Valley Beit Midrash
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Rabbi Dan Ornstein - Cain and Abel’s Day In Court: What The World’s First Murder Can Teach Us About Dispensing Justice And Injustice
June 20, 2022 15:28 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBEVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: Beth El Phoenix ABOUT THE EVENT: Cain and Abel is a foundational story about sibling rivalry and fraternal responsibility, but in the hands of rabbinic tradition, it’s also a powerful “script” for understanding the moral basis of law and justice. We’ll re-read this great Torah narrative using classic mishnaic and midrashic interpretations that seek to clarify the enduring values lying just beneath the surface of the Torah’s laws about dispensing justice. AB...
Judy Klitsner - Brothers Crying Out from the Ground: The Biblical Origins of Our Divided Society
June 15, 2022 13:08 - 56 minutes - 77.2 MBEVENT CO-HOSTED BY: BMH-BJ ABOUT THE EVENT: For its first human beings, the Bible presents a strife-ridden nuclear family; for its first murder, a fratricide. As we examine several sibling-centered stories in the book of Genesis, we will draw a line from these narratives to the Jewish people today, noting the enduring theme of fractiousness among “siblings,” and seeking signs of hope for repair. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Judy Klitsner is a senior educator at the Pardes Institute of Jew...
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - A VBM Book Launch & Lunch! The Book of Proverbs: A Social Justice Commentary
June 10, 2022 12:55 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBABOUT THE EVENT: The Book of Proverbs, attributed to King Solomon, is a profound collection of Jewish wisdom, song, and inspiration. Yet to contemporary readers, the text can appear vague, ambiguous, and contradictory. In this refreshing and relevant commentary, Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz challenges us to find modern meaning in this ancient text. Using his signature blend of social justice practice and Jewish thought from throughout history, Rabbi Yanklowitz shows how the words of...
Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield - Prozbul: Innovative Halachic Change or Gaming the System?
June 09, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBEVENT CO-HOSTED BY: Congregation Or Tzion ABOUT THE EVENT: Together we will explore both the mechanics of how the the prozbul enables lenders to receive payment even after a Sabbatical year, and how this innovation serves as a prime example of how the Sages understand their role as both protectors of the Halakhic system and innovators responsible for responding to social and economic change. We will also compare Prozbul to other examples of innovation and resisitance to innovati...
Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth - Third-Party Peacemakers in Judaism: Text, Theory, and Practice – Book Talk
June 07, 2022 14:07 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBA virtual event presentation by Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: Temple Emanuel ABOUT THE EVENT: In the race to discover real solutions for the conflicts that plague contemporary society it is essential that we look to precedent. Many of today’s conflicts involve ethno-religious tensions, such as the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, modern wisdom alone is ill-equipped to resolve. In Third-Party Peacemakers in Judaism, Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth asks us to consider ancient reli...
Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Rosen - King David: Man of War and Politics, Man of God, Man of Contradictions. Based on a close reading of the Books of Samuel
June 01, 2022 15:32 - 58 minutes - 80 MBA virtual event presentation by Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Rosen EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: Congregation Or Tzion ABOUT THE EVENT: King David: Man of War and Politics, Man of God, Man of Contradictions. Based on a close reading of the Books of Samuel. No biblical character is described in such detail as King David with all the complexities of his character and the range of his responses to the challenges he faced of escaping Saul, ruling a country, a family and himself. One opinion in the Talm...
Interview: Aaron Lipkin, Ofra
June 01, 2022 03:39 - 15 minutes - 20.8 MBRabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz (President and Dean of Valley Beit Midrash) interviews Aaron Lipkin of Ofra. Watch this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/p3lsnMtND3k
Gila Fine - The Tragedy of Heruta: The Madonna who Became a Whore
May 26, 2022 01:21 - 1 hour - 102 MBA virtual event presentation by Gila Fine EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: BMH-BJ ABOUT THE EVENT: Why are women divided into saintly and seductive? How does a married couple go for years without intimacy? And why must the wife dress up as a prostitute to show her husband who she really is? The domestic drama of R. Hiyya and his wife, read through Demosthenes and Nahmanides, Sigmund Freud and Oscar Wilde, Immanuel Kant and Martin Buber, Ruth Calderon and Mad Men. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Gila Fi...
Shira Hecht-Koller - Power of the Image: Photographic Thoughts on Torah Values
May 25, 2022 23:37 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBA virtual event presentation by Shira Hecht-Koller EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: Temple Solel ABOUT THE EVENT: Themes that are central to the rise and impact of the powerful platforms available to us 24 hours a day – power of the image, democratization of experience, deliberate curation – are at once both cutting edge and age-old, and are central to the experience of being human. They are also, in many ways, deeply rooted in our sacred texts. In this lecture and discussion we will explor...
Rabbi Menachem Creditor - Messianism, Zionism, and Religious Radicalism: Spiritualties in Israel
May 18, 2022 00:38 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBA virtual event presentation by Rabbi Menachem Creditor EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: Hebrew Educational Alliance ABOUT THE EVENT: How did Zionism represent theological revolution? Does Israel’s reality represent a new Judaism? We’ll study excerpts of Aviezer Ravitzky’s classic “Messianism, Zionism, and Jewish Religious Radicalism” and engage in a conversation about contemporary Zionism and Jewish identity ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Rabbi Menachem Creditor serves as the Pearl and Ira Meyer Sch...
Dr. Rabbi Avital Hochstein - Shmitta: From Biblical Narratives to Contemporary Perspectives
May 12, 2022 20:57 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBA virtual event presentation by Dr. Rabbi Avital Hochstein EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: Hebrew Educational Alliance ABOUT THE EVENT: In this class we will look at the diverse biblical narratives of Shmita, how they play out – practically and ideologically, in later Talmudic and Halachic sources and ponder what this all had to do with our current day awareness of the challenge and threat to sustainability ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Dr. Rabbi Avital Hochstein is president of Hadar in Israel. Ho...
Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown - My journey in science and engineering as a Torah observant Jewish woman
May 12, 2022 16:37 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBA virtual event presentation by Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: Temple Chai ABOUT THE EVENT: This class will discuss Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown journey in science and engineering as a Torah observant Jewish woman. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown is the director of the Biodesign Center for Health Through Microbiomes and a Professor at the School of Sustainable Engineering and The Built Environment, at Arizona State University. She came to the US wit...
Rabbi Dina Najman - Devorah the Prophet: A Model of Leadership Irrespective of Gender
May 10, 2022 22:01 - 56 minutes - 52 MBA virtual event presentation by Rabbi Dina Najman EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: Beth El Phoenix ABOUT THE EVENT: This class will discuss Devorah as a leader that is not gender specific, as she is often compared to Moshe and David. Devorah is a prophet, a warrior, a general, a poet, a judge, a mother – the people follow her based on her skill. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Rabbi Dina Najman is the Marta d’Atra and Senior Rabbi of The Kehilah in Riverdale. From 2006-2013, Rabbi Najman was the Mart...
Rabbi Morris Panitz - Finding God in Pain
May 10, 2022 16:59 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBA virtual event presentation by Rabbi Morris Panitz EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: Temple Emanuel Denver ABOUT THE EVENT: This class will center on a powerful teaching in Eicha Rabbah (Proem 24) that explores themes related to God’s suffering, arguing with God, divine-human reconciliation. What does it mean for our pain and God’s pain to serve as a meeting point in the human-divine relationship? ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Rabbi Morris Panitz is an Assistant Rabbi at IKAR, a spiritual community...
Rabbi Yedidya Sinclair - From Avoiding to Embracing: Rav Kook and the future of Shmita
May 05, 2022 00:01 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBA virtual event presentation by Rabbi Yedidya Sinclair EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: Temple Chai ABOUT THE EVENT: “Shabbat Ha’aretz” by Rav Kook is the most influential book in 800 years about Shmita, one of Judaism’s most radical and transformative ideas. Rabbi Yedidya Sinclair, whose new book on Shabbat Ha’aretz has just come out from Maggid Press, joins us to discuss why Rav Kook’s thinking was so critical, and how it points the way to the creative renewal of shmita’s socio-economic ...
Rabbi Eugene Korn - To Be a Holy People, Jewish Tradition and Ethical Values
April 29, 2022 23:06 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBA virtual event presentation by Rabbi Eugene Korn Event co-sponsored by: Temple Solel ABOUT THE EVENT: This event will be a public conversation with Rabbi Shumly about ethical issues challenging Jewish life today as a follow up to the book Rabbi Eugene Korn has just published. Book description below. CAN JUDAISM FACE OUR MODERN UNDERSTANDING of justice, equality and human progress? Can mitzvot survive modernity’s critique of authority and culture of personal autonomy? To Be a H...
Exciting Update: New Podcasts by Valley Beit Midrash!
April 27, 2022 17:11 - 1 minute - 988 KBValley Beit Midrash creates new podcast channels. Make sure to subscribe to "Social Justice in the Parsha" (weekly d'var Torah by Rabbi Shmuly) and to "Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness" (Rabbi Shmuly's 40-part class series). This channel – previously titled "Valley Beit Midrash," and now titled "Jewish Ideas to Change the World" – will continue to contain the diverse Jewish perspectives for which Valley Beit Midrash is best known. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ...
Interview: Rabbi Dr. Art Green – The Relationship Between Spirituality and Ethics
April 21, 2022 16:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBRabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowtiz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Rabbi Dr. Art Green. The two discuss the relationship between spirituality and ethics. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Stay Connected with Valley Beit Midrash: • Website: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org • Donate: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/donate • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValleyBeitMidrash • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/chann...
Professor Jonathan Sarna – White Supremacy & Antisemitism: Lessons from the Capitol Attack
April 20, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBProfessor Jonathan Sarna speaks at Valley Beit Midrash. ABOUT THE EPISODE: Some of the White Nationalists who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021 hoped to trigger a “Great Revolution” that in its most extreme form would result in the extermination of the Jews. An examination of images related to the attack sheds light on extreme right-wing antisemitism in our day. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Jonathan D. Sarna is University Professor and Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of Am...
Interview: Rabbi Susan Silverman – The State of Liberal Judaism in Israel
April 19, 2022 21:41 - 9 minutes - 8.76 MBRabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President and Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Rabbi Susan Silverman, reform rabbi and Executive Director of Second Nurture - - - - - - - - - - Stay Connected with Valley Beit Midrash: • Website: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org • Donate: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/donate • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValleyBeitMidrash • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiLYSyEus7DcWMhyEZ_CQFQ • Become a Member:...
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin – The Twenty-First Century: A Jewish Vision, One Day At A Time
April 19, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBRabbi Joseph Telushkin speaks at Valley Beit Midrash. ABOUT THE EPISODE: One of the sad things that has happened to Jewish life in modern times is that people define “religious” solely in terms of ritual observance (one who keeps Shabbat or Kashrut is religious, one who doesn’t is not), as if ethics in Judaism were an extracurricular activity, nice, but not very important. In this talk, based on Rabbi Telushkin’s award-winning book, A Code of Jewish Ethics: Volume 1: You Shall ...
Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller – The Biblical Plagues and OUR Plague: An Anthropocentric “Theology” and a Lesson for Our Times
April 18, 2022 23:11 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBRabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller speaks at Valley Beit Midrash. ABOUT THE EPISODE: The onset of the coronavirus brought with it a slew of perverse efforts to identify the ‘sinful’ behaviors for which the plague was God’s punishment. Through an analysis of “Vehaya im Shamoa” (Deut.11:13-21) I offer an alternative understanding of punishment as a disciplinary act attributed to God but, actually, the direct consequence of human conduct. Proceeding to outline the Pharoanic behavioral ante...
Suffering Servants! How to Deal with the Missionary at the Door
April 12, 2022 01:34 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBA virtual event presentation by Rabba Dr Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: Beth El Phoenix ABOUT THE EVENT: For centuries certain texts in the book of Isaiah have been used by (some) Christians to try to convert Jews. What are these texts and what is the Jewish perspective on them? We’ll look at the texts themselves, classic Jewish commentaries, and Christian commentaries, and develop some skills that might prove useful next time your doorbell rings … ABOUT THE SPEAKE...
Rabba Dr Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz – Suffering Servants: How to Deal with the Missionary at the Door
April 12, 2022 01:34 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBA virtual event presentation by Rabba Dr Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: Beth El Phoenix ABOUT THE EVENT: For centuries certain texts in the book of Isaiah have been used by (some) Christians to try to convert Jews. What are these texts and what is the Jewish perspective on them? We’ll look at the texts themselves, classic Jewish commentaries, and Christian commentaries, and develop some skills that might prove useful next time your doorbell rings … ABOUT THE SPEAKER:...
Dr. Alan Morinis and Dr. Beverly Spring – Living to Die and Dying to Live: Lessons from a Mussar Teacher & a Palliative Care Doctor
April 08, 2022 21:42 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBDr. Alan Morinis and Dr. Beverly Spring speak at Valley Beit Midrash. ABOUT THE EPISODE: We all know we are going to die and yet we live as if it will never happen to us. The Jewish spiritual tradition of Mussar seeks to help us come awake so that we might live better, more ethical, more spiritual lives and has recognized that awareness of death can help bring us to that awakening. In this session, we will build a framework of teaching on this subject from the Mussar masters, a...
Living to Die and Dying to Live: Lessons from a Mussar Teacher & a Palliative Care Doctor
April 08, 2022 21:42 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBA virtual event presentation by Dr. Alan Morinis and Dr. Beverly Spring This event is co-sponsored by: Mt. Sinai Cemetary ABOUT THE EVENT: We all know we are going to die and yet we live as if it will never happen to us. The Jewish spiritual tradition of Mussar seeks to help us come awake so that we might live better, more ethical, more spiritual lives and has recognized that awareness of death can help bring us to that awakening. In this session, we will build a framework of teac...
Moral Imagination: On Being A Good Person In A Morally Complicated World
April 08, 2022 18:36 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBA hybrid event (in person & accessible virtually) with Rabbi Joseph Telushkin in Denver EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: BMH-BJ Congregation in Denver, CO ABOUT THE EVENT: Extraordinary advances have been made in medicine science and technology over the past century because scientists, medical researchers and scholars have devoted the full resources of their intellectual imagination to solve problems that had been thought to be insoluble. But comparable progress has not been made in moral ...
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin – Moral Imagination: On Being A Good Person In A Morally Complicated World
April 08, 2022 18:36 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBRabbi Joseph Telushkin speaks at Valley Beit Midrash. ABOUT THE EPISODE: Extraordinary advances have been made in medicine, science, and technology over the past century because scientists, medical researchers, and scholars have devoted the full resources of their intellectual imagination to solving problems that had been thought to be insoluble. But comparable progress has not been made in moral areas, one reason being that people rarely devote the same intellectual and imagin...
Parshat Metzorah: On Menstruation Justice
April 06, 2022 17:50 - 6 minutes - 6.18 MBRabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowtiz (President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash) explores social justice in the weekly parsha (Torah portion). This podcast series is now available as its own podcast channel titled "Social Justice in the Parsha." Make sure to subscribe! Stay Connected with Valley Beit Midrash: • Website: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org • Donate: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/donate • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValleyBeitMidrash • YouTube:...
Is Judaism Woke or Unwoke?
March 31, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBA virtual event presentation by Rabbi Asher Lopatin EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: BMH-BJ Congregation ABOUT THE EVENT: Through the millennia, Judaism and Jewish thinkers have strived to make an ancient religion meaningful and applicable in various environments and social norms where Jews have lived. Modern Orthodoxy has specifically espoused finding ways to combine the traditions and laws of Judaism, passed down from rabbis and communities 2000 years ago, with the ethics, morals and sta...
Rabbi Asher Lopatin – Is Judaism Woke or Unwoke?
March 31, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBSPEAKER speaks at Valley Beit Midrash. ABOUT THE EPISODE: Through the millennia, Judaism and Jewish thinkers have strived to make an ancient religion meaningful and applicable in various environments and social norms where Jews have lived. Modern Orthodoxy has specifically espoused finding ways to combine the traditions and laws of Judaism, passed down from rabbis and communities 2000 years ago, with the ethics, morals and standards of the modern, contemporary world? Does this ...
Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness - Class 2 - Honoring One's Parents (Kibud Av Va'Eim)
March 31, 2022 02:12 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBnjoy the second session of Valley Beit Midrash's "Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness" series. (1 per week for 40 weeks, dates subject to change). Topic - Honoring One's Parents (Kibud Av Va'Eim)) ABOUT THE CLASS: In this new class series, Rabbi Shmuly will teach 40 classes, each with its own unique theme. The common thread to the series is living with deeper kindness. How can the Torah inspire us to live with deeper love and compassion? How can Jewish pearls of wisdom ...
Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness - Class 2 - Honoring One’s Parents (Kibud Av Va’Eim)
March 31, 2022 02:12 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBnjoy the second session of Valley Beit Midrash's "Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness" series. (1 per week for 40 weeks, dates subject to change). Topic - Honoring One's Parents (Kibud Av Va'Eim)) ABOUT THE CLASS: In this new class series, Rabbi Shmuly will teach 40 classes, each with its own unique theme. The common thread to the series is living with deeper kindness. How can the Torah inspire us to live with deeper love and compassion? How can Jewish pearls of wisdom inform ho...
Parshat Tazria: On the Dangers of Solitary Confinement
March 29, 2022 19:31 - 8 minutes - 7.96 MBRabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowtiz (President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash) explores social justice in the weekly parsha (Torah portion). This podcast series is now available as its own podcast channel titled "Social Justice in the Parsha." Make sure to subscribe! Stay Connected with Valley Beit Midrash: • Website: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org • Donate: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/donate • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValleyBeitMidrash • YouTube:...
Frankenstein and the Golem
March 28, 2022 20:02 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBA virtual event presentation by Dr. Paul Root Wolpe ABOUT THE EVENT: Two paradigms of human-created ‘monsters’ have reverberated through modern history as models for considering everything from genetic safety, to scientific hubris, to man’s relationship to the material world and G-d. In this talk we compare these two legends and discuss why they portray Humankind so differently and teach such different lessons. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Paul Root Wolpe, Ph.D. is the Raymond F. Schinazi D...
Dr. Paul Root Wolpe – Frankenstein and the Golem
March 28, 2022 20:02 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBDr. Paul Root Wolpe speaks at Valley Beit Midrash. ABOUT THE EPISODE: Two paradigms of human-created ‘monsters’ have reverberated through modern history as models for considering everything from genetic safety, to scientific hubris, to man’s relationship to the material world and G-d. In this talk, we compare these two legends and discuss why they portray Humankind so differently and teach such different lessons. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Paul Root Wolpe, Ph.D. is the Raymond F. ...
Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness - Class 1 - Visiting the Sick (Bikkur Cholim)
March 23, 2022 17:20 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBEnjoy the first session of Valley Beit Midrash's "Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness" series. (1 per week for 40 weeks, dates subject to change). Topic - Visiting the Sick (Bikkur Cholim) ABOUT THE CLASS: In this new class series, Rabbi Shmuly will teach 40 classes, each with its own unique theme. The common thread to the series is living with deeper kindness. How can the Torah inspire us to live with deeper love and compassion? How can Jewish pearls of wisdom inform h...
Parshat Shemini: On Sobriety in Our Service
March 22, 2022 00:45 - 8 minutes - 7.71 MBRabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowtiz (President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash) explores social justice in the weekly parsha (Torah portion). This podcast series is now available as its own podcast channel titled "Social Justice in the Parsha." Make sure to subscribe! Stay Connected with Valley Beit Midrash: • Website: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org • Donate: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/donate • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValleyBeitMidrash • YouTube:...
New Developments among the Religious in the IDF and in the Israeli Economy
March 18, 2022 21:34 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBA LIVE interview with Prof. Chaim Sukenik, President of Jerusalem College of Technology (Machon Lev) -- DONATE: www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library/ www.facebook.com/valleybeitmi... Become a member today, starting at just $18 per month! Click the link to see our membership options: www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member/
Interview: Prof. Chaim Sukenik – New Developments Among the Religious in the IDF & the Israeli Economy
March 18, 2022 21:34 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBRabbi Shmuly interviews Prof. Chaim Sukenik, President of Jerusalem College of Technology (Machon Lev). Watch Valley Beit Midrash’s programs on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiLYSyEus7DcWMhyEZ_CQFQ Listen to Valley Beit Midrash’s other podcasts: • Social Justice in the Parsha (Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz) • Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness (Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz) Stay Connected with Valley Beit Midrash: • Website: https://www....
How Purim can save Judaism!
March 17, 2022 23:49 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBLearning live with Reb Daniel Peled-Schwartz at VBM's beit midrash! -- DONATE: www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library/ www.facebook.com/valleybeitmi... Become a member today, starting at just $18 per month! Click the link to see our membership options: www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member/
Daniel Peled-Schwartz – How Purim Can Save Judaism
March 17, 2022 23:49 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBDaniel Peled-Schwartz, rabbinical student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, speaks at Valley Beit Midrash. Watch Valley Beit Midrash’s programs on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiLYSyEus7DcWMhyEZ_CQFQ Listen to Valley Beit Midrash’s other podcasts: • Social Justice in the Parsha (Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz) • Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness (Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz) Stay Connected with Valley Beit Midrash: • Website: https://www.valle...
What Would Isaiah Say? Israeli Arms Sales and the Challenge of Jewish Sovereignty – Former MK Tehila Friedman, Rabbi Dr. Daniel Gordis, & Rabbi Avidan Freedman
March 17, 2022 18:46 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBA virtual event presentation by Former MK Tehila Friedman, Rabbi Dr. Daniel Gordis and Rabbi Avidan Freedman EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: BMH-BJ Congregation ABOUT THE EVENT: The establishment of a Jewish state reintroduced the Jewish people to moral dilemmas of sovereignty and power with which they did not have to grapple for 2000 years. Even 70 years in, some of these challenges have not enjoyed sufficient attention or focus. Former MK Tehila Friedman, Rabbi Daniel Gordis, and Rabbi Avi...
What would Isaiah say? Israeli arms sales and the challenge of Jewish sovereignty
March 17, 2022 18:46 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBA virtual event presentation by Former MK Tehila Friedman, Rabbi Dr. Daniel Gordis and Rabbi Avidan Freedman EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: BMH-BJ Congregation ABOUT THE EVENT: The establishment of a Jewish state reintroduced the Jewish people to moral dilemmas of sovereignty and power with which they did not have to grapple for 2000 years. Even 70 years in, some of these challenges have not enjoyed sufficient attention or focus. Former MK Tehila Friedman, Rabbi Daniel Gordis, and Rabbi Av...
Parshat Tzav: On Giving Thanks
March 15, 2022 01:21 - 8 minutes - 7.66 MBRabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowtiz (President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash) explores social justice in the weekly parsha (Torah portion). This podcast series is now available as its own podcast channel titled "Social Justice in the Parsha." Make sure to subscribe! Stay Connected with Valley Beit Midrash: • Website: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org • Donate: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/donate • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValleyBeitMidrash • YouTube:...
The Significance of the Mitzvot of Purim in our lives today
March 14, 2022 23:24 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBA virtual event presentation by Rabbanit Sharona Halickman ABOUT THE EVENT: On Purim we observe four main mitzvot as well as various customs. Where did these laws and customs originate from and are they still relevant today? ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Sharona holds a BA in Judaic Studies from Stern College and an MS in Jewish Education from Azrieli Graduate School, Yeshiva University. Sharona was the first Orthodox woman to serve as a member of clergy as the first Congregational Intern and...
On Diplomacy & Negotiation – A Book Talk with Former US Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk
March 11, 2022 02:58 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBA hybrid event (in person & accessible virtually) with Ambassador Martin Indyk EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: Beth El Congregation ABOUT THE EVENT: Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz will be interviewing Ambassador Martin Indyk about his new book (Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger And The Art Of Middle East Diplomacy), followed by questions from the audience and a book signing. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Martin S. Indyk is distinguished fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, he was th...
The Seven Questions You’re Asked in Heaven
March 08, 2022 22:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBA virtual event presentation by Dr. Ron Wolfson ABOUT THE EVENT: When you get to heaven, what questions do you think you’ll be asked about how you lived your life on earth? In the Talmud and through the centuries, rabbis have imagined what these questions might be. In this challenging, poignant and humorous presentation, we’ll study text, share stories, and explore the concept of cheshbon ha-nefesh, a spiritual accounting of the soul. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: DR. RON WOLFSON is the Finge...
Parshat Vayikra: On Honesty in Our Promises
March 07, 2022 23:17 - 7 minutes - 7.04 MBRabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowtiz (President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash) explores social justice in the weekly parsha (Torah portion). This podcast series is now available as its own podcast channel titled "Social Justice in the Parsha." Make sure to subscribe! Stay Connected with Valley Beit Midrash: • Website: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org • Donate: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/donate • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValleyBeitMidrash • YouTube:...
The Future of Jewish Adult Learning!
March 04, 2022 22:27 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBA conversation with Spertus Institute's leaders Dean Bell & Keren Fraiman at Valley Beit Midrash with President & Dean Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz