Latest Jewish learning Podcast Episodes
Rabbi Dan Ornstein - Cain and Abel’s Day In Court: What The World’s First Murder Can Teach Us About Dispensing Justice And Injustice
Valley Beit Midrash - June 20, 2022 15:28 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsEVENT 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 t...
Judy Klitsner - Brothers Crying Out from the Ground: The Biblical Origins of Our Divided Society
Valley Beit Midrash - June 15, 2022 13:08 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsEVENT 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...
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - A VBM Book Launch & Lunch! The Book of Proverbs: A Social Justice Commentary
Valley Beit Midrash - June 10, 2022 12:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsABOUT 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 Yanklo...
Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield - Prozbul: Innovative Halachic Change or Gaming the System?
Valley Beit Midrash - June 09, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsEVENT 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 b...
Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth - Third-Party Peacemakers in Judaism: Text, Theory, and Practice – Book Talk
Valley Beit Midrash - June 07, 2022 14:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsA 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-rel...
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
Valley Beit Midrash - June 01, 2022 15:32 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsA 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 det...
Interview: Aaron Lipkin, Ofra
Valley Beit Midrash - June 01, 2022 03:39 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsRabbi 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
Valley Beit Midrash - May 26, 2022 01:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsA 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...
Shira Hecht-Koller - Power of the Image: Photographic Thoughts on Torah Values
Valley Beit Midrash - May 25, 2022 23:37 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsA 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 – ar...
Rabbi Menachem Creditor - Messianism, Zionism, and Religious Radicalism: Spiritualties in Israel
Valley Beit Midrash - May 18, 2022 00:38 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsA 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,...
Dr. Rabbi Avital Hochstein - Shmitta: From Biblical Narratives to Contemporary Perspectives
Valley Beit Midrash - May 12, 2022 20:57 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsA 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 so...
Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown - My journey in science and engineering as a Torah observant Jewish woman
Valley Beit Midrash - May 12, 2022 16:37 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsA 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 ...
Rabbi Dina Najman - Devorah the Prophet: A Model of Leadership Irrespective of Gender
Valley Beit Midrash - May 10, 2022 22:01 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsA 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,...
Rabbi Morris Panitz - Finding God in Pain
Valley Beit Midrash - May 10, 2022 16:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsA 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. ...
Rabbi Yedidya Sinclair - From Avoiding to Embracing: Rav Kook and the future of Shmita
Valley Beit Midrash - May 05, 2022 00:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsA 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 ...
Rabbi Eugene Korn - To Be a Holy People, Jewish Tradition and Ethical Values
Valley Beit Midrash - April 29, 2022 23:06 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsA 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 de...
Exciting Update: New Podcasts by Valley Beit Midrash!
Valley Beit Midrash - April 27, 2022 17:11 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsValley 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 M...
Interview: Rabbi Dr. Art Green – The Relationship Between Spirituality and Ethics
Valley Beit Midrash - April 21, 2022 16:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsRabbi 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: ...
Professor Jonathan Sarna – White Supremacy & Antisemitism: Lessons from the Capitol Attack
Valley Beit Midrash - April 20, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsProfessor 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 ...
Interview: Rabbi Susan Silverman – The State of Liberal Judaism in Israel
Valley Beit Midrash - April 19, 2022 21:41 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsRabbi 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: ...
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin – The Twenty-First Century: A Jewish Vision, One Day At A Time
Valley Beit Midrash - April 19, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsRabbi 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 ...
Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller – The Biblical Plagues and OUR Plague: An Anthropocentric “Theology” and a Lesson for Our Times
Valley Beit Midrash - April 18, 2022 23:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsRabbi 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...
Rabba Dr Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz – Suffering Servants: How to Deal with the Missionary at the Door
Valley Beit Midrash - April 12, 2022 01:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsA 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 ...
Suffering Servants! How to Deal with the Missionary at the Door
Valley Beit Midrash - April 12, 2022 01:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsA 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...
Dr. Alan Morinis and Dr. Beverly Spring – Living to Die and Dying to Live: Lessons from a Mussar Teacher & a Palliative Care Doctor
Valley Beit Midrash - April 08, 2022 21:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsDr. 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...
Living to Die and Dying to Live: Lessons from a Mussar Teacher & a Palliative Care Doctor
Valley Beit Midrash - April 08, 2022 21:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsA 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 a...
Moral Imagination: On Being A Good Person In A Morally Complicated World
Valley Beit Midrash - April 08, 2022 18:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsA 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 r...
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin – Moral Imagination: On Being A Good Person In A Morally Complicated World
Valley Beit Midrash - April 08, 2022 18:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsRabbi 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 imag...
Parshat Metzorah: On Menstruation Justice
Valley Beit Midrash - April 06, 2022 17:50 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsRabbi 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 ...
Is Judaism Woke or Unwoke?
Valley Beit Midrash - March 31, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsA 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 hav...