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

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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.

 

Mahshavah Mahshavah

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

Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Prayer in Hasidism - Ecstasy and Letters

Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Prayer in Hasidism - Praying for Shekhinah

Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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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

    Session 1 source sheets

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    Session 3 source sheet a

    Session 3 source sheet b

 

 

      Listen to Session 3

      Watch Session 2

      Watch Session 1

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.

 

Prayer in Hasidism - Centrality and Kavvanot

Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Central Concepts in Hasidism - Avodah be-Gashmiyut

Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Central Concepts in Hasidism - Ayin-Devekut

Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Central Concepts in Hasidism - Panentheism

Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice 12

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice, Session #12
Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice 11

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice, Session #11

Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Is God the only thing that counts? 11

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Is God the only thing that counts?, Session #11
Nina Redl

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Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice 10

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice, Session #10

Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Is God the only thing that counts? 10

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Is God the only thing that counts?, Session #10
Nina Redl

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Shir HaShirim Rabbah

Readings in Midrash, Session #5

Rabbi Shai Held

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Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice 9

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice, Session #9
Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Is God the only thing that counts? 9

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Is God the only thing that counts?, Session #9
Nina Redl

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Is God the only thing that counts? 8

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Is God the only thing that counts?, Session #8
Nina Redl

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Shir HaShirim Rabbah

Readings in Midrash, Session #4

Rabbi Shai Held

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Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice 8

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice, Session #8
Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Shir HaShirim Rabbah

Readings in Midrash, Session #3

Rabbi Shai Held

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Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice 7

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice, Session #7
Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Judaism as the Religion of Life Triumphant

Rabbi Irving "Yitz" Greenberg is one of the leading Jewish thinkers and activists of our time. He is the President Emeritus of Jewish Life Network/Steinhardt Foundation. He served as founder and president of CLAL from 1974-1997. Author of The Jewish Way, Living in the Image of God, and For the Sake of Heaven and Earth: The New Encounter between Judaism and Christianity, he has written extensively on the theory and practice of pluralism among other topics.

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Is God the only thing that counts? 6

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Is God the only thing that counts?, Session #6
Nina Redl

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Is God the only thing that counts? 5

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Is God the only thing that counts?, Session #5

Nina Redl

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Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice 5

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice, Session #5
Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Shir HaShirim Rabbah

Readings in Midrash, Session #2

Rabbi Shai Held

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Is God the only thing that counts? 4

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Is God the only thing that counts?, Session #4
Nina Redl

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Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice 4

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice, Session #4
Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Is God the only thing that counts? 3

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Is God the only thing that counts?, Session #3

Nina Redl

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Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice 3

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice, Session #3
Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Is God the only thing that counts? 2

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Is God the only thing that counts?, Session #2

Nina Redl

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Shir HaShirim Rabbah

Readings in Midrash, Session #1

Rabbi Shai Held

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Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice 2

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice, Session #2
Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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Is God the only thing that counts? 1

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Is God the only thing that counts?, Session #1
Nina Redl

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Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice 1

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Foundational Models in Jewish Thought and Practice, Session #1
Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels

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In the Image of God

Rabbi Shai Held

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Yetziat Mitzrayim (The Exodus) as a Spiritual Practice - Learning from the Sefas Emes

Rabbi Shai Held

From "Leaving Egypt, Then and Now: An Evening of Study with Yeshivat Hadar."

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Vayikra Rabbah

Readings in Midrash, Session #15
Rabbi Shai Held
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Soloveitchik (Majesty and Humility)

 

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Wonder, Prophecy, and Creativity, Session #13
Rabbi Shai Held
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Soloveitchik (Sh'lihut)

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Wonder, Prophecy, and Creativity, Session #12
Rabbi Shai Held
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Vayikra Rabbah

Readings in Midrash, Session #14
Rabbi Shai Held
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Soloveitchik (Halakhic Man, Reflections of the Rav, and Sh'lihut)

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Wonder, Prophecy, and Creativity, Session #11
Rabbi Shai Held
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"Haham Adif mi-Navi" Rav Kook on the Meaning of Prophecy and Halakhah

Shiur Klali (Integrated Communal Learning)

Rabbi Shai Held
Through a close reading of a beautiful essay by Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, we'll discuss the relationship between broad vision (that is, Prophecy) on the one hand, and attention to detail (that is, Halakhah), on the other--in life in general, and in Jewish life in particular.
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Soloveitchik (Halakhic Man)

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Wonder, Prophecy, and Creativity, Session #10

Rabbi Shai Held
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Vayikra Rabbah

Readings in Midrash, Session #13
Rabbi Shai Held
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Vayikra Rabbah

Readings in Midrash, Session #12
Rabbi Shai Held
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Heschel (Between God and Man) - Halakhah

Mahshavah (Jewish Thought): Wonder, Prophecy, and Creativity, Session #9
Rabbi Shai Held. Texts can be found in Between God and Man.

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Adam Ha-Rishon (Bereishit Rabbah)

Readings in Midrash, Session #11
Rabbi Shai Held
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Adam Ha-Rishon (Bereishit Rabbah)

Readings in Midrash, Session #10
Rabbi Shai Held
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