Jewish Inspiration for Living a Moral & Spiritual Life

By Valley Beit Midrash

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In Jewish Inspiration for Living a Moral & Spiritual Life, Valley Beit Midrash's President and Dean – Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz – explores how Torah and Jewish ethics can relate to everyday life. This channel is home to all of Rabbi Shmuly’s class series, including: • 39 Ways to Repair the World (’20-’21) • 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History (’21-’22) • Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness (’22-’23) • 45 Great Philosophers and What They Mean for Judaism (’23-’24) Listen to VBM's other podcasts: • Jewish Ideas to Change the World • Social Justice in the Parsha 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. Stay Connected: • Website: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/ • Become a Member: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member/

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The 10 Greatest Jewish Ideas: Body & Soul
Apr 19, 2024
The 10 Greatest Jewish Ideas: We Were Slaves in Egypt
Apr 11, 2024
The 10 Greatest Jewish Ideas: Repair is Possible
Apr 05, 2024
The 10 Greatest Jewish Ideas: Everything Matters
Mar 29, 2024
Great Philosopher: Kwame Anthony Appiah
Mar 22, 2024
Great Philosopher: Martha Nussbaum
Mar 15, 2024
Great Philosopher: Peter Singer
Mar 07, 2024
Great Philosopher: Sigmund Freud
Feb 29, 2024
Great Philosopher: Daniel Dennett
Feb 22, 2024
Great Philosopher: Jacques Derrida
Feb 15, 2024
Great Philosopher: Noam Chomsky
Feb 08, 2024
Great Philosopher: Michel Foucault
Jan 31, 2024
Great Philosopher: John Rawls
Jan 25, 2024
Great Philosopher: Albert Camus
Jan 17, 2024
Great Philosopher: Isaiah Berlin
Jan 12, 2024
Great Philosophers: Simone de Beauvoir
Jan 04, 2024
Great Philosophers: Hannah Arendt
Dec 29, 2023
Great Philosophers: Emmanuel Levinas
Dec 21, 2023
Great Philosophers: Jean-Paul Sartre
Dec 14, 2023
Great Philosophers: Ludwig Wittgenstein
Dec 07, 2023
Great Philosophers: Martin Buber
Nov 29, 2023
Great Philosophers: John Dewey
Nov 23, 2023
Great Philosophers: Edmund Husserl
Nov 15, 2023
Great Philosophers: Mary Wollstonecraft
Nov 09, 2023
Great Philosophers: Friedrich Nietzsche
Nov 02, 2023
Great Philosophers: William James
Oct 25, 2023
Great Philosophers: Karl Marx
Oct 20, 2023
Great Philosophers: Henry David Thoreau
Oct 05, 2023
Great Philosophers: Søren Kierkegaard
Sep 27, 2023
Great Philosophers: John Stuart Mill
Sep 20, 2023
Great Philosophers: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Sep 13, 2023
Great Philosophers: Jeremy Bentham
Sep 07, 2023
Great Philosophers: Immanuel Kant
Aug 31, 2023
Great Philosophers: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Aug 23, 2023
Great Philosophers: David Hume
Aug 09, 2023
Great Philosophers: Voltaire
Aug 02, 2023
Great Philosophers: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Jul 27, 2023
Great Philosophers: Baruch Spinoza
Jul 19, 2023
Great Philosophers: John Locke
Jun 29, 2023
Great Philosophers: Réne Descartes
Jun 22, 2023
Great Philosophers: Thomas Hobbes
May 24, 2023
Great Philosophers: Moses Maimonides
May 19, 2023
Great Philosophers: Averroes
May 10, 2023
Great Philosophers: Avicenna
Apr 26, 2023
Great Philosophers: Aristotle
Apr 19, 2023
Great Philosophers: Plato
Apr 11, 2023
Great Philosophers: Socrates
Apr 04, 2023
Great Philosophers: Buddha
Mar 30, 2023
Great Philosophers: Confucius
Mar 22, 2023
Jewish Kindness: Zerizut (Being Quick to Act on What's Right)
Mar 15, 2023
Jewish Kindness: Hitlamdut (Always Learning)
Mar 10, 2023
Jewish Kindness: Ometz (Striving for Courage)
Feb 28, 2023
Jewish Kindness: Menuchat HaNefesh (Achieving Equanimity)
Feb 14, 2023
Jewish Kindness: Emunah u'Bitachon (Holding Faith and Trust)
Feb 09, 2023
Jewish Kindness: Yirah (Living with Awe)
Jan 31, 2023
Jewish Kindness: Tikvah (Rejecting Despair and Cynicism)
Jan 17, 2023
Jewish Kindness: Atzlanut (Avoiding Laziness)
Jan 10, 2023
Jewish Kindness: Lihyot b'Simchah (Emanating Joy)
Jan 03, 2023
Jewish Kindness: Hafchatat De’agah (Reducing Worry)
Dec 27, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Ka’as (Restraining Anger)
Dec 21, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Anivut (Walking Humbly)
Dec 14, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Chemlah L’Ba’alei Chayim (Compassion to Animals)
Nov 29, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Shemirat HaTeva (Guarding the Earth)
Nov 23, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Lifnei Iveir Lo Titein Michshol (Not Placing a Stumbling Block Before the Blind)
Nov 15, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Meni'at Nekamah (Not Taking Revenge)
Nov 09, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Shituf Pe’ulah (Sharing)
Nov 01, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Ichpatiyut La’Acheirim (Reaching Out to Others)
Oct 25, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Hakarat Ha'Tov (Sharing Gratitude)
Oct 04, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Savlanut (Being Patient with Others)
Sep 20, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Rodeif Emet (Pursuing Truth)
Sep 13, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Derech Eretz (Good Manners)
Sep 07, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Gemilut Chasadim (Random Acts of Kindness)
Aug 31, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Rodeif Shalom (Pursuing Peace)
Aug 25, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Kol Yisrael Areivim Zeh LaZeh (Protecting Jews)
Aug 17, 2022
Jewish Kindness: V'Ahavta L'Rei’acha Kamocha, (Love Your Neighbor)
Aug 02, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Dibbur Yafeh (Speaking Kindly)
Jul 20, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Dan L’Chaf Zechut (Judging Favorably)
Jul 13, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Nichum Aveilim (Comforting Mourners)
Jul 06, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Hiddur Penei Zakein (Respecting the Elderly)
Jun 29, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Shalom Bayit (Peace in the Home)
Jun 21, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Caring for Widows (De’agah L’Almanot)
Jun 15, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Supporting the Bride and Groom (Temichut Kallah v’Chatan)
Jun 09, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Caring for Vulnerable Children (De’agah L’Yetomim)
Jun 03, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Burying the Dead (Kevurat HaMeitim)
May 25, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Loving the Stranger (Ahavat HaGeir)
May 23, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Caring for Children (De’agah L’Yeladim)
May 12, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Supporting the Poor and Lifting Up the Downtrodden (Ozeir Dalim)
May 09, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Honoring One's Parents (Kibud Av Va'Eim)
Mar 31, 2022
Jewish Kindness: Visiting the Sick (Bikkur Cholim)
Mar 23, 2022
Jewish Debates: No State, One State or Two States
Feb 24, 2022
Jewish Debates: Hierarchy vs. Populism; Moshe vs. Korach
Feb 22, 2022
Jewish Debates: Is Humor A Value?
Feb 09, 2022
Jewish Debates: To Fundamentally Trust or Be Skeptical
Feb 04, 2022
Jewish Debates: Is Life about Struggle or Peace?
Jan 25, 2022
Jewish Debates: On The Unity of God
Jan 18, 2022
Jewish Debates: The Value of the Individual vs. the Collective
Jan 13, 2022
Jewish Debates: Care for the Vulnerable vs. Education
Jan 05, 2022
Jewish Debates: Zealousness vs. Tolerance
Dec 29, 2021
Jewish Debates: Halacha vs. State
Dec 28, 2021
Jewish Debates: Hobbes vs. Anarchist: A King vs. No King
Dec 15, 2021
Jewish Debates: The Mussar Movement vs. the Hasidic Movement
Dec 08, 2021
Jewish Debates: Spinoza vs. the Rabbis of Amsterdam
Dec 02, 2021
Jewish Debates: What's the Purpose of Mitzvot?
Nov 29, 2021
Jewish Debates: Body vs. Soul
Nov 18, 2021
Jewish Debates: Love: Emotion vs. Deed
Nov 12, 2021
Jewish Debates: Judging Others Favorably vs. Judging for Justice
Nov 09, 2021
Jewish Debates: Prioritizing Poor vs. Equity Toward all Parties
Oct 30, 2021
Jewish Debates: Auschwitz vs. Sinai
Oct 20, 2021
Jewish Debates: Capital Punishment vs. The Death Penalty
Oct 15, 2021
Jewish Debates: Heaven vs. Earth
Oct 06, 2021
Jewish Debates: Israel vs. the Diaspora
Sep 15, 2021
Jewish Debates: Pro-life vs. Pro-choice
Sep 01, 2021
Jewish Debates: What is Greater: Learning or Action?
Aug 30, 2021
Jewish Debates: A Purpose to Life vs. No Meaning to Life?
Aug 18, 2021
Jewish Debates: Is Judaism Situated in the Past or Future?
Aug 11, 2021
Jewish Debates: Divine Torah vs. Biblical Criticism
Aug 04, 2021
Jewish Debates: Local vs. Global
Aug 02, 2021
Jewish Debates: The Grah vs The Besht
Jul 07, 2021
Jewish Debates: Truth vs. Compromise
Jun 23, 2021
Jewish Debates: The Angels vs. God
Jun 16, 2021
Jewish Debates: Ayn Rand vs. Karl Marx
Jun 09, 2021
Jewish Debates: Tamar Ross vs. Judith Plaskow
Jun 01, 2021
Jewish Debates: Abraham vs. God
May 26, 2021
Jewish Debates: Einstein, Freud, Marx vs. The Sages
May 11, 2021
Jewish Debates: Reform Judaism vs. Orthodox Judaism
May 04, 2021
Jewish Debates: Rambam vs. Ra'avad
Apr 27, 2021
Jewish Debates: Gun Rights vs. Gun Control
Apr 20, 2021
Jewish Debates: Yitz Greenberg vs. Meir Kahane
Apr 13, 2021
Jewish Debates: Hillel vs Shammai
Apr 06, 2021
39 Ways to Repair the World: Hotza'ah (Carrying from Domain to Domain)
Mar 30, 2021
39 Ways to Repair the World: Makeh b'Patish (Finishing an Object)
Mar 23, 2021
39 Ways to Repair the World: Mav'ir (Kindling)
Mar 16, 2021
39 Ways to Repair The World: Mechabeh (Extinguishing)
Mar 09, 2021
39 Ways to Repair The World: Sotair (Demolishing)
Mar 02, 2021
39 Ways to Repair the World: Boneh (Building)
Feb 23, 2021
39 Ways to Repair the World: Mochaik (Erasing 2+ Letters)
Feb 16, 2021
39 Ways to Repair the World: Koteiv (Writing 2+ Letters)
Feb 09, 2021
39 Ways to Repair the World: Mechateich (Cutting to Shape)
Feb 02, 2021
39 Ways to Repair the World: Memacheik (Smoothing/Scraping)
Jan 26, 2021
39 Ways to Repair the World: Mesharteit (Tracing/Scratching Lines)
Jan 19, 2021
39 Ways to Repair the World: M'abaid (Salting/Tanning Process)
Jan 13, 2021
39 Ways to Repair the World: Mafshit (Skinning)
Jan 06, 2021
39 Ways to Repair the World: Shochet (Slaughtering)
Dec 29, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Tzud (Trapping)
Dec 22, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Ko'reah (Tearing)
Dec 15, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Tofair (Sewing)
Dec 08, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Matir (Untying a Knot)
Dec 01, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Koshair (Tying a knot)
Nov 25, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Potzai'ah (Unweaving)
Nov 17, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Oraig (Weaving)
Nov 10, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Oseh Batei Nirin (Preparing to Weave)
Nov 03, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Maisach (Stretching Threads Onto Loom)
Oct 27, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Toveh (Spinning)
Oct 23, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Tzovayah (Dyeing)
Oct 13, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Menapaitz (Combing)
Oct 06, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Melabain (Laundering)
Sep 29, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Gozeiz (Shearing)
Sep 22, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Bishul (Cooking)
Sep 15, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Lush (Kneading)
Sep 08, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Miraked (Sifting)
Sep 02, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Tochain (Grinding)
Aug 25, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Borer (Selecting)
Aug 20, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Zoreh (Winnowing)
Aug 13, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Dosh (Threshing)
Aug 05, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Me'amer (Gathering/Bundling)
Jul 28, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Kotzair (Reaping)
Jul 22, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Choresh (Plowing)
Jul 15, 2020
39 Ways to Repair the World: Zoraya (Planting)
Jul 07, 2020