Jewish Holidays

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e-TiM: After the Ten Commandments: The Laws of the Covenant Code

Rabbi Dr. Martin Lockshin

This series will take place on Wednesdays at 11:00am Eastern, (6:00pm Israel) Beginning April 27, 2022 In preparation for, and following Shavuot, we will study the laws of the beginning of parashat Mishpatim (Exodus 21) through the eyes of the…
Program
Apr 5, 2022

Making Passover American (Part 3) - The Four Sons: From Ancient Times to American Climes

Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff

Audio
Apr 4, 2022

Re-examining Maggid in Light of Tehillim (Part 1) - From 10 plagues to 250!

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Audio
Apr 3, 2022

Mermelstein-A Timeless Ritual Through the Lens of a Historian (Part 2) - Did the Wise Son Own a Haggadah?

Dr. Ari Mermelstein

Audio
Mar 30, 2022

Making Passover American (Part 2) - The "King of Egypt" and the Sermonic Makings of Evildoers

Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff

Audio
Mar 28, 2022

Purim: To Sing or not to Sing

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Rav Soloveitchik argued that there is no independent field of Jewish philosophy. Rather, this master of Jewish philosophy—with a Ph.D. in neo-Kantian philosophy—claimed that the halacha is an expression of both law and philosophy. It is through the…
Article
Mar 26, 2022

A Timeless Ritual Through the Lens of a Historian (Part 1) - Between a Traumatic Past and a Hopeful Future

Dr. Ari Mermelstein

Audio
Mar 23, 2022

Making Passover American (Part 1) - Passover Peanut Oil and the Making of an American Humra

Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff

Audio
Mar 21, 2022

Megillat Esther and All its Readers (Part 6)

Dr. Aaron Koller

Audio
Mar 15, 2022

e-TiM: A Timeless Ritual Through the Lens of a Historian (Pesach)

Dr. Ari Mermelstein

This three-part series will take place on Wednesdays at 11:00am Eastern The narrative of the Ten Plagues is the most well-known episode in the Jewish collective memory, and the Pesach seder is perhaps the most widely-celebrated Jewish ritual. Join…
Program
Mar 10, 2022