights, & Diplomacy
Feb 20, 2020
Michael Lerner - A Jewish Mandate to Address the Environmental Crisis
Feb 14, 2020
Michael Lerner - Revolutionary Love
Feb 14, 2020
Michael Lerner - Lessons from 53 Years of Social Justice Activism
Feb 13, 2020
Bat Sheva Marcus - Orthodox Sex Therapy & Sex Education
Feb 13, 2020
Shaina Hammerman - Mass Incarceration: Why Should Jews Care?
Feb 13, 2020
Shaina Hammerman - Dirty Jews: Gender and Vulgarity in Jewish Comedy
Feb 10, 2020
Saul Austerlitz - The Legacy of "Friends"
Feb 10, 2020
Saul Austerlitz - Generation Friends: An Inside Look at the Show Defined a Television Era
Feb 07, 2020
Mimi Feigelson - Accepting God's Love & Trust
Feb 07, 2020
Shlomo Dov Rosen - Autonomy & Authority in Halacha
Feb 06, 2020
Lori Gruen - Ethics of Captivity
Feb 06, 2020
Biti Roi - The Shekhina & Feminine in Kabbalah
Feb 05, 2020
Jeffrey Veidlinger - Russian Jews Resisting Soviets with Faith & Observance
Feb 05, 2020
Karen Franklin - Tracing Ancestors in Eastern Europe: Strategies and Examples
Feb 03, 2020
Karen Franklin - The Untold Story of the Lehman Family and its Aid to Refugees
Feb 03, 2020
George Lakey - Spiritual Resilience Against Despair!
Jan 31, 2020
Shmuly Yanklowitz - Systems of Confinement & The Dignities of Freedom
Jan 30, 2020
Mindy Ribner - Honoring the Heart and Wisdom of the Feminine
Jan 30, 2020
Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks - Spiritual Awakening Through Integral Jewish Meditation
Jan 29, 2020
David Ellenson - Childhood as a Southern Jew
Jan 29, 2020
David Ellenson - Who Is A Jew? On Identity, Peoplehood, & Conversion!
Jan 29, 2020
David Ellenson - Is Our Time Unique? Jewish Social Responsibility in America Today
Jan 28, 2020
Ra'anan Boustan - How Rabbis Related to Non-Rabbinic Jews in Late Antiquity
Jan 23, 2020
Ra‘anan Boustan - Depictions of Violence in Synagogue Mosaics from Roman Palestine
Jan 23, 2020
Ra‘anan Boustan - Collective Sin and Vicarious Atonement in Rabbinic Martyrology
Jan 23, 2020
Sara Hurwitz - When Being Right is Being Wrong
Jan 23, 2020
Marc Gopin - Resolving Conflicts In Our Hyper-Polarized Time
Jan 23, 2020
Michael Schudrich - Journeys & Discoveries Within Polish Jewry Today
Jan 22, 2020
Yakov Nagen - Torah-Rooted Interfaith Activism
Jan 21, 2020
Alan Yuter - The Need for Relevant, Honest Psak Today!
Jan 21, 2020
Mara Benajmin - Jewish Feminist Thought Today
Jan 17, 2020
Mara Benjamin - “And You Shall Teach Your Children”: Teachers as Parents, Parents as Teachers
Jan 16, 2020
Mara Benjamin - Obligation as the Human Condition
Jan 16, 2020
Mary Zamore - Coveting & Contentment
Jan 14, 2020
Mary Zamore - The Sacred Exchange: Creating a Jewish Money Ethic
Jan 14, 2020
Lisa Guenther - Confinement As a Unique Form of Oppression
Jan 13, 2020
David Rosen - Orthodox (Chief) Rabbi & Interfaith Peacemaker
Jan 10, 2020
Itamar Rabinovich - Occupation, Zionism, Universalism
Jan 10, 2020
Ysoscher Katz - LGBTQ+ Halacha & Acceptance in Orthodoxy
Jan 10, 2020
Justin Marceau - Human Prisons & Animal Cages
Jan 03, 2020
Zelig Golden - Wilderness Torah
Dec 30, 2019
Elie Kaunfer - Jewish Prayer & Independent Minyanim
Dec 27, 2019
Hindy Najman - Learning Tanach in the 21st Century!
Dec 23, 2019
Nathaniel Berman - From International Law to Kabbalah!
Dec 20, 2019
Nathaniel Berman - A Poetic Mythology for our Age of Anger?
Dec 20, 2019
Nathaniel Berman - “But Now God is Not One”
Dec 19, 2019
Yair Lorberbaum - Rabbinic Understandings of Human Dignity!
Dec 19, 2019
Yuval Cherlow - Fair Wages in Halakhic Thought
Dec 18, 2019
Ronit Irshai - Feminist Halakha & Halakhic Epistemology!
Dec 18, 2019
Ian Pear - Who Guarantors the Guarantor?
Dec 18, 2019
Rivkah Lubitch - The Chief Rabbinate's Control Over Women!
Dec 16, 2019
Aryeh Bernstein - Are We Responsible for the Sins of our Ancestors?
Dec 10, 2019
Aryeh Bernstein - "There’s a Riot Goin’ On”: Violence in Rabbinic Thought
Dec 10, 2019
Aryeh Bernstein - The Torah Case for Reparations
Dec 10, 2019
Tamar Elad-Applebaum - A New Synagogue Model in Israel
Dec 05, 2019
Marc Dollinger - Black Power, Jewish Politics: Reinventing the Alliance in the 1960s
Dec 05, 2019
Marc Dollinger - Campus Anti-Semitism From the Right & Left
Dec 04, 2019
Marc Dollinger - Jews and Whiteness
Dec 04, 2019
Eddy Portnoy - Jewish Psychics & Clairvoyants!
Nov 27, 2019
Eddy Portnoy - The Bizarre Tales of Yiddishland
Nov 27, 2019
Eddy Portnoy - What Yiddish Cartoons Reveal About Jewish Life in the Early 20th Century
Nov 27, 2019
Menachem Lorberbaum - The Jewish Political Tradition: What Is The Model Jewish Form of Government?
Nov 26, 2019
Paul Nahme - Black and Jewish Expressions of Freedom
Nov 25, 2019
Alon Goshen-Gottstein - On Religious Pluralism and "Truth"
Nov 22, 2019
Alon Goshen-Gottstein - Luther was an Anti-Semite – What Does That Mean For Us?
Nov 22, 2019
Alon Goshen-Gottstein - Being Inspired by the Religious Geniuses of Other Faiths
Nov 22, 2019
Ethan Tucker - Halachic Process, Adaptation, & Relevance Today
Nov 21, 2019
Daniel Matt - The Mystical Meaning of Torah
Nov 20, 2019
Daniel Matt - Raising the Sparks: Finding God in the Material World
Nov 20, 2019
Daniel Matt - How Kabbalah Reimagines God
Nov 20, 2019
Daniel Matt - Elijah the Prophet: The Jewish Superhero Who Never Died
Nov 20, 2019
Neshama Carlebach - On Love and Healing Today!
Nov 19, 2019
Noam Chomsky - Activism, Human Nature, & American Repentance
Nov 18, 2019
Zvi Zohar - We Were Strangers in Egypt
Nov 18, 2019
Zvi Zohar - All Jews are Jews by Birth: Are Jews a Faith Community?
Nov 15, 2019
Menachem Creditor - Eradicating Gun Violence in America
Nov 15, 2019
Liz Shayne - Smart Assistants and Shabbat
Nov 14, 2019
Liz Shayne - Was The Golem Jewish? Robots, Artificial Intelligence, and Jewish Identity
Nov 14, 2019
Liz Shayne - Rabbi Google: Jewish Law, the Internet, and the Power of Online Torah
Nov 14, 2019
Jacob Ari Labendz - Jewish Veganism and Vegetarianism: Studies and New Directions
Nov 13, 2019
Justin Cammy - Why Yiddish Matters
Nov 12, 2019
Justin Cammy - Yiddishland: Then and Now
Nov 12, 2019
Joe Lieberman - How My Jewish Values Have Informed my Public Service!
Nov 07, 2019
Udi Goren - A Walk of the Land – A Photographic Journey of the Israel National Trail
Nov 06, 2019
Udi Goren - The Many Faces of Jerusalem
Nov 06, 2019
Ephraim Meir - Beyond Pluralism to Inter-Religious Dialogue
Nov 04, 2019
Benjamin Sommer - Embracing Both Biblical Criticism & Divine Command
Nov 01, 2019
Evonne Marzouk - The Prophetess: A Modern Story About Rachel
Nov 01, 2019
Marc Gitler - The Hero is a Harlot
Oct 31, 2019
Bradley Shavit Artson - Almighty? No Way! Embracing the God We Actually Love
Oct 31, 2019
Bradley Shavit Artson - How I Installed the Chief Rabbi of Uganda
Oct 30, 2019
Ziony Zevit - Letters from the Dead: Three Ancient Texts Discovered by Archaeologists
Oct 29, 2019
Ziony Zevit - Child Sacrifice: Considering the Context
Oct 28, 2019
Tal Keinan - God Is In The Crowd
Oct 28, 2019
Chaim Bruk - An Orthodox Rabbi Adopts 5 children!
Oct 28, 2019
Michal Bar-Asher Siegal - The Talmud Sages & Christianity
Oct 10, 2019
Shmuly Yanklowitz - A Sfat Emet on Parshat Tzav
Oct 03, 2019
Shmuly Yanklowitz - Parshat Pekudei
Oct 03, 2019
Shmuly Yanklowitz - Parshat Shoftim: Building a Just Society
Oct 03, 2019
Shmuly Yanklowitz - What To Do with the Hatred in our Hearts
Oct 03, 2019
Shai Held - The Centrality of Love in Jewish Thought
Sep 26, 2019
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