Society

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"The Other War": Secular-Religious Relations in the Land of Israel, A Panel Discussion

Dr. David Hazony, Rabbi Francis Nataf, Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo

Renewing Our Spirit 2012
Audio
Nov 7, 2012

Upcoming Social and Religious Challenges Facing the State of Israel (Renewing Our Spirit 2012)

Rabbi David Stav

Renewing Our Spirit 2012
Audio
Nov 7, 2012

The Revolution That Wasn't: An Insider's Critique of the Ba'al Teshuva Movement (Renewing Our Spirit 2012)

Rabbi Francis Nataf

Renewing Our Spirit 2012
Audio
Nov 7, 2012

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

The Seven Pillars of an Ideal Jewish Society

Rabbi Mordechai Bar-Or

Mordechai Bar-Or attended Yeshivat har Etzion, and was ordained by Chief Rabbi Goren in 1984. Mr. Bar-Or received the Avi Chai prize for his work in establishing and directing Elul, the first Beit Midrash for secular and religious Israelis to study…
Program
Jun 25, 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