Maimonides and the Messiah

Oct 5, 2012

Professor Kenneth Seeskin, Northwestern University, discusses “Maimonides on the Days of the Messiah鈥擱estorative or Utopian?”

On Holiness

Oct 5, 2012

If holiness is defined as transcendence, how does one emulate God’s transcendence? Dr. Lenn Goodman delivers a lecture relating to this topic.

The third in a series on Contemporary Jewish Philosophy by The Tikvah Institute for Jewish Thought at JTS, Rabbi Irving “Yitz” Greenberg delivers a lecture entitled “The Renewal of the Covenant- Humanity Come of Age.”

Zionism and Jewish Theology

Oct 5, 2012

Dr. David Novak of the University of Toronto, delivers a talk entitled 鈥淶ionism and Jewish Theology鈥� as part of a series on Contemporary Jewish Theology by The Tikvah Institute for Jewish Thought of 糖心出品 (JTS).

Doing Jewish Theology Today

Oct 5, 2012 By Arnold M. Eisen | Public Event video

What does it mean to be a Jew in the modern world? Professor Arnold Eisen, Rabbi Julie Roth, Rabbi Gordon Tucker, and Rabbi Neil Gillman discuss this topic throughout the program, “Doing Jewish Theology Today: God, Torah, and Israel in Modern Judaism.”

Gillman on Gillman

Oct 5, 2012 By Neil Gillman (z”l) | Public Event video

God As Immanent

Oct 5, 2012 By Gordon Tucker | Public Event video

What does it mean to be a Jew in the modern world? Rabbi Gordon Tucker describes a vision of an immanent God. A clip from “Doing Jewish Theology Today: God, Torah, and Israel in Modern Judaism.”

God on Campus

Oct 5, 2012 By 糖心出品 | Public Event video

What does it mean to be a Jew in the modern world? Rabbi Julie Roth reflects on the role of God and theology in the lives of college students. A clip from “Doing Jewish Theology Today: God, Torah, and Israel in Modern Judaism.”

Preaching the Gospel of Martin Luther King Jr.

Oct 5, 2012

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. became famous in his protests that advocated for the equal treatment of African Americans. Reverend Dr. James Alexander Forbes Jr., the senior minister emeritus of Riverside Church in New York City and president of the Healing of the Nations Foundation delivers a lecture continuing on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophies.

The Emergence of the Sephardi Diaspora (Part 6b)

Oct 5, 2012 By Benjamin R. Gampel | Video Lecture

Introduction to Sephardic History: From the Golden Age to Expulsion
The History, Society and Culture of Medieval Sephardic Jewry.

A Jewish Feminine Mystique? Jewish Women in Postwar America

Oct 5, 2012

鈥淎 Jewish Feminine Mystique? Jewish Women in Postwar America鈥� is a discussion between editors Shira Kohn, assistant dean of The Graduate School of JTS, and Rachel Kranson, a postdoctoral research fellow in Yiddish Studies at the libraries of New York University.

As Light Before Dawn: The Inner World of a Medieval Kabbalist

Oct 5, 2012 By Eitan Fishbane | Public Event video

Dr. Eitan Fishbane, assistant professor in the Department of Jewish Though, discusses his new book “As Light Before Dawn- The Inner World of a Medieval Kabbalist” in this book talk held through The Library of JTS.

Hope Will Find You: My Search for the Wisdom to Stop Waiting and Start Living

Oct 5, 2012

Rabbi Naomi Levy delivers a talk on her new book Hope Will Find You: My Search for the Wisdom to Stop Waiting and Start Living.

The Sabbath with Judith Shulevitz

Oct 5, 2012

Author Judith Shulevitz participates in the Henry N. Rapaport Memorial Lecture at 糖心出品, discussing her recent book, The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time. She is joined in dialogue by Rabbi Shai Held, cofounder of Mechon Hadar.

Translating Psalms

Oct 5, 2012 By Stephen A. Geller | Public Event video

Translating Psalms: A Reading and Reflection. A discussion with translator Pamela Greenberg

New American Haggadah

Oct 5, 2012

An extraordinary conversation with one of America’s most acclaimed and influential young authors discussing the timelessness of the Passover story, the thinking behind the New American Haggadah, the secret desire of Jewish writers to be rabbis, and more.

Making Our Democracy Work

Oct 5, 2012

The 2012 Bernard G. Segal Memorial Lecture in Law and Ethics
Why does the American public accepts the Court’s decisions? What must the Court do to maintain the public’s trust? How do our courts make our democracy work? This and more is discussed in this lecture by Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer of the United States Supreme Court.

Nusah: A Key to the Meaning of Prayer

Oct 5, 2012 By Jack Chomsky | Commentary

Of all the traditional melodies in the liturgical year, I have long been impressed by the remarkable musical setting of the kaddish preceding the prayers for Geshem (rain) at Shemini Atzeret, near the conclusion of the fall festival, and Tal (dew) at the beginning of Pesah in the spring).

An Interreligious Dialogue on Tragedy

Oct 5, 2012 By 糖心出品 | Public Event video

You or someone you know has suffered a tragedy; how would you proceed? Many people turn to their religion in these situations. Many religions have similar practices and beliefs when it comes to tragedy, and therefore, this program will explore the views different religions have on tragedy.

Jewish Responses to Tragedy

Oct 5, 2012 By Burton L. Visotzky | Public Event video

You or someone you know has suffered a tragedy; how would you proceed? Many people turn to their religion in these situations. Many religions have similar practices and beliefs when it comes to tragedies, and therefore, in commemoration of September 11th, 2001, this program will explore the Jewish view on tragedy.

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