Jewish thought

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Shabbat Scholar in Residence at Or Chaim

Aaron Segal

5:00 pm Friday night Being the Chosen People: Polemics, Pesukim, and Philosophy 11:15 am After Kiddush: Maintaining Faith in the Face of Doubts 4:45 pm Seudah Shlesheet The Desire to Live Forever: Indefinite Life extension in Jewish Thought
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Pluralism and Tolerance in the Work of the Netziv

Rabbi Dr. Gil S. Perl

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New Paths for Ba'alei Teshuva, Part 3

Dr. Elliott Malamet

On one level, one could not help but be impressed by the intensity and earnestness at Aish Hatorah, circa 1983, of young people devoting themselves to the mission of revitalizing their own spiritual lives and attempting to persuade others to do the…
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New Paths for Ba'alei Teshuva, Part 2

Dr. Elliott Malamet

In early 1982, I began to study something called "The 48 Ways of Wisdom" one night a week. This was a series of classes based on the last chapter of Pirkei Avot, Ethics of Our Fathers, at a home study group organized by…
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For the Sake of Heaven: The Religious Philosophy of Yeshayahu Leibowitz (Renewing Our Spirit 2014)

Professor Asa Kasher

Professor Asa Kasher in conversation with Dr. Elliott Malamet.
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From the West Side to the West Bank

Dr. Elliott Malamet, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin

Shlomo Riskin is one of the most remarkable figures in post war Judaism. From his childhood in Brooklyn to his aliya and his becoming rabbi of Efrat, Israel, Rabbi Riskin revolutionized American Orthodox Judaism and also fulfilled the Zionist dream…
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Three Mornings of Learning for University Students

Ora Ziring, Rabbi Jonathan Ziring

There is no charge to attend this three-day seminar on Jewish thought aimed at university students. Attendees present on all three days will receive a free TiMPass card.  Starbucks coffee and refreshments will be served. See our flyer here.
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The Struggle for Religious Identity in the State of Israel

Rabbi David Stav

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The Moral Imperative in the Thought of Gersonides

Dr. Alexander Green

from The People and the Book: 8th Annual Conference on Tanach (2014).
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How Open Should Orthodoxy Be?

Rabbi Asher Lopatin, Rabbi Shmuel Goldin

Is "Open Orthodoxy" an outlook or a movement? Will it bring us together or tear us apart? Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, spiritual leader of Ahavath Achim in Englewood, NJ and past president of the RCA, and Rabbi Asher Lopatin, President…
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