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Parashat Hukkat

Aryeh Bernstein

Rabbi Shai Held - Summer Kick-off 2010

Rabbi Shai Held

Parashat Korah

Lurianic Kabbalah - Shevirat HaKelim

Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

 

Parashat Shelakh-Lekha

Lurianic Kabbalah - Ein Sof and Tzimtzum

Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

Parashat Behaalotkha

Aviva Richman

Empowered Judaism Panel

Rabbi Elie Kaunfer, Rabbi Ayelet Cohen, Professor Steven Cohen

Parashat Naso

Rebecca Linfield

Parashat Bemidbar

Parashat Behar-Behukotai

Hadar Siyyum Project - Mishnah Moed Katan 1

 Rabbi Tim Bernard

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Parashat Emor

 Aviva Richman

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Hadar Siyyum Project - Mishnah Shekalim 3

 Shira Billet

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Mindfulness in Jewish Sources - Piaseczner 3

 Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Parashat Aharei Mot-Kedoshim

Rabecca Linfield

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Hadar Siyyum Project - Mishnah Shekalim 2

 Rabbi Tim Bernard

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Mindfulness in Jewish Sources - Piaseczner 2

 Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Parashat Tazria-Metzora

 Shira Billet

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Hadar Siyyum Project - Mishnah Shekalim 1

 Shira Billet

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Mindfulness in Jewish Sources - Quieting Technique

Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Parashat Shemini

God, Faith, and the Path of Lovingkindness: Exploring Core Issues in Theology


Core Issues in Jewish Theology: A Signature Lecture Series
Rabbi Shai Held

Dates: Wednesdays, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm (April 28, May 5, May, 12)
Location: Yeshivat Hadar, 190 Amsterdam Avenue (@69th Street)


This three part series will explore central themes in Jewish theology and their relevance to our lives. Lecture topics include:


I. How (Not) To Talk About God
April 28, 2010
In this first session, we'll begin by exploring the very different ways two seminal Jewish thinkers-- Maimonides and Abraham Joshua Heschel-- thought about God, and see what's at stake for us in their disagreement.  We'll continue by discussing why the idea of God's transcendence is so important for Jewish theology-- why, in other words, everything is not God.
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II. On Faith, Doubt, and the Possibility of Believing in Our Time
May 5, 2010
In this session, we'll explore some of the ways Jewish thinkers have thought about faith and doubt, and about the relationship between them.  How might we think about faith-- what does it mean?  What does it look like in real life?  What risks are entailed by a life of faith?  We'll also ask how the Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard can help us think about faith, passion, and uncertainty in our own lives.

 

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III. On Walking in God's Ways and the Path of Lovingkindness (Hesed)
May 12, 2010
In this final session, we'll explore what Judaism sees as the culmination of the good life: embodying the ideal of Hesed in the world.  Using Maimonides as our springboard, we'll explore the relationship between a life of contemplation and a life of action.

Listen to Session 3 (May 12)
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We hope you will join us for these lectures. RSVPS are not required.

 

Can't attend? All lectures will be broadcast live on u-stream and made available in podcast and video form

Hadar Siyyum Project - Mishnah Pesahim 6

Rabbi Tim Bernard

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Hadar Siyyum Project - Mishnah Pesahim 5

Shira Billet

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Shabbat Hol HaMoed Pesah

Aviva Richman

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Parashat Tzav

Rebecca Linfield

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Hadar Siyyum Project - Mishnah Pesahim 4

Rabbi Tim Bernard

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Parashat Vayikra

Shira Billet

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Hadar Siyyum Project - Mishnah Pesahim 3

Shira Billet

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Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei

Hadar Siyyum Project - Mishnah Pesahim 2

Rabbi Tim Bernard

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Hadar Siyyum Project - Mishnah Pesahim 1

Shira Billet

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Parashat Ki Tissa

Aviva Richman

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Core Issues of Jewish Law

Rabbi Ethan Tucker
Thursdays, 7:30-9 pm (March 4, 11, and 18)
Cost: Free


This three-part series will lay out an overarching theory of and approach to halakhah (Jewish Law).  The lectures will focus on the following themes:
I. Hi
story--Our Present Moment: Its genesis and our way forward (March 4)
II. Philosophy and Theology--Viewing halakhic norms as representing values worthy of respect rather than arbitrary rules demanding ob
edience (March 11)
III.  Law--Practical examples of language and category shifts that allow us to engage even the most contentious areas of Jewish Law (March 18)

We are grateful to the David Berg Foundation for making these lectures possible.

Can't be there?  Watch live on UStream here.

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A Role Model for Social Action - Moshe's Leadership

Mishael Zion

Taking a close look at Shemot Chapter 2, with the help of Franz Kafka, Rabbi Moshe Chalphon hacohen and Yehuda Amichai, we will try to unravel some of the lessons Moshe Rabeinu teaches us about taking aciton in the face of injustice.

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Parashat Titzaveh

Rebecca Linfield

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Hadar Siyyum Project - Mishnah Megillah 2

Rabbi Tim Bernard

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Empowered Judaism

Rabbi Elie Kaunfer

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Parashat Terumah

Hadar Siyyum Project - Mishnah Megillah 1

The Purpose of Creation - Kabbalistic Understandings of Why We Are Here

Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Parashat Mishpatim

Yoni Pomeranz

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Hadar Siyyum Project - Mishnah Beitzah 2

Rabbi Tim Bernard

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Prayer in Hasidism - Ecstasy and Letters

Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Parashat Yitro

Aviva Richman

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Hadar Siyyum Project - Mishnah Beitzah 1

Shira Billet

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Prayer in Hasidism - Praying for Shekhinah

Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Parashat Beshalah

Rebecca Linfield

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Piety, Sacrifice, Rebellion and Surrender: Dimensions of the Akedah with Rabbi Shai Held

Wednesdays, 7:30 -- 9 pm (2/3, 2/16, 2/24, 3/3)
Cost: $5 per class
Location: Yeshivat Hadar, 190 Amsterdam Ave (at 69th St)

Can't make it person?     Watch live at UStream here

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Few texts in the history of Judaism have been as evocative, elusive, and controversial as Genesis 22, the story of the Akedah.  Why does God ask Abraham to sacrifice his son, and why does Abraham agree?  What are the consequences of this fateful event for Abraham, Isaac, and Sarah-- and for us as readers and students of this text?  We'll begin with a close literary and theological exploration of the Biblical text itself, consider the interpretations of Hazal, and then create a multi-faceted conversation among an array of modern Jewish (and Christian) thinkers as they-- and we-- struggle to make sense of this text and its role in Jewish theology and spirituality.  Our investigation will include such thinkers as Soren Kierkegaard, Abraham Isaac Kook, Joseph Soloveitchik, Yeshayahu Leibowitz, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Martin Buber, Phyllis Trible, Uriel Simon, Jon Levenson, and others.

 

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