Family

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Educating Our Children in a Complex World Panel Discussion - Leaving Judaism: The Return to Questioning

Ari Margolies, Dr. Elliott Malamet, Leah Malamet and 2 more

Audio
Jan 23, 2013

Educating Our Children in a Complex World

Ari Margolies, Dr. Elliott Malamet, Leah Malamet and 3 more

We all know what "off the derech" means. There's a Wikipedia page for it. There's even an acronym, OTD. There are blogs, books, and celebrity spokespeople. We've all seen the hurt and confusion of parents who dedicated their lives to trying to…
Program
Jan 2, 2013

Living a New Vision: The Genish Family’s Journey From Gush Katif to a New Life

Lt. Col. Zuri Genish

The Genish family lived in Alei Sinai, Gush Katif for 14 years. It was an ideal life. Then came the Disengagement in August 2005. Zuri Genish, father of the family of seven, took early retirement as an IDF Lieutenant Colonel prior to the…
Audio
Aug 16, 2012

Leadership and Family: Challenges and Concessions Part 1: “V’higadita L’vincha,” Moshe Rabbeinu Between Family and Flocks

Dr. Bryna J. Levy

Audio
Aug 12, 2012

Leadership and Family: Challenges and Concessions Part 2: “V’shinantam L’vanecha,” Rabbi Akiva and His Children

Dr. Bryna J. Levy

Audio
Aug 12, 2012

Leadership and Family: Challenges and Concessions: “V’higadita L’vincha,” Moshe Rabbeinu Between Family and Flocks

Dr. Bryna J. Levy

Dr. Bryna J. Levy, a master teacher visiting from Israel, will lead text-based learning in this two-part series. Men and women welcome.
Program
Jun 29, 2012

New Paths for Ba'alei Teshuva: Part One

Dr. Elliott Malamet

This series of blog posts seeks to discuss, if only preliminarily, the journey of ba’alei teshuvah (loosely defined as those who were not raised in a home of halakhic observance but chose this way of life at some point) and their place within…
Article
Jun 14, 2012

The Catholic Church, Gay Rights and the Jewish Community

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The mark of maturity is the ability to disagree with others respectfully; to be able to appreciate the integrity and sincerity of an argument even as you may fundamentally disagree with it. This is easier said than done, and it is truly the rare…
Article
Jun 11, 2012

What is Really Happening to our Kids During that Gap Year in Israel (Renewing Our Spirit 2011)

Dr. Yoel Finkelman

Audio
Nov 19, 2011

For Children of All Ages: Contemporary Issues in...

Rabbi Mordechai Willig

Audio
Sep 17, 2011