Thank you to everyone who joined us on October 21 for Yeshivat Hadar's Full-Year Celebration. The energy in the room was palpable as more than 350 Jews came together to study the ways that Torah and life intersect and the lessons we learn about Torah through our daily interactions with the world.
View Rabbi Shai Held's keynote address here:
Click here to download an audio file of Rabbi Shai Held's address to the community.
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Click here to read about our full-year program in the Jewish Week
"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. Download Audio Recording1 hour, 20 minutes; 22.7 MB
Rabbi Shai Held, Sara Labaton and Rabbi Ethan Tucker
Mechon Hadar invites the entire community to an evening of learning entitled Sinai and Beyond: Making Revelation Come Alive. Together with Yeshivat Hadar faculty members, Rabbi Shai Held, Sara Labaton, and Rabbi Ethan Tucker, we will analyze three radical texts on revelation. All are welcome!
Yeshivat Hadar offers 15 men and women an intensive 8-week experience (June 3 - July 27, 2007) that combines traditional text study, egalitarian prayer and social action with a special focus on personal religious growth. Generous stipends offered. Application Deadline: February 1, 2007. To learn more, visit www.mechonhadar.org or email info@mechonhadar.org. At Thursday night's event, there will also be an opportunity for questions about the summer program.
Date: Thursday, January 18 Time: 7:30-9:15 pm Location: JCC in Manhattan (76th and Amsterdam) Cost: $5