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Striving to Be Human

Jewish Comedy Post October 7th, A Conversation with Benji Lovitt

Love Is a Verb: Jewish Wisdom for Building Meaningful Relationships

The Audacity of the Rabbis – and How It Saved Judaism

The American Jewish Miracle

We Are Free—Now What?

The Seven Questions That Make a Jewish Leader

Models of Heroism and Independence in Our Time

The Questions That Never Go Away

Forging White Heat: A Post–October 7 Haiku Journey

Holocaust Testimony Reimagined

Mayim Bialik in Conversation with Rabbi Shmuly

An Unfinished Freedom: Passover as the Birth of an Ideal

Going Out with Knots: My Two Kaddish Years with Hebrew Poetry

Religion Meets Spirituality: Rabbi Shmuly in Conversation with Alan Morinis

Torah, Tarot, and Trickery: Judaism’s Take on Magic and Divination

The Shabbat Effect

The Shankbone Redemption: The Inside Story of Passover

Why Is This Passover Different From All Other Passovers? Interview with Rabbi Ed Feinstein

A Tradition of Revolution

Stranger In A Strange Land

The Sacred Struggle: Jewish Responses to Trauma

What Animals Teach Us About Families: Kinship and Species in the Bible and Rabbinic Literature

Esther: The Whole Ruth, but Nothing like the Ruth

The Hidden Messages of Purim

What is the Most Important Mitzvah in the Torah?

The Masks We Wear

Defining Justice: Do We Want Equity, Equality, or Revolution?

The Sevenfold Path: A Traveler’s Guide to Jewish Wisdom

Praying About the Unspeakable: Liturgy and Ritual as Response to Crisis

The Grown-Up Midrash Says: Five Radical Midrashim Not Taught in Day Schools

How Tu B’Shvat Teaches Us to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

The Power of Song: Lifting Our Voices in Praise and Protest

Hiding in Holland: A Resistance Memoir

Ivri: The Roots of Anti-semitism

Ethics at the Center: Jewish Theory and Practice for Living a Moral Life

Bal Tashchit: How to Turn an Ancient Law Into a Force for Earth’s Care

How Are These Responsa Different From All Others?

Lessons from the Olive Tree for Families, Jewish Unity, and the Social Security System

What We Celebrate When We Celebrate Hanukkah: Four Theories on Unsettled Question

Animals as Kabbalistic Masters

Power and Politics in the Hebrew Bible

Before Good & Evil: Moral Relativism in Jewish Ethics

A Jewish Trinity: Contemporary Christian Theology Through Jewish Eyes

Faith, Healing, and Hope: Mitch Albom in Conversation with Rabbi Shmuly

“Heart of a Stranger” with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl — In Conversation with Rabbi Shmuly

Faith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy

Yochanan’s Gamble: Judaism’s Pragmatic Approach to Life

Why Jewish Knowledge Matters: Rethinking Jewish Literacy

Great Jewish Heretics

Conscious AI – The New Golems?

And She Arose: Jewish Women Leaders for Our Troubled Times

Torah Perspectives on Transhumanism: Professor Navon Interviewed by Rabbi Shmuly

Jews and Biblical Criticism

The Untold Story of Lethal Injection: Professor Lain Interviewed by Rabbi Shmuly

Jews and Jewish Animals in the Middle Ages

Chamber in the Chapel: A Hoshana Rabbah Lecture-Performance

The Social Aspect of Reincarnation

Is Teshuvah Possible in the Internet Age?

Finding Comfort in Jewish Meditation

Valley Bread Midrash: Exploring and Expanding Torah in Chevruta with Challah

Daniel: The Challenge and Opportunity for Diaspora Jews

Psalms Throughout Our Lives

The Colours of the Parchment: An Exploration of Modern Midrash Produced by Jewish Artists

The Case for Dual Loyalty: Healing the Divided Soul of American Jews

The Extraordinary Career of Rabbi Alexander Schindler (1925-2000), Innovative Reformer of American Reform Judaism

The Art of Caregiving

Why Should We Be Excluded? Access, Obligation, and Membership: The Case for an English Megillah

Jews in the Qur’an – How Are Jews Portrayed by the Qur’an: A Study of Qur’anic Texts

The Torah of Inside Out: Feeling Complexity

Embodied Holiness: The Role of the Body in Leviticus

Spiritual Calm Within the Storm? A Conversation with Rabbi David Kasher

Teaching Heschel to the Next Generation

Israel at 77: Appreciating Dreams in a World of Challenges

From the Shoah to October 7th: Perspectives on Jewish Survival

The End of the Post-Holocaust Era: How October 7 Changed Everything

Is There Still Hope for Israeli-Palestinian Coexistence? - Interview with Yossi Klein Halevi

Was Moses a Prophet or a Rabbi?

The Shabbat Parent: A Real Talk Book Talk with a Mom and Rabbanit

Jewish Ethics: The Basics

The Jews are a Nation Unlike All Others: Franz Rosenzweig on Jewish Uniqueness

From History to Story: The Hagada’s Invitation to Imagination

Shimon & Levi and the Massacre of Shechem

Breaking Out of Personal and Family Patterns of Behavior: Esther as a Model of Growth and Courage

Behind the Veil: Esther’s Subtle Genius in the Purim Story

God is in the Details: Jewish Law in Search of the Ideal

The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom

Sacred Soundtrack: The Poetry and Music of Piyut from Jewish Communities Around the World

The Midwives' Escape: From Egypt to Jericho - An Interview with Maggie Anton

Avraham: What is the Source of His Faith?

How Responsa Make Meaning: The Case of Non-Jewish Holidays

Sherman Minkoff Memorial Lecture: The Constitution and its Demand for Radical Empathy

Hope: An Interview with Rabbi Jack Moline

The Control Over Time: Debates and Controversies of the Jewish Calendar

Recovery in the Torah: Models Of Spirituality And Healing

Exploring the Rich History of the Jewish Balkans

It Takes Two To Torah: Finding What Unites Us at a Time of Deep Division - Denver

It Takes Two To Torah: Finding What Unites Us at a Time of Deep Division

Are You My Mother | Nature vs Nurture in Moshe’s Life

From the Warsaw Ghetto to America – A Holocaust Survival Story

Is God Dead?

Recycle Your Way to Redemption: When Kabbalah Teaches That All Matter Matters

The Forgotten Torah – The Sephardic Approach to Halakha, Jewish Life, and Community Leadership

The Surprising Power of Women in the Bible: Eve, Hagar, and Judith

Jewish Law Rooted in Jewish Values: A Conversation with Rabbi Dov Linzer

Hammerman Family Lecture – It Takes Two To Torah: Finding What Unites Us at a Time of Deep Division

The Religious Significance of Secular Studies According to Rabbi Yosef Hayyim (1835-1909)

Why Should I Fast on Yom Kippur: Guidance in Contemporary Jewish Sources

Is There a Connection Between Saul’s Murderous Paranoia and His Religious Fundamentalism?

The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic: Rereading the Women of the Talmud

Judaism and Anti-Intellectualism

Bridging Faiths: Jewish-Muslim Collaboration for Democracy and Tolerance

The 2024 Election: Reflections on the Jewish Vote

Serach bat Asher: The Most Underrated Woman in the Tanach

Mt. Sinai: What Happened to Whom, and When?

One Year After: Reflections on the Impact of October 7th

Zeichick Family Lecture: Kol Kolot – Every Voice, Every Vote

Antisemitism and Racism: An Interview with Rabbi Jonah Pesner from the RAC

The Bridge Between Science and Faith: A Conversation with Rabbis Elie Feder and Aaron Zimmer

What is Jewish Spirituality, and Why is it Vital for the Jewish Present and Future?

Has Religious Zionism Lost its Way? Reclaiming Important Lost Voices

Working with Shattered Vessels: Ecology and Environmental Ethics in Jewish Law and Theology

Was the Apostle Paul a Jewish Thinker?

"It Takes Two to Torah": A Book Interview with Rabbi Dov Linzer & His Co-Author Abigail Pogrebin

Why We Gather: Exploring the Transformative Power of Community

A Discussion on Judicial Integrity

Jewish Languages Today: Endangered, Surviving, and Thriving

The Triumph of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism

Unleash Your Potential

Are We REALLY in Mourning for the Temple? And if Not What’s the Point of Tisha B’Av?

The Biblical Roots of Anti-Semitism

Yalta and the Place of Anger in Leadership

The Great (Non-Jewish) Kings of Jewish History: (Cyrus, Alexander, and Julian)

How Do We Remain Optimistic in These Troubling Times?

The Torah of Rav Yehuda Leon Ashkenazi: A Conversation with Rav Gavriel Reiss

A Settler's View and Journey on Peace

6 Knocks of Repentance- What Are the Critical Lessons Israeli Society Needs to Learn After October 7th?

Putting Your Money Where Your Soul Is: Jewish Wisdom and Socially Responsible Investing

Jewish Teachings and Climate Action

What’s A Nice Jewish Girl Like You Doing In A Place Like This? Jews, Prison, and Spirituality

In the Beginnings: The Dual Foundations of Judaism

Sovereignty, Violence, and Morality: Zionism and the Ethics of Judaism

Embracing Impermanence for Mindful Living

Our Relationship to Time Reflected in the Counting of the Omer

Beyond Cleaning Our Room: Responsibilities and Opportunities in Honoring Our Parents As They Age

What is Heroism for American Jews Today?

A Conversation with Rabbi Mike Feuer: What Does Victory Look Like in Today’s Israel-Gaza War?

Compassion, Kindness & Dignity

This Antisemitic Moment on the College Campus: An Analysis of the Hostility and Hatred Directed at Jewish Students

How Were Women the Heroines of the Passover Story and What Rituals Have We Taken on to Honor Them?

How History and Genetics Define Jewish Diversity and Identity

Seder 2024: How Do We Celebrate the Seder in a Time of Crisis? An Israeli Perspective

Women’s Empowerment = Jewish Empowerment

A Conversation with Rabbi Yehuda Albin: The Importance of Jewish Learning

Why Was David Chosen as the Father of the Messiah?

Is Judaism a Religion? New Perspectives on the Old Notion of ‘Dat’ in the Scroll of Esther

A Conversation with Tara Strong: Using Her Powerful Voice for Justice for Israeli Hostages

Getting to Mi Yode’a (Who Knows?): Moral Clarity in a Topsy-Turvy World

Liberalism’s Crises in Israel, and Elsewhere

Rising Anti-Semitism on American Campuses: A Conversation with Dara Horn

Hammerman Family Lecture: In the Haunted Present: Jews in a Non-Jewish World

A Conversation With Former Professional Basketball Player Dan Grunfeld on His Book on the Holocaust

Mistreating Widows and Orphans: Whom Does This Law Address?

The Primacy of Morality Over Ritual in the Prophets

Interview with Rabbi Sharon Brous: Losses of a Parent, Love, and Overall Loss

Sherman Minkoff Memorial Lecture: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World

Why Should Jews Care About a New Interpretation of the (Christian) “Apostle” Paul?

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz Interviews Rabbi Daniel Askenazi

Standing Out or Blending In? Passing vs Looking Jewish in Texts and Today

Eye for an Eye for an Eye: The Poetics of Jewish Law

On the Divinity of Torah: A Conversation with Rabbi David Kasher

Jews, Judaism, and Anti-Judaism in the Gospel of John

The Ethics of Rescue: True Stories Behind Bergen-Belsen’s Liberation

How Can Qohelet Quell the Curious Mind? An Exploration of a New Translation and Commentaries on the Strangest Book of the Hebrew Bible

Food, Clothing, and Shelter: Human Rights or Charity?

The Healing Power of Storytelling

Introduction to Dreams and Kabbalah

When “The Hands of Esau” Replace “Love the Stranger”: The Corruption of Jewish Power

Radical Jewish Views of God: Maimonides vs Spinoza

But What If I Love The Greeks?!: Chanukah for Philosophers

Finding Light in Darkness

Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah - Class #5

Who Is in Charge? Philosophy of Halakhah Through the Eyes of Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik and Rabbi Moshe Feinstein

Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah - Class #4

Jewish Military Ethics: Part II

Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah - Class #3

Jewish Military Ethics: A Comparison of Being a Soldier in the Diaspora and the Israeli Army Today

Antisemitism: Why Is It Still Around and Whose Fault Is It?

The Sacred Earth: Jewish Perspectives on Our Planet

Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah - Class #2

Jews on the Move: The Geographic Dimension of Jewish Survival in North America

Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth-Century Kabbalah - Class #1

Women’s Sexual Assertiveness: An Exploration of Talmudic Perspectives

Mayko-Mashmelon: A Survey of Yiddish Art Song

Highlights of 50+ Years of Women in the Rabbinate

Mystical Hebrew Letters

Eilu v’Eilu – A Debate on Jewish Values and American Politics

Interview with Rabbi David Saperstein: Serving as an Ambassador for International Freedom

Interview with Dr. Tevi Troy - Fight House: Exploring the Tensions of the American Presidency

Judaism & Religious Diversity: Global Meetings with Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists

History of Jews in Uganda & Their Sukkot Experience

Rain, Nostalgia, and Empathy: Liturgical Poems for the Holiday of Sukkot

The Gifts of Imperfection: Brené Brown Through a Kabbalah Lens

Debut Fiction and the Holocaust: When Fiction Steps in for History

Jewish Diversity in Medieval Jewish Babylonia: Beyond Rabbanites and Karaites

Transcendental Judaism–Hearing the “still small voice”

The Jews and Japan: Inherited Discourses and Creative Adaptation in the Japanese Imaginaire

Reading Matthew from a Jewish Perspective

Halacha and the Jewish State: Uncomfortable Conversations and Inspiring Solutions Regarding the Treatment of Minorities

Do the Hebrew Prophets Speak to You?

When Was the Last Time You Invited God to a Social Get-Together?

Listening to the Heart of Genesis: Parashat Vayeitzei: Jacob’s Ladder

How the Jewish Awakening May Transform American Religion

Practicing Judaism in the 21st Century: Rereading the Torah as a Spiritual Handbook - Class #6

George Washington’s Vine and Fig Tree: Micah 4:4 and the Religious Character of the American Republic

Practicing Judaism in the 21st Century: Rereading the Torah as a Spiritual Handbook - Class #5

Stories: The Incredible Power of a Story to Change Lives

Practicing Judaism in the 21st Century: Rereading the Torah as a Spiritual Handbook - Class #4

Crying with God: Suffering and Divinity in the Thought of the Aish Kodesh

Practicing Judaism in the 21st Century: Rereading the Torah as a Spiritual Handbook - Class #3

Antisemitism in the UK & Global Interfaith Bridgebuilding in London: An Interview with Rabbi Alexander Goldberg

Liberal Judaism in Paris: An Interview with Rabbi Tom Cohen

Is Territory Sacred? Unexpected Kabbalistic Teachings for an Age of Religious Conflict

Practicing Judaism in the 21st Century: Rereading the Torah as a Spiritual Handbook - Class #2

Rav Kook’s Universalism

Practicing Judaism in the 21st Century: Rereading the Torah as a Spiritual Handbook - Class #1

Tov! — What I’ve Learned About Jewish Ethics By Studying The Good Place

The Prayer Book

Pluralism, Democracy & Israeli Protests: An Interview with Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman

Zionism and the Challenge of Power

Looking at Eretz Yisrael in the Scriptures: What Can We Learn? A Conversation with Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman

Speaking Truth to Power

Cultivating Spiritual & Moral Imagination: An Interview with Rabbi Mike Feuer

Is There a Future for American Zionism? American Zionism in the Era of the Ethnic State

Inside the Mind of God: Plato, Christians, and Jews

“Repairing the World” (Tikkun Olam): Radical Justice or Conscientious Consequentialism?

Israel Education on Campus: Rabbi Benjamin Berger Interviewed by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowtiz

Green Burial and Jewish Law

Evil: A Brief Biography

Antisemitism in Admissions in Higher Education

Reading Megillat Esther More Closely

Activating the Soul! Lighting a Fire Within!

Jewish Bulgaria: A Virtual Sephardic Journey

Agreeable Jews, Dead Jews, and the Challenge of Diversity

Jewish Spies in the Civil War and Contemporary Polarization: An Interview With Dara Horn

Esther the Graphic Novel: How the OG Wonder Woman Took Flight

Was the Holocaust a Divine Punishment?

What If: Faith for Non Believers and Other Ways of Rethinking Emunah

The Maternal Divine

Tu B'Shevat Seder: Tasting Israeli Fruit and Wine & Exploring Israels Political Landscape with a Settler-Orthodox Rabbi

Pharaoh Never Died: Midrash and the Art of Text-Weaving

This Book is On Fire: The Radical Linguistic Theology of the Rabbis

Get Real! Can Psychedelics Be Healing?

Women’s Resilience and Survival in the Holocaust

Being Intimate with the Bible

Can the Phoenix/Scottsdale Jewish Community Be United: Looking at our Unity and Divisions

Building a Better Life

Becoming Elijah: Daniel Matt Interviewed by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz

The Secret War Against Hate: American Resistance to Anti-Semitism and White Supremacy After 1945

Letters from Chanukahs and Purims Past: The Establishment of “Minor” Holidays and Judea-Diaspora Relations

The God of Possibilities

Darkness Will Envelop Me: Meditations on Chanuka and Winter

Nothing But the Truth? Balancing an Embrace of Tradition with Personal Integrity

Responding to Extremism in the New Israeli Government Coalition: Interview With Rabbi Danny Landes

Speaking Religious Truth to Political Power

A Journey of Discovery and Truth-Telling with Letty Cottin Pogrebin

Reading Vayikra With Our Children: Strategies, Challenges, and Opportunities

The World in Which God Placed Humans

The Other Oven in the Talmud – How a Halakhic Discussion Sparked a Great Soul

Rethinking Gender and Power in Jewish Texts

Nadav and Avihu: A Pastoral Study in Bereavement

What is the Jewish Future in America? - Rabbi David Wolpe

Antisemitism in America: An Interview with Rabbi David Wolpe

Shalom Aleichem: A Model for Working With Development Trauma

Interview: Doug Seserman, Americans for Ben-Gurion University

“Shomea K'oneh” (Hearing Legally Counts as Speaking): Creating a Community Which is Inclusive of the Blind, the Deaf, and the Infirm

God’s Prayer: The Central Image of Selihot

Staying Human – Can Judaism Speak to the Issues Raised by Artificial Intelligence?

Nature and Revelation: What the Jewish Calendar Teaches Us About Their Relationship

Repentance as the Transformation of Self Through the Call of the Other

Finding Spirituality in the Laws and Customs of the High Holidays

The Problem of Evil

The Jews of China: Enduring Survival in the Middle Kingdom

Prophecy: What Does it Mean Anyway?

A Memoir That Explores The Stories of Survival, Tragedy and Hope

Shtisel’s Shas: A Talmudic Look at the Hit Israel T.V. Show

All Hands on Deck: The Gifts That Introverts and Extroverts Bring to Jewish Leadership and Why It Matters

Living on the Side of Life: An Interpretation of Jewish Living

Corona Exegesis: Political Cartoons, Jewish Holidays, and Israeli Society

The Battle of Definitions: What Is Antisemitism and Why Does Its Definition Matter?

Zionism and Its Critics

Is Peace Possible in Jerusalem?

Why Bad Stuff Happens: Two Dissident Theodicies

Cain and Abel’s Day In Court: What The World’s First Murder Can Teach Us About Dispensing Justice And Injustice – Rabbi Dan Ornstein

The Book of Proverbs: A Social Justice Commentary (BOOK LAUNCH) – Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

Prozbul: Innovative Halachic Change or Gaming the System? – Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield

Third-Party Peacemakers in Judaism: Text, Theory, and Practice (Book Talk) – Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth

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

Interview: Aaron Lipkin, Ofra

The Tragedy of Heruta: The Madonna who Became a Whore – Gila Fine

Power of the Image: Photographic Thoughts on Torah Values – Shira Hecht-Koller

Messianism, Zionism, and Religious Radicalism: Spiritualties in Israel – Rabbi Menachem Creditor

Shmitta: From Biblical Narratives to Contemporary Perspectives – Dr. Rabbi Avital Hochstein

My Journey in Science and Engineering as a Torah Observant Jewish Woman – Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown

Devorah the Prophet: A Model of Leadership Irrespective of Gender – Rabbi Dina Najman

Finding God in Pain – Rabbi Morris Panitz

From Avoiding to Embracing: Rav Kook and the future of Shmita – Rabbi Yedidya Sinclair

To Be a Holy People, Jewish Tradition and Ethical Values – Rabbi Eugene Korn

Exciting Update: New Podcasts by Valley Beit Midrash!

Interview: Rabbi Dr. Art Green – The Relationship Between Spirituality and Ethics

Professor Jonathan Sarna – White Supremacy & Antisemitism: Lessons from the Capitol Attack

Interview: Rabbi Susan Silverman – The State of Liberal Judaism in Israel

Rabbi Joseph Telushkin – The Twenty-First Century: A Jewish Vision, One Day At A Time

Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller – The Biblical Plagues and OUR Plague: An Anthropocentric “Theology” and a Lesson for Our Times

Rabba Dr Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz – Suffering Servants: How to Deal with the Missionary at the Door

Dr. Alan Morinis and Dr. Beverly Spring – Living to Die and Dying to Live: Lessons from a Mussar Teacher & a Palliative Care Doctor

Rabbi Joseph Telushkin – Moral Imagination: On Being A Good Person In A Morally Complicated World

Parshat Metzorah: On Menstruation Justice

Rabbi Asher Lopatin – Is Judaism Woke or Unwoke?

Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness - Class 2 - Honoring One's Parents (Kibud Av Va'Eim)

Parshat Tazria: On the Dangers of Solitary Confinement

Dr. Paul Root Wolpe – Frankenstein and the Golem

Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness - Class 1 - Visiting the Sick (Bikkur Cholim)

Parshat Shemini: On Sobriety in Our Service

Interview: Prof. Chaim Sukenik – New Developments Among the Religious in the IDF & the Israeli Economy

Daniel Peled-Schwartz – How Purim Can Save Judaism

What Would Isaiah Say? Israeli Arms Sales and the Challenge of Jewish Sovereignty – Former MK Tehila Friedman, Rabbi Dr. Daniel Gordis, & Rabbi Avidan Freedman

Parshat Tzav: On Giving Thanks

The Significance of the Mitzvot of Purim in Our Lives Today

On Diplomacy & Negotiation – A Book Talk with Former US Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk

The Seven Questions You’re Asked in Heaven

Parshat Vayikra: On Honesty in Our Promises

The Future of Jewish Adult Learning

Maimonides, Spinoza and Us: Toward an Intellectually Vibrant Judaism

Parshat Pekudei: On Building the Inner Tabernacle

Zionism according to a New York Sheriff & a Serbian Kabbalist

40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 40 - No State, One State or Two States

Parshat Vayakhel: On Being Wise-Hearted

40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 39 - Hierarchy vs. Populism: Moshe vs. Korach

Noah’s Wine vs. Pharaoh’s Beer: The Barroom Brawl and Culture War that Shaped Jewish History

Parshat Ki Tisa: On the Worship of Money

A Nation That Dwells Alone: Questions and Implications

40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 38 - Is Humor A Value?

Parshat Tetzaveh: On Persistent Striving

How to Answer a Fool

40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 37 - To Fundamentally Trust or Be Skeptical

Peace-Building Insights After Eight Years of Meeting Palestinians

From Flood to Rainbow

Parshat Terumah: On Internal and External Character

Why America is Tipping from Hate to the Unthinkable: An Interview with ADL's CEO Jonathan Greenblatt

40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 36 - Is Life about Struggle or Peace?

Parshat Mishpatim: On the Ethics of Debt

Requiring Brit Mikvah for female trans converts?

Hiddur Mitzva: A Journey Through Jewish Ritual Art

40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 35 - On The Unity of God

Parshat Yitro: On the Commandment Not to Covet

The Social Justice Torah Commentary – Book Talk with Rabbi Barry Block

40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 34 - The Value of the Individual vs. the Collective

Parshat Beshalach: On the Role of Song in Liberation Work

40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 33 - Care for the Vulnerable vs. Education

Parshat Bo: On Reparations for Slavery and Injustice

40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 32 - Zealousness vs. Tolerance

40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 31 - Halacha vs. State

Parshat Va’eira: On Softening the Heart

Is A Person Obligated To Receive Medical Assistance?

Parshat Shemot: On Leadership and Persuasion

Changing the Mind to Change the World – Book Talk with Rabbi Marc Gopin

40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 30 - Hobbes vs. Anarchist: A King vs. No King

Knowing Life Through Death

Parshat Vayechi: On Legacy and Introspection

Looking to Torah for Leadership in Uncertain Times, an interview with Russ Linden on his new book!

40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 29 - The Mussar Movement vs. the Hasidic Movement

Parshat Vayigash: On Dealing Respectfully with the Other

How Heschel Taught Me To Be An Artist

The Pen and the Sword in the Warsaw Ghetto

Honeybees and Torah

40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 28 - Spinoza vs. the Rabbis of Amsterdam

Hanukkah in the Bible?

Parshat Mikeitz: On Food Justice

40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 27 - What's the Purpose of Mitzvot?

Parshat Vayeishev: On the Evils of Incarceration

40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History - Class 26 - Body vs. Soul

The Jewish Genius for Surviving Catastrophe

Parshat Vayishlach: On Rape and Our Response to It

How the Discoveries of Isaac Newton & Ferdinand Magellan Changed Halachic Definitions of Up & Down

Embers of Pilgrimage – Interview with Dr. Eitan Fishbane on his new book!

40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 25 - Love: Emotion vs. Deed

Parshat Vayeitzei: On Wage Theft and Labor Justice

40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 24 - Judging Others Favorably vs. Judging for Justice

How Many Lovers Are in the Song of Songs?

Parshat Toldot: On Hatred and What to Do With it

40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 23 - Prioritizing Poor vs. Equity Toward all Parties

The Chassidic Story: A New Window to God

Parshat Chayei Sarah: On Water Justice

Torah with the Way of the Land: The Legacy of German Judaism

Beyond Caging: Restorative Justice and Rethinking Safety

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 22 - Auschwitz vs. Sinai

Parshat Vayeira: On Visiting the Sick and Welcoming Guests

Abortions and Halacha

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 21 - Capital Punishment vs. The Death Penalty

Parshat Lecha Lecha: On Fertility Justice

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 20 - Heaven vs. Earth

Parshat Noach: On Trauma and Community Mental Health

Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood

Parshat Bereishit: On Human Dignity

How Can Our Community Rise to the New Challenges and Opportunities Facing Immigrants and Refugees?

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 19 - Israel vs. the Diaspora

Respecting the Elderly

Becoming a Soulful Parent

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 18 - Pro-life vs. Pro-choice

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 17 - What is Greater: Learning or Action?

Reading Intolerant Texts in a Tolerant Society

Practical Teshuva Workshop – “Guided Introspection”

The Perception of Anti Semitism on College Campuses in the U.S. and the U.K.

When, If Ever, Is It Right To Publicly Criticize Israel?

How the Talmud Understands “Tikkun Olam”

How does the Rambam resolve a clash between Torah and Reason?

The Shemitta Year & Jewish Justice!

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 16 - A Purpose to Life vs. No Meaning to Life?

Faith & Justice: Where Our Greatest Aspirations Meet Our Core Commitments – Hammerman Family Lecture

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 15 - Is Judaism Situated in the Past or Future?

The Messianic Idea – A Conversation with Rabbi Avi Orlow

What's Jewish About Fat Activism – Rabbi Dr. Minna Bromberg

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 14 - Divine Torah vs. Biblical Criticism

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 13 - Local vs. Global

A Sacred Dialogue: The Conversation Between Liturgy and Poetry

The Jews’ Indian: Colonialism, Pluralism and Belonging in America

Just Judaism: Understanding the Centrality of Social Justice

The Religious and Human Urgency of Right Speech in a Post-Truth Age

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 12 - The Grah vs The Besht

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 11 - Truth vs. Compromise

The Four Books That Changed Jewish History

Praying for the Monsoon: An Arizona Liturgical Adventure

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 10 - The Angels vs. God

The Old Man Kohelet: His Life On Review

A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 10 - Bechirah (Choice)

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 9 - Ayn Rand vs. Karl Marx

Rabbi Shmuly interviews Natan Sharansky, Soviet Refusenik, Jewish hero, Israeli Leader

What Does God Do All Day Long? Rabbinic Reflections on the Divine Daily Schedule

A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 9 - Bitachon (Trust)

Fifteen Profound Teachings from The Thirteen Petalled Rose by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 8 - Tamar Ross vs. Judith Plaskow

How Jewish Wisdom Can Transform Capitalism - With Professor David Weitzner

Halachic decision-making in modern times with Rabbi Avi Herzog

Rabbi Micha Odenheimer - A Judaic critique of neo-liberal globalization

A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 8 - Seder (Order)

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 7 - Abraham vs. God

A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 7 - Savlanut (Patience)

Jewish Views on the Afterlife: A Three-Part Series – Class 3

New Paradigms in Learning Torah: A VBM interview with Rabbi Aviva Richman

A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 6 - Chesed (Kindness)

Jewish Views on the Afterlife: A Three-Part Series – Class 2

Advancing Talmud Study for Women: A New VBM Interview with Rabbanit Michelle Cohen Farber!

A Communal Tribute to Rabbi Mari Chernow To Celebrate 18 Years of Service to our Community!

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 6 -Einstein, Freud, Marx vs The Sages

What are the Newest Emerging Trends for Jewish Students on Campus?

A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 5 - Kavod (You Matter)

Jewish Views on the Afterlife: A Three-Part Series – Class 1

The Most Urgent Agenda for the American Jewish Community!

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 5 - Reform Judaism vs. Orthodox Judaism

A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 4 - Zerizut (Enthusiasm)

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 4 - Rambam vs. Ra'avad

Social Neuroscience Perspectives on Empathy and Compassion

Skepticism 101: How to Think Like a Scientist with Dr. Michael Shermer

A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 3 - Hakarat HaTov (Gratitude)

On Progress, Religion, & Politics: Professor Steven Pinker interviewed by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 3 - Gun Rights vs. Gun Control

Cultivating Trust: Exploring the Writings of Etty Hillesum

A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 2 - Anavah and Humility

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 2 - Yitz Greenberg vs. Meir Kahane

How Jewish Wisdom Can Inspire a Paradigm Shift with Renewed Leadership

A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 1 - Hitlamdut

Observing Yom HaShoah Together Through Stories and Poetry

The Making of a Torah Scroll: Exploring Jewish Scribal Arts - Julie Seltzer

Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - The Divine Integration - Class 10

The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History! - Class 1 - Hillel vs Shammai

Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook -The Song of Existence - Class 9

39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 39: Hotza'ah with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

History, Honor, & Humanity - With Eddie Chavez Calderon

Rabbi Herschel Brodie Aberson - Everyone Eats: Fundamental rights of the individual in the community

Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - The Song of Israel - Class 7

Rev. William J. Barber, II in conversation with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz!

Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - The Song of Humanity - Class 8

39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 38: Makeh b'Patish - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

Channa Lockshin Bob - Real Questions and Fake Questions at the Seder - VBM

Rabbi David Almog - למען תזכור: Remembering the Exodus after George Floyd, o”h

Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein - Mystical and Psychological Perspectives on the Seder

39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 37: Mav'ir

Dr. Jennifer Wiseman - Beauty, Mystery, and Significance in a Vast Universe

Dr. David Shyovitz - Till Death Do Us Part: Family Life and the Afterlife in Jewish Thought

Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook -The Song of Our Souls - Class 6

Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair The World - Mechabeh- Class 36

If Rashi had Facebook: Jewish Perspectives on Cancel Culture and Online Shaming

Professor Joel Gereboff - Who and What Should I Fear: Early Rabbinic Views

Hitaloot HaOlam - Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - Class 5

Alan Yuter - The Mind of Rav Moshe Feinstein

Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair The World - Sotair - Class 35

Itzchak Evan-Shayish - Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - Class 4

Emergent Judaism: How an Ancient Tradition Gets New Ideas – Rabbi Dr. Natan Margalit

Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Boneh - Class 34

Tsvi Blanchard - How Stories Heal: How To Read and Access the Magic of Hasidic Stories

Itzchak Evan-Shayish - Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - Class 3

Michal Kohane - קשה לגדל הורים.... על רבי עקיבא ובתו - VBM

Michal Kahane - It’s Hard to Raise Parents – Rabbi Akiva & His Daughter

Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Mochaik - Class 33

Beth Berkowitz - Are Pit Bulls Really Dangerous? Reflections on Rabbinic Constructions of Risk

Robert Putnam - From "I" to "We"

Meesh Hammer-Kossoy - Unity and Uniformity in the Observant Israeli World

AnaLucía Lopezrevodero - Celebrating Jewish-Latinx Dialogue and Community Growth!

Itzchak Evan-Shayish - Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - Class 2

Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Koteiv - Class 32

Michelle "Lani" Shiota - Awe: Perspectives from Psychological Science and Jewish Tradition

Mira Wasserman - Strangers in a Strange Text

Itzchak Evan-Shayish - Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - Class 1

Elliot Rabin - The Biblical Hero: Portraits in Nobility and Fallibility

Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Mechateich - Class 31

Shmuly Yanklowitz - The Ethics of Speech in the Social Media Age

Yakov Nagen - הרב ד"ר יעקב נגן | ישראל והאנושות הסיפור הגדול -

David Rosen - הרב דוד רוזן | יחסים בין הדתות -מטרות, הישגים ואתגרים

David Rosen - הרב דוד רוזן בעלייה לצדק

David Rosen - דיפלומטיה בין דתית מחצי האי ערב ובתוכו

Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Memacheik - Class 30

Noam Zion- Jewish Debates about Marital Intimacy

Evgenya Shkolnik - The Habitability of Our Nearest Exoplanet Neighbor and What Does It Mean to You

Roger Price - When Science Meets Judaism

Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Mesharteit - Class 29

Joy Ladin - The Soul of a Stranger

39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 28 - M'abaid

Or Rose - Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi: Interreligious Pioneer

Sid Schwarz - The Creation Story and Humanity’s Homework

Jordan Daniel - How To Create A Welcoming Space For JOC In Jewish Events

Jewish & Native American Dialogue: "What Does Tradition and Ritual Mean To Me?"

Aryeh Tuchman - Understanding White Supremacy & Extremism in America Today

Amish Shah - Sensible Ethics: Exploring Basic Medical Protocol During The Pandemic

Sareya Taylor - Jewish-Native Dialogue: "Poems & Faith"

Shuki Friedman - ד"ר שוקי פרידמן - הארי פוטר נגד אלהים

Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Mafshit - Class 27

Entrevista con el Rabbino Mijael Even-David - "El mejor modo de apreder es al enseñar"

Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Shochet - Class 26

Ariel Anbar - Are We Alone? Reason, Religion, and the Search for Life in the Universe

39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 25 - Tzud with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

Steven Exler- "As Long As the Candle Burns..."

Can A Just Society Have The Death Penalty?

Arizona Jews for Justice - Amplifying the Voices of Farm Workers

Shmuly Yanklowitz - Spiritual Renewal: Finding Light In the Darkness

39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 24 - Ko'reah with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

Rebecca Kaufman - Mi impacto mas aya de mi mundo

Avi Weiss - On Chanukah: Lighting our Inner Souls

Teresa Romero - Jews Standing with Farm Workers!

39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 23 - Tofair with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

Lisa Goldstein - Chanukah: Cultivating Courage for Righteous Action

Yonatan Neril - Eco Bible

Lama Rod Owens - The Path of Liberation Through Anger

39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 22 - Matir with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

Chaim Seidler-Feller - “For In the Image of God Was Adam Created”

Shmuly Yanklowitz - Creating an Attitude of Gratitude in Times of Difficulty

39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 21 - Koshair with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

Hava Tirosh-Samuelson - Judaism and the Environmental Crisis

Richard Schwartz - Vegan Revolution

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - "The Legacy of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks"

39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 20 - Potzai'ah with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

Dahlia Scheindlin - Can an Israeli-Palestinian Confederation Work?

Martha Nussbaum - Human Rights & Animal Rights

David Wolpe -Politics and Torah: What Should We Learn From One About The Other?

39 Ways to Repair the World - Oraig - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 19

Marc Brettler & Amy-Jill Levine - The Bible With and Without Jesus

39 Ways to Repair the World - Oseh Batei Nirin - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 18

Moby - Animal Rights, Spirituality, & Creativity

David Lester - Jewish Marriage

Irwin Kula - Beyond Polarization: Judaism and our Public Culture

Geoff Mitelman - Science & Religion

39 Ways to Repair the World - Maisach - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 17

Dov Lipman - Is the State of Israel the Beginning of the Final Redemption

Ysoscher Katz - Solomonic Justice: Is Dual Motherhood a Halakhic Possibility?

39 Ways to Repair the World - Toveh - Class 16

The Tyranny of Merit – Professor Michael J. Sandel

Aziz Abu Sarah - A Palestinian-Israeli Confederation?

Marc Gellman - Do Jews Believe in Heaven?

Jason Weiner - Confronting Complex Ethical Scenarios and Dilemmas in the Hospital

39 Ways to Repair the World - Tzovayah - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 15

Shmuly Yanklowitz - Exploring Human Dignity in Jewish Thought!

39 Ways to Repair the World - Menapaitz - Class 14

Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Her Legacy While Standing on One Foot

39 Ways to Repair the World - Melabain - Class 13

39 Ways to Repair the World - Gozeiz - Class 12

Marc Grossman - An Interview with Cesar Chavez's Personal Aide

39 Ways to Repair the World - Bishul - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 11

Estelle Frankel - Tears and Laughter: The Spiritual and Emotional Journey Through the High Holidays

“Concealed”— Memoir of a Jewish/Iranian Daughter - Esther Amini

Ethan Felson - LGBTQ Relationships with Israel

39 Ways to Repair the World - Lush - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 10

39 Ways to Repair the World - Class 9 - Miraked

Daniel Gordis - The Seismic Shift in American Jewish Life – Where Are We Headed?

Naftali Rothenberg - Love & Democracy in Israel

39 Ways to Repair the World - Tochain - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 8

Torah & Song: Rabbinic Tributes to the Life & Service of Rabbi Micah Caplan, ztz”l

Zachary Truboff - Re-examining Our Moral Obligations to the Other

Pinchas Allouche - Lessons From My Teacher, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz

39 Ways to Repair the World - Borer - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 7

Joey Rosenfeld - Anxiety, Addiction, & Torah

Peter Rubinstein - Who Is A Religious Jew?

Darren Kleinberg - Can We Talk About God?

39 Ways to Repair the World - Zoreh - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 6

Erin Leib Smokler - Theology and COVID-19

Adam Bronfman - The Con: The Financial Crisis of 2008

Maya Abramson - Hope & Light: An Hour of Musical Inspiration

Dov Linzer - What’s Our Response to a Sex Offender Who Says He Has Repented?

Andrew Solomon - Depression, Activism, & Social Progress

Zev Farber - A Wave Theory Approach to Unethical Aspects of Torah

39 Ways to Repair the World - Dosh - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 5

Judith Plaskow - Jewish Feminist Theology

Chaim Saiman - Halakhah, the Rabbinic Idea of Law

39 Ways to Repair the World - Me'amer - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 4

Mona Fishbane -Neurobiology & Couples Therapy

Yuval Cherlow - Why Was Moshe Rabbeinu Chosen to be Israel's Leader?

39 Ways to Repair the World - Kotzair - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 3

Peter van Inwagen - Is Theism Still Acceptable?

Raz Hartman - A Spiritual Reaction to Fear

Shaul Judelman - An Israeli Settler Working for Peace

39 Ways to Repair the World - Choresh - Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Class 2

Akiva Gersh - Moving to Israel

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Zoraya - Class 1

Dov Laimon - The Spiritual Experience of Being a Torah Scribe

Amanda Berman - Progressive & Zionist?

Rachel Adler - Tales of the Holy Mysticat

Ariel Evan Mayse - The Maggid of Mezritch

Ariel Burger - Rebbe Nachman on Despair & Hope

Michael Adam Latz - Defund the Police? Re-imagining Public Security:

Zalman Newfield - Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism

Dovid Sears - Art & Chassidut

Alexander Kaye - Jewish Theocracy?

Grounding Ourselves in Faith during a Pandemic – Sabrina Burger

Jonathan Haidt - Healing Political & Religious Divides in Difficult Times

Sharon Kleinbaum - What We Learned From The AIDS Crisis

Lila Corwin Berman - Dynamics of American Jewish Philanthropy

Denise Eger - Where Pride Dwells

Michelle Friedman - Mental Health During COVID-19

Nathaniel Helfgot - Particularism & Universalism of the Torah

Baruch Gartner - Living Aligned

Shmuly Yanklowitz - Shavuot & Revelation

Daniel Boyarin - Radical Talmud

Michael Walzer - Is Democracy a Religious Value?

Michael Melchior - Religious Zionism & Peace Building

Joel Hecker - Learning the Zohar

Bradley Shavit Artson - Grief, Hope & Insights Within the Pandemic

Rabbi David Ingber - Spirituality Today

Shira Berkovits - Fostering Safe and Sacred Spaces

Daniel Kurtzer - Religion, Diplomacy, and Israel

Deborah Waxman - Jewish Particularism & Universalism

Judith Butler - Judaism, Coronavirus, and Care

Yitzchak Blau - Religious Zionism & Modern Orthodoxy

David Nirenberg - Anti-Judaism

Dove Kent - White Nationalism & Coalition Building

Shmuly Yanklowitz - Passover & Spiritual Hope During the Coronavirus

Yoni Rosensweig - Mental Illness, Halakha, & Coronavirus

Yehuda Kurtzer - Coronavirus and American Jewish Life

Aryeh Klapper - Pikuach Nefesh & Rodef

Burton Visotzky - Love Your Neighbor as Yourself

Simon Blackburn - Morally Stuck & Navigating the Pandemic

Hannah Creviston - Immortal Melodies: Remembrance and Hope

Patch Adams - Restoring Love & Healing!

Ami Silver - Prayer in this Unique Moment (COVID-19)

Kwame Anthony Appiah - Human Dignity & Cosmopolitanism

Lauren Tuchman - Disability Inclusion in the Jewish Community!

Chaim Seidler-Feller - Orthodoxy & Trump: Understanding the Love Affair

Chaim Seidler-Feller - Antisemitism, Israel and the Politics of Resentment on the Campus Today

April Baskin - Jews of Color & Joyous Activism!

Chaim Seidler-Feller - Violence, Morality and Megillat Esther

Liz Theoharis - Reviving the Poor People's Campaign

Peter W. Ochs - Religious Conflict & Postmodern Thought

Meesh Hammer-Kossoy - Torah from the Social Justice Beit Midrash!

Itzchak Marmorstein (Evan-Shayish) - The Torah of Rav Kook

Mike Moskowitz - Gender & Clothing

Mike Moskowitz - Allyship as Spiritual Practice

Mike Moskowitz - Toxic Masculinity & Graceful Masculinity

James Loeffler - Jews, International Human Rights, & Diplomacy

Michael Lerner - A Jewish Mandate to Address the Environmental Crisis

Michael Lerner - Revolutionary Love

Michael Lerner - Lessons from 53 Years of Social Justice Activism

Bat Sheva Marcus - Orthodox Sex Therapy & Sex Education

Shaina Hammerman - Mass Incarceration: Why Should Jews Care?

Shaina Hammerman - Dirty Jews: Gender and Vulgarity in Jewish Comedy

Saul Austerlitz - The Legacy of "Friends"

Saul Austerlitz - Generation Friends: An Inside Look at the Show Defined a Television Era

Mimi Feigelson - Accepting God's Love & Trust

Shlomo Dov Rosen - Autonomy & Authority in Halacha

Lori Gruen - Ethics of Captivity

Biti Roi - The Shekhina & Feminine in Kabbalah

Jeffrey Veidlinger - Russian Jews Resisting Soviets with Faith & Observance

Karen Franklin - Tracing Ancestors in Eastern Europe: Strategies and Examples

Karen Franklin - The Untold Story of the Lehman Family and its Aid to Refugees

George Lakey - Spiritual Resilience Against Despair!

Shmuly Yanklowitz - Systems of Confinement & The Dignities of Freedom

Mindy Ribner - Honoring the Heart and Wisdom of the Feminine

Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks - Spiritual Awakening Through Integral Jewish Meditation

David Ellenson - Childhood as a Southern Jew

David Ellenson - Who Is A Jew? On Identity, Peoplehood, & Conversion!

David Ellenson - Is Our Time Unique? Jewish Social Responsibility in America Today

Ra'anan Boustan - How Rabbis Related to Non-Rabbinic Jews in Late Antiquity

Ra‘anan Boustan - Depictions of Violence in Synagogue Mosaics from Roman Palestine

Ra‘anan Boustan - Collective Sin and Vicarious Atonement in Rabbinic Martyrology

Sara Hurwitz - When Being Right is Being Wrong

Marc Gopin - Resolving Conflicts In Our Hyper-Polarized Time

Michael Schudrich - Journeys & Discoveries Within Polish Jewry Today

Yakov Nagen - Torah-Rooted Interfaith Activism

Alan Yuter - The Need for Relevant, Honest Psak Today!

Mara Benajmin - Jewish Feminist Thought Today

Mara Benjamin - “And You Shall Teach Your Children”: Teachers as Parents, Parents as Teachers

Mara Benjamin - Obligation as the Human Condition

Mary Zamore - Coveting & Contentment

Mary Zamore - The Sacred Exchange: Creating a Jewish Money Ethic

Lisa Guenther - Confinement As a Unique Form of Oppression

David Rosen - Orthodox (Chief) Rabbi & Interfaith Peacemaker

Itamar Rabinovich - Occupation, Zionism, Universalism

Ysoscher Katz - LGBTQ+ Halacha & Acceptance in Orthodoxy

Justin Marceau - Human Prisons & Animal Cages

Zelig Golden - Wilderness Torah

Elie Kaunfer - Jewish Prayer & Independent Minyanim

Hindy Najman - Learning Tanach in the 21st Century!

Nathaniel Berman - From International Law to Kabbalah!

Nathaniel Berman - A Poetic Mythology for our Age of Anger?

Nathaniel Berman - “But Now God is Not One”

Yair Lorberbaum - Rabbinic Understandings of Human Dignity!

Yuval Cherlow - Fair Wages in Halakhic Thought

Ronit Irshai - Feminist Halakha & Halakhic Epistemology!

Ian Pear - Who Guarantors the Guarantor?

Rivkah Lubitch - The Chief Rabbinate's Control Over Women!

Aryeh Bernstein - Are We Responsible for the Sins of our Ancestors?

Aryeh Bernstein - "There’s a Riot Goin’ On”: Violence in Rabbinic Thought

Aryeh Bernstein - The Torah Case for Reparations

Tamar Elad-Applebaum - A New Synagogue Model in Israel

Marc Dollinger - Black Power, Jewish Politics: Reinventing the Alliance in the 1960s

Marc Dollinger - Campus Anti-Semitism From the Right & Left

Marc Dollinger - Jews and Whiteness

Eddy Portnoy - Jewish Psychics & Clairvoyants!

Eddy Portnoy - The Bizarre Tales of Yiddishland

Eddy Portnoy - What Yiddish Cartoons Reveal About Jewish Life in the Early 20th Century

Menachem Lorberbaum - The Jewish Political Tradition: What Is The Model Jewish Form of Government?

Paul Nahme - Black and Jewish Expressions of Freedom

Alon Goshen-Gottstein - On Religious Pluralism and "Truth"

Alon Goshen-Gottstein - Luther was an Anti-Semite – What Does That Mean For Us?

Alon Goshen-Gottstein - Being Inspired by the Religious Geniuses of Other Faiths

Ethan Tucker - Halachic Process, Adaptation, & Relevance Today

Daniel Matt - The Mystical Meaning of Torah

Daniel Matt - Raising the Sparks: Finding God in the Material World

Daniel Matt - How Kabbalah Reimagines God

Daniel Matt - Elijah the Prophet: The Jewish Superhero Who Never Died

Neshama Carlebach - On Love and Healing Today!

Noam Chomsky - Activism, Human Nature, & American Repentance

Zvi Zohar - We Were Strangers in Egypt

Zvi Zohar - All Jews are Jews by Birth: Are Jews a Faith Community?

Menachem Creditor - Eradicating Gun Violence in America

Liz Shayne - Smart Assistants and Shabbat

Liz Shayne - Was The Golem Jewish? Robots, Artificial Intelligence, and Jewish Identity

Liz Shayne - Rabbi Google: Jewish Law, the Internet, and the Power of Online Torah

Jacob Ari Labendz - Jewish Veganism and Vegetarianism: Studies and New Directions

Justin Cammy - Why Yiddish Matters

Justin Cammy - Yiddishland: Then and Now

Joe Lieberman - How My Jewish Values Have Informed my Public Service!

Udi Goren - A Walk of the Land – A Photographic Journey of the Israel National Trail

Udi Goren - The Many Faces of Jerusalem

Ephraim Meir - Beyond Pluralism to Inter-Religious Dialogue

Benjamin Sommer - Embracing Both Biblical Criticism & Divine Command

Evonne Marzouk - The Prophetess: A Modern Story About Rachel

Marc Gitler - The Hero is a Harlot

Bradley Shavit Artson - Almighty? No Way! Embracing the God We Actually Love

Bradley Shavit Artson - How I Installed the Chief Rabbi of Uganda

Ziony Zevit - Letters from the Dead: Three Ancient Texts Discovered by Archaeologists

Ziony Zevit - Child Sacrifice: Considering the Context

Tal Keinan - God Is In The Crowd

Chaim Bruk - An Orthodox Rabbi Adopts 5 children!

Michal Bar-Asher Siegal - The Talmud Sages & Christianity

Shmuly Yanklowitz - A Sfat Emet on Parshat Tzav

Shmuly Yanklowitz - Parshat Pekudei

Shmuly Yanklowitz - Parshat Shoftim: Building a Just Society

Shmuly Yanklowitz - What To Do with the Hatred in our Hearts

Shai Held - The Centrality of Love in Jewish Thought

Ruth Langer - Rabbinic Poetry in the High Holy Day Liturgy

Ruth Messinger - The Jewish Movement to Eradicate Global Poverty!

Yehudah Mirsky - Rav Kook's Lessons for a Time of Change and Anger

Abby Stein - From Chassidic Rabbi to Trans Activist

Ilana Kurshan - Daf Yomi - A Page of Talmud A Day

Abby Stein - The Intersectionality of Gender and Jewish Identity

Jonathan Sarna - The Rise of Anti-Semitism in America

Rachel Rubinstein - Native Americans in the Jewish Imagination

Rachel Rubinstein - Contextualizing Antisemitism on College Campuses

Amitai Fraiman & Zack Bodner - Zionism 3.0. What Is It, and Why Is It Important?

David Kerzter - The Pope and the Jews

Erica Brown - Where Have All The Leaders Gone

Erica Brown - Time to Change? Jewish Identity for the 21st Century

Alice Shalvi - How Has The Status of Women Changed in Israeli Society Over the Last 70 years?

Daniel Gordis - The Rift Between American Jews & Israel

Shmuly Yanklowitz - False Prophets in our Midst Today! D'var Torah on Parshat Re'eh

Steve Greenberg - Orthodox Same-Sex Marriage

Jonah Pesner - Jewish Social Justice at the RAC

Laurie Zoloth - Levinas, Medical Ethics, & Technological Innovations to Save Lives!

Garth Silberstein - The Mitzvah of Tokhecha (Reproof) and the Ethics of Protest

Arik Ascherman - Spiritual Activism for Human Rights in Israel

Alan Brill - Teaching Judaism in Indonesia

Shmuly Yanklowitz - Are Jewish Law & Jewish Values Separate Philosophical Systems?

Arthur Waskow - Half a Century of Activism!

Goldie Milgram - Wisdom from Reb Zalman: Embracing the Jewish Spirit

Shmuly Yanklowitz & Eddie Chavez Calderon - Immigrant Rights in the Bible & Talmud

John Fung - The Many Dimensions of Kidney Donation

Repairing the World: The Journey of "Tikkun Olam" throughout Jewish Intellectual History!

Time for a New Halakhic System?

Micha Odenheimer - Reflections on the Conflict, Anti-Zionism, and American Jews

Micha Odenheimer - Shabbos in Somalia: Reflections on Judaism and the Global South

Combating Anti-Semitism & All Forms of Hate Today – Jonathan Greenblatt

The Building of Open Orthodoxy – Rabbi Avi Weiss

Race & Social Change: Our Inner Work as White Allies – Dr. Max Klau

Alleviating Suffering in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – Dr. Micah Goodman

Justice for Restaurant Workers!

Understanding Human Suffering: Theological, Moral, & Spiritual Explorations – Shmuly Yanklowitz

Is Hebrew Education in Sunday School Working?

Orthodox Rabbis Censoring Truth?

Emily Langowitz - Judaism and Reproductive Justice: Reframing the Jewish Conversation on Abortion

Shmuly Yanklowitz - The Book of Jonah: A Rebellious Prophet We Can Relate To

Utilitarian Perspectives on Saving Lives, Organ Donation, & End-of-Life Ethics!

The Grandfather of the Jewish Vegan Movement!

Amichai Lau-Lavie - Interrupting the Bible: Five Tools to Reinvent the Jewish Story

Noa Kushner - Social Justice, Mitzvah, and God Then and Now: The writing of R. Arnold Jacob Wolf z”l

Noa Kushner - Jewish Thought in Three Acts: Creation, Revelation, Redemption

Jonathan K. Crane - Eating Ethically: Religion and Science for a Better Diet

Jonathan K. Crane - Dying to Die: Jewish Perspectives on End of Life Interventions

Peter Beinart - Jewish Power and Jewish Vulnerability in the Age of Trump

Peter Beinart - The Coming Democratic Party Civil War Over Israel

Samuel Brody - What Would God’s Economy Look Like?

Samuel Brody - A Land of Two Peoples: Martin Buber and Bi-nationalism in Palestine

Jordan B. Gorfinkel - Illustrating the Passover Haggadah Graphic Novel

Alexandra Birch - Music and the Holocaust

Steven Windmueller - The Jewish Community in 2050

Steven Windmueller - Why Now, Why Here: Anti-Semitism in America

Stephen M. Flatow - A Father’s Story: My Fight for Justice Against Iranian Terror

David Kasher - The Torah of Martin Luther King, Jr.

David Kasher - Thou Shalt Be a Mensch: The Jewish Line Between Law and Ethics

Judith Hauptman - The Moral Obligation to Speak Out in the Face of Wrongdoing

Judith Hauptman - Women’s Voices in the Talmud

Naomi Levy - Einstein and the Rabbi

Eitan Fishbane - Love of Neighbor, Love of God: How the Two are One in Jewish Mystical Thought

Eitan Fishbane - Is the Human Being Divine? Soul and Body in Jewish Mystical Thought

Eitan Fishbane - Discovering God in the Natural World: Insights from Kabbalah and Hasidism

Elyse Goldstein - Women are from Genesis, Men are from Leviticus! Does Gender Read the Bible?

Dina Najman - Withholding/Withdrawing Treatment of the Terminally Ill

Dina Najman - Human Cloning and Embryo Research: The Ethical and Jewish Legal Implications

Joshua Shanes - The (re)birth of Jewish Denominations in 19th-century Europe

Joshua Shanes - The Galitsyaners: (Re)discovering Jewish Galicia

Ariel Burger - The Life and Legacy of Elie Wiesel: A Student’s Perspective

Ariel Burger - Rebbe Nachman on Joy and Suffering

Elias Sacks - Does Christianity Matter for Judaism — and Vice Versa?

Elias Sacks - Can Jews Be Citizens? Jewish Politics from the Enlightenment to Today

Ed Feinstein - The Search for the Sacred: The Jewish Debate with Modernity

Barry Scott Wimpfheimer - The Talmud: A Biography

Barry Scott Wimpfheimer - Charity in the Talmud: Religious Feelings and Macroeconomics

Tirzah Firestone - Lighting the Way in a Dark World: The Tzaddik & The Bodhisattva

Tirzah Firestone - Shechinah, the Feminine Face of Gd in Torah, Mysticism, and Our World

Manny Waks - Who Gave You Permission?

Emanuel Levinas: The Greatest Jewish Philosopher That Nobody’s Heard Of – Ira Stone

Ira Stone - Reading Classical Texts with a Contemporary Philosophic Lens

David Z. Moster - Etrog: How a Chinese Fruit Became a Jewish Symbol

Samuel Fleischacker - Maimonides on Who Wrote the Torah

Samuel Fleischacker - Existentialist Messianism

Ilana Kaufman - A Community of ‘Others’: Jews, Peoplehood, and Justice

Ilana Kaufman - Jewish Identity and Justice

Paul Mendes-Flohr - Martin Buber’s Philosophy of Dialogue

Paul Mendes-Flohr - Franz Rosenzweig: Herald of a Jewish Renaissance

Noam Weisbrod - Water and Food Security in Israel and Beyond: Can We Do Better?

Howard M. Markose - The Leadership of Aaron and Moses – A Look at Differing Styles

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