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A Closer Look at the Siddur (Part 78 - The Brachot Before Shema_ A New Light and Old Love)

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Class

Apr 28, 2023

e-TiM: Who Were the Geonim and Why Do They Matter?

Dr. Marc Herman

Who Were the Geonim and Why Do They Matter? Dr. Marc Herman Wednesdays, 1:00 pm May 10 - 31 The Babylonian geonim constitute the indispensable bridge between the period of the Talmud and medieval Jewish centers in North Africa, Spain, and…

Program

Apr 27, 2023

e-TiM:קדושת ארץ ישראל

Dr. Rabbi Yoel Bin-Nun

קדושת ארץ ישראל Rabbi Yoel Bin-Nun April 30, May 7, 21, June 4 Sundays 9:30 am Eastern April 30: ?ספירת העומר - חקלאות של ארץ ישראל או היסטוריה של עם ישראל May 7: קדושת ארץ ישראל וקדושת ירושלים May 21: ?חג השבועות, חג הביכורים או '…

Program

Apr 26, 2023

e-TiM: Neighbor, Sojourner, God: Objects of Love in Early Judaism

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

Neighbor, Sojourner, God: Objects of Love in Early Judaism Dr. Malka Simkovich Thursday May 11, 2:15 pm Eastern

Program

Apr 26, 2023

Kelman-A Closer Look at the Siddur (Part 77 - The Brachot Before Shema_ The Light of Nature and the Light of Redemption)

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Class

Apr 21, 2023

2. Theodicy and Job | Dr. Jon D. Levenson

J.J. Kimche, Dr. Jon Levenson

In this episode Dr. Jon Levenson and JJ get into questions about good, evil, and the Book of Job. Jon D. Levenson, Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies, began teaching at Harvard in 1988, having previously taught at the University of Chicago…

Podcast

Apr 19, 2023

e-TiM: The Origins of the Oral Torah

Yosef Lindell

The Origins of the Oral Torah Yosef Lindell Mondays 12:00 pm May 1 - 22 It is a fundamental tenet of Orthodox Jewish belief that we received two Torot at Sinai - one written and one oral - but what do we mean when we say that the Oral…

Program

Apr 17, 2023