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Various Approaches of Religious Zionism (Part 4) - Hebrew: Not Just Another Language

Rabbi Ari Chwat-Shvat

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Various Approaches of Religious Zionism (Part 3) - Eight Approaches Towards the Specialness of the Land of Israel

Rabbi Ari Chwat-Shvat

Class

Various Approaches of Religious Zionism (Part 2) - The Tanach Addresses Religious Zionists

Rabbi Ari Chwat-Shvat

Class

Various Approaches of Religious Zionism (Part 1) - Yom HaAtzma'ut- What are We Really Celebrating?

Rabbi Ari Chwat-Shvat

Class

e-TiM: Various Approaches of Religious Zionism

Rabbi Ari Chwat-Shvat

There is a common tendency to see Religious-Zionism consisting of Zionists who also happen to be religious. This simplistic, hyphenated view, unfortunately doesn't do justice to the beautiful and deep complexities of the intellectual, historic…
Program

e-TiM: Masters of the Mishnah

Shulie Mishkin

Feb. 11, 1:00 pm:  A Post Temple Life: Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai, Rabban Gamliel and Yavne Feb. 18, 1:00 pm:  Winds of War: Rabbi Akiva and the Bar Kokhba Revolt Feb 25: Purim: No Class Mar. 4, 1:00 pm:  The Survivors Rebuild: Rabbi…
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Modern Antisemitism and the Study of Ancient Judaism (Part 4) - Antisemitism and the Interpretation of Paul

Professor Daniel Schwartz

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Modern Antisemitism and the Study of Ancient Judaism (Part 1) - From Heinrich Graetz on Josephus to an Unnoticed Root of Modern German Antisemitism

Professor Daniel Schwartz

Class

Christmas Eve: Is it a Time for Torah Study?

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Class

e-TiM: Parshanut and Polemics

Rabbi Dr. Martin Lockshin

Jews and Christian share the same holy book—the Tanakh or “Old Testament.”  But they have been arguing about its correct interpretation ever since the rise of Christianity.  In this class we will examine how and when Jewish Bible…
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