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e-TiM: Rav Kook on "Can Maccabees and Hellenists Get Along?"

Dates

December 12, 2022 to December 19, 2022

Time

Mondays 1:30 PM Eastern

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Rav Kook on "Can Maccabees and Hellenists Get Along?"

Rabbi Ari Shvat

Mondays December 12 & 19

1:30pm Eastern, 8:30pm Israel

Rav Kook, one of the most innovative thinkers of the past century, is known for his approach of harmonizing the apparent opposites. The battle between the Maccabean and Greek cultures which we celebrate on Chanukah, provides an ideal set for dealing with Modernism & Orthodox Judaism and how to harmonize the best of both worlds, without apologetics.

December 12: Sports: Not Just for the Greeks"- Rav Kook on Why the Ideal Jew is Physically Fit

December 19: Rav Kook on: Adopting the Positive Without the Negative of Greek Culture

Topics:

History, Ancient History, Jewish History, Chanukah, Jewish thought

Meet the speaker

Rav Ari Shvat (Chwat)

Rav Ari (Chwat) Shvat served for several decades among the heads of the Israeli and overseas one-year Seminary (Midrasha) programs for women, as well as director of Rav Kook's archives and editor of his recently published books. He is currently a senior lecturer at Michlelet Orot Israel College, Midreshet HaRova, Midreshet Lindenbaum, Midreshet Moriah and other Israeli programs of higher education, and is considered a world authority on Rav Kook's writings and philosophy. Rav Ari replies daily to halachic and…

Rav Ari Shvat (Chwat) bio & resources