God on Campus

God on Campus

Oct 5, 2012 By ý | Public Event video

What does it mean to be a Jew in the modern world? Rabbi Julie Roth reflects on the role of God and theology in the lives of college students. A clip from “Doing Jewish Theology Today: God, Torah, and Israel in Modern Judaism.”

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Preaching the Gospel of Martin Luther King Jr.

Preaching the Gospel of Martin Luther King Jr.

Oct 5, 2012

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. became famous in his protests that advocated for the equal treatment of African Americans. Reverend Dr. James Alexander Forbes Jr., the senior minister emeritus of Riverside Church in New York City and president of the Healing of the Nations Foundation delivers a lecture continuing on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophies.

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A Jewish Feminine Mystique? Jewish Women in Postwar America

A Jewish Feminine Mystique? Jewish Women in Postwar America

Oct 5, 2012

A Jewish Feminine Mystique? Jewish Women in Postwar America is a discussion between editors Shira Kohn, assistant dean of The Graduate School of ý, and Rachel Kranson, a postdoctoral research fellow in Yiddish Studies at the libraries of New York University.

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As Light Before Dawn: The Inner World of a Medieval Kabbalist

As Light Before Dawn: The Inner World of a Medieval Kabbalist

Oct 5, 2012 By Eitan Fishbane | Public Event video

Dr. Eitan Fishbane, assistant professor in the Department of Jewish Though, discusses his new book “As Light Before Dawn- The Inner World of a Medieval Kabbalist” in this book talk held through The Library of ý.

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Hope Will Find You: My Search for the Wisdom to Stop Waiting and Start Living

Hope Will Find You: My Search for the Wisdom to Stop Waiting and Start Living

Oct 5, 2012

Rabbi Naomi Levy delivers a talk on her new book Hope Will Find You: My Search for the Wisdom to Stop Waiting and Start Living.

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The Sabbath with Judith Shulevitz

The Sabbath with Judith Shulevitz

Oct 5, 2012

Author Judith Shulevitz participates in the Henry N. Rapaport Memorial Lecture at ý, discussing her recent book, The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time. She is joined in dialogue by Rabbi Shai Held, cofounder of Mechon Hadar.

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Translating Psalms

Translating Psalms

Oct 5, 2012 By Stephen A. Geller | Public Event video

Translating Psalms: A Reading and Reflection. A discussion with translator Pamela Greenberg

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New American Haggadah

New American Haggadah

Oct 5, 2012

An extraordinary conversation with one of America’s most acclaimed and influential young authors discussing the timelessness of the Passover story, the thinking behind the New American Haggadah, the secret desire of Jewish writers to be rabbis, and more.

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Making Our Democracy Work

Making Our Democracy Work

Oct 5, 2012

The 2012 Bernard G. Segal Memorial Lecture in Law and Ethics
Why does the American public accepts the Court’s decisions? What must the Court do to maintain the public’s trust? How do our courts make our democracy work? This and more is discussed in this lecture by Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer of the United States Supreme Court.

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An Interreligious Dialogue on Tragedy

An Interreligious Dialogue on Tragedy

Oct 5, 2012 By ý | Public Event video

You or someone you know has suffered a tragedy; how would you proceed? Many people turn to their religion in these situations. Many religions have similar practices and beliefs when it comes to tragedy, and therefore, this program will explore the views different religions have on tragedy.

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Jewish Responses to Tragedy

Jewish Responses to Tragedy

Oct 5, 2012 By Burton L. Visotzky | Public Event video

You or someone you know has suffered a tragedy; how would you proceed? Many people turn to their religion in these situations. Many religions have similar practices and beliefs when it comes to tragedies, and therefore, in commemoration of September 11th, 2001, this program will explore the Jewish view on tragedy.

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Jewish Traditions on Healing

Jewish Traditions on Healing

Oct 5, 2012 By Burton L. Visotzky | Public Event video

You or someone you know is ill; how would you proceed? Many people turn to their religion in these situations. Many religions have similar practices and beliefs when it comes to healing, and therefore, in commemoration of September 11th, 2001, this program will explore the Jewish view on healing.

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Clothing and Adornment: Sartorial Insights on Gender Definition in the Talmud

Clothing and Adornment: Sartorial Insights on Gender Definition in the Talmud

Mar 11, 2012 By David C. Kraemer | Public Event video

How does the Talmud define Gender? Dr. David Kraemer seeks the answer to this question by looking into how the Talmud discussed clothing and adornment.

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From Jewess Jeans to Juicy JAPs: Clothing and Jewish Stereotypes

From Jewess Jeans to Juicy JAPs: Clothing and Jewish Stereotypes

Mar 11, 2012 By Shuly Rubin Schwartz | Public Event video

When one looks at the way the various Ultra-Orthodox sects of Judaism dress, one can guess that they follow a certain path of Judaism. But, is this same type stereotyping also occur for other Jews and how they dress? How are Jewish stereotypes and clothing related? Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz discusses this at the What to Wear event held at ý on March 11th, 2012.

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Head Covering: An Interreligious Discussion

Head Covering: An Interreligious Discussion

Mar 11, 2012

Kippot, Hijaabs, Sheitels, and other head coverings. What do different religious head coverings symbolize, how are they all similar, and how are they different?

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In Good Taste: American Jews and the Pursuit of Acceptance

In Good Taste: American Jews and the Pursuit of Acceptance

Mar 11, 2012

Dr. Jenna Weissman Joselit of George Washington University presents a multimedia lecture on fashion and the Jewish pursuit of acceptance in America. Alana Newhouse, editor-in-chief, Tablet Magazine, will serve as respondent. Part of the What to Wear event held at ý on March 11th, 2012.

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The Naked and the Damned: Stripping in the Bible

The Naked and the Damned: Stripping in the Bible

Mar 11, 2012 By Lewis Warshauer | Public Event video

Dr. Amy Kalmanofsky and Rabbi Lewis Warshauer examine the image of the body in biblical texts and biblical art. Part of the What to Wear event held at ý on March 11th, 2012.

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Creating an American-Jewish Counterculture

Creating an American-Jewish Counterculture

Oct 31, 2011 By Carol K. Ingall | Public Event video

This lecture was part of the 100th anniversary celebration of The Teachers Institute of ý.

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Hebrew at the Heart

Hebrew at the Heart

Oct 31, 2011

“Hebrew at the Heart” chaired by Dr. Rela Mintz Geffen with Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz and Nessa Rapoport. This lecture was part of the 100th anniversary celebration of The Teachers Institute of ý.

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Rabbi Harold Kushner at the Teachers Institute

Rabbi Harold Kushner at the Teachers Institute

Oct 31, 2011

Rabbi Harold Kushner (SC ’55, RS ’60, ’72) delivers the keynote address in memory of William Davidson (z”l) at the 100th anniversary celebration of The Teachers Institute of ý

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