A virtual class series hosted by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz ABOUT THE CLASS: This series will consist of 40 classes. All are held over Zoom every Tuesday at 10am MT (12pm ET). This series has been updated to 45 classes. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz is the President & Dean of Valley Beit […]
A hybrid event (in-person and virtual) by Dr. Bernice Lerner ABOUT THE EVENT: In mid-April 1945, a small group of liberators entered Bergen-Belsen, where they found tens of thousands of unburied dead and 60,000 "displaced persons," of whom 25,000 were in dire need of medical attention. What principles guided their leaders’ excruciating choices? What ethical questions consumed […]
A virtual event presentation by Dr. Adele Reinhartz EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: ABOUT THE EVENT: This talk will explore some of the issues pertaining to the portrayal of Jews and Judaism in the Fourth Gospel. In analyzing this very important topic, it is always necessary to have a dual focus, with one eye on what the […]
A hybrid event (in-person and virtual) by Rabbi David Kasher EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: ABOUT THE EVENT: We often divide the Torah into two categories: narrative and law. But the laws of the Torah themselves are often written in poetic language, inviting us to use the tools of literary criticism to analyze them. That poetic quality […]
A virtual event presentation by Rav Sarah Mulhern EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: ABOUT THE EVENT: Is there a value to being publicly identifiable as Jewish? Is there a value to looking more like our non-Jewish neighbors? In this session we will explore how Jewish texts have engaged with these questions over time, and […]
A virtual event presentation by Dr. Mark Nanos EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: ABOUT THE EVENT: Most interpretations of Paul understand the apostle to argue that Jews who did not share his faith in Jesus Christ had lost their original covenant standing. Yet, at the same time, they maintain that there will come a time when Jews […]
A hybrid event (in-person and virtual) by Rabbi Sharon Brous EVENT CO-HOSTED BY: ABOUT THE EVENT: The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World (on-sale: 1/9/24), makes the case that in an era of loneliness, social alienation and ideological extremism, our deepest spiritual work is finding our way to one other—in […]
A virtual class series hosted by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz ABOUT THE CLASS: This series will consist of 40 classes. All are held over Zoom every Tuesday at 10am MT (12pm ET). This series has been updated to 45 classes. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz is the President & Dean of Valley Beit […]
A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Dr. Jeremiah Unterman ABOUT THE EVENT: The polytheism of the ancient Near East conceived of the gods as natural beings who needed sacrifices and libations to physically sustain them. The ethical monotheism of the Torah created a revolution against paganism which would ultimately change forever the concept of religion. One of […]
