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Yosef Bronstein: Only for Chabad? Modern Orthodoxy and the Rebbe [Mysticism II 3/4]
23 LUG 2024 · Join our https://18forty.org/join/ to receive, among other great 18Forty content, a coupon code for 10% off your Koren Publishers order, good through Aug. 31.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Yosef Bronstein—a rabbi, writer, and scholar—about the philosophy of Chabad and the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
For much of the Jewish world, the Chabad movement plays a part in our lives, but it’s not necessarily something we understand deeply. Rabbi Bronstein, author of the newly published https://korenpub.com/products/engaging-the-essence (Koren), helps us fix that. In this episode we discuss:
- What draws a Litvak to the Torah of the Lubavitcher Rebbe?
- What were the Rebbe’s essential innovations of Judaism?
- How might a messianic consciousness enhance our Torah lives?
Tune in to hear a conversation about what Orthodox Jews outside of the Lubavitch community can learn from Chabad.
Interview begins at 15:33
Yosef Bronstein received rabbinic ordination and a PhD in Talmudic Studies from Yeshiva University. He is the Rosh Bet Midrash of Machon Zimrat Ha’aretz, a community learning center and rabbinical training program in Efrat, Israel, and also teaches Jewish philosophy at Yeshiva University’s Isaac Breuer College. Rabbi Dr. Bronstein is a beloved lecturer, writer, and teacher on topics of Jewish thought, and is the author of https://www.amazon.com/Authority-Divine-Law-Tannaitic-Midrash/dp/B0CL6BCX47 and https://korenpub.com/products/engaging-the-essence.
References:
https://korenpub.com/products/engaging-the-essence by Rabbi Dr. Yosef Bronstein
https://www.sefaria.org/Tanya?tab=contents
https://korenpub.com/products/the-steinsaltz-tanya-three-volume-set
https://www.chabad.org/library/tanya/tanya_cdo/aid/6237/jewish/Lessons-in-Tanya.htm
https://www.chabad.org/therebbe/article_cdo/aid/294283/jewish/Heaven-on-Earth.htm by Faitel Levin
https://www.amazon.com/Halakhic-Man-Rabbi-Joseph-Soloveitchik/dp/0827603975 by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik
18Forty Podcast: https://18forty.org/podcast/yosef-bronstein-rav-tzadok-rav-kook-on-jewish-history/
https://www.sefaria.org/Pirkei_Avot.1?ven=Mishnah_Yomit_by_Dr._Joshua_Kulp&lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en
https://www.sefaria.org/Kuzari?tab=contents
https://www.sefaria.org/texts/Halakhah/Mishneh%20Torah
https://www.amazon.com/Open-Secret-Postmessianic-Messianism-Schneerson/dp/0231146302 by Elliot R. Wolfson
https://www.amazon.com/Rebbe-Messiah-Scandal-Orthodox-Indifference/dp/1904113753/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=bVgik&content-id=amzn1.sym.f911c8db-3a2b-4b3e-952f-b80fdcee83f4&pf_rd_p=f911c8db-3a2b-4b3e-952f-b80fdcee83f4&pf_rd_r=141-1653680-7052362&pd_rd_wg=69vLQ&pd_rd_r=315638c1-c14d-4e90-afbd-de49afe6ff30&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk by David Berger
https://www.chabad.org/therebbe/article_cdo/aid/2468546/jewish/Sichos-in-English.htm
“https://thelehrhaus.com/scholarship/bittul-torah-or-a-taste-of-the-world-to-come-fathers-and-young-children/” by Yosef Bronstein
Chava Green: What Is Chabad’s Feminist Vision? [Mysticism II 2/4]
16 LUG 2024 · In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Chava Green—an emerging scholar who wrote her doctoral dissertation on “the Hasidic face of feminism”—about how the Lubavitcher Rebbe infused American sensibilities with mystical sensitivities, paying particular attention to the role of women.
Some stereotype mysticism as something out of this world. But the Lubavitcher Rebbe showed us the importance of having mysticism inform our everyday lives, emphasizing the cosmic impact of the mitzvos done by men, women, and children. In this episode we discuss:
- Was the Rebbe really “the biggest feminist”?
- How did the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s mysticism translate to the lived experience of his followers?
- How did Green come to be a self-identified Hasidic feminist?
Tune in to hear a conversation about how both the Jewish and feminist worlds contain a wider range of ideas than one might expect.
Interview begins at 8:55.
Chava Green is a writer, teacher, and perpetual student. After graduating with her B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies, she attended Mayanot Women’s Program in Jerusalem and Machon Alta in Tzfat. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in Jewish studies at Emory University and lives with her family in Morristown, New Jersey. Her work considers the relationship between Chabad teachings and feminism.
References:
https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Heretics-Digital-Princeton-Technology/dp/069116990X by Ayala Fader
https://www.amazon.com/Mitzvah-Girls-Bringing-Generation-Brooklyn/dp/0691139172 by Ayala Fader
https://www.amazon.com/Mystics-Mavericks-Merrymakers-Intimate-Journey/dp/0814751970 by Stephanie Wellen Levine
https://www.amazon.com/Social-Vision-Lubavitcher-Transformative-Traditions/dp/0824550382 by Philip Wexler
https://www.chabad.org/search/keyword_cdo/kid/22182/jewish/Chava-Green.htm
Rabbi YY Jacobson: How Did the Rebbe Revolutionize Judaism? [Mysticism II 1/4]
9 LUG 2024 · In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to renowned Chabad speaker Rabbi YY Jacobson about Chassidus, Chabad, and the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
In honor the Rebbe’s 30th yahrtzeit, YY Jacobson helps us explore the purpose of Creation, our role in the world, and how the soul of the universe relates to the soul of the human being. In this episode we discuss:
- What is Hasidic thought, and what differentiates it from Kabbalah?
- How did Jewish emancipation and integration lead to Jews turning inward and focusing on the soul and God’s Presence in the world?
- What was the Rebbe’s understanding of messianism and Zionism, and what might it mean for how we live our lives?
Tune in to hear a conversation about how the Rebbe brought oneness to the Jewish People during some of our most turbulent times.
Interview begins at 6:18.
Rabbi YY Jacobson, founder and dean of TheYeshiva.net, is a popular teacher of Chabad Chassidus. Having been an “oral scribe” of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Jacobson was a close follower of the Rebbe in the last stages of the Rebbe’s life. Rabbi Jacobson has additionally been the editor-in-chief of The Algemeiner Journal and the spiritual leader of Congregation Bais Shmuel.
References:
https://www.chabad.org/library/tanya/tanya_cdo/aid/1028862/jewish/Tanya.htm
https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah%2C_Kings_and_Wars.11.1?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en
https://www.sefaria.org/texts/Halakhah/Shulchan%20Arukh
https://www.sefaria.org/Shulchan_Arukh_HaRav?tab=contents
https://www.sefaria.org/Rashi_on_Genesis.1.1.1?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en
https://www.chabad.org/therebbe/article_cdo/aid/68159/jewish/Likkutei-Sichot-in-English.htm
https://www.amazon.com/Toward-Meaningful-Life-New-Schneerson/dp/0060732784 by Simon Jacobson
https://www.amazon.com/Torah-Studies-Menachem-Mendel-Schneerson/dp/0826604935 by Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
https://www.amazon.com/Turning-Judaism-Outwards-Biography-Schneerson/dp/1934152366 by Chaim Miller
https://www.amazon.com/Rebbe-Teachings-Menachem-Schneerson-Influential/dp/0062318985/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_1/141-1653680-7052362?pd_rd_w=TH3p1&content-id=amzn1.sym.4c8c52db-06f8-4e42-8e56-912796f2ea6c&pf_rd_p=4c8c52db-06f8-4e42-8e56-912796f2ea6c&pf_rd_r=08CJ3FWT9JSQ00ZQB4X0&pd_rd_wg=nmlv8&pd_rd_r=824cb831-9014-44a9-ba43-164106ae67d8&pd_rd_i=0062318985&psc=1 by Joseph Telushkin
Ammiel Hirsch: How To Understand Reform Judaism’s Anti-Zionist Crisis [Denominations Bonus Episode]
2 LUG 2024 · This series is sponsored by Joel and Lynn Mael in memory of Estelle and Nysen Mael.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we follow up with Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch to break down the anti-Zionist crisis facing the Reform Movement.
As young Jews feel increasingly disconnected from the Jewish People, America’s non-Orthodox synagogues, summer camps, and day schools are challenged to ensure continuity and unity for the Jewish future. In this episode we discuss:
—Do we need to choose between caring about our fellow Jews and caring about the world?
—Why are younger Jews more antagonistic toward Israel than previous generations?
—Can American Jewry survive without a connection to Israel?
Tune in to hear a conversation about the past, present, and future of American Jewry.
Interview begins at 6:12.
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch is a leader of the Reform Movement. He is the senior rabbi of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and former executive director of the Association of Reform Zionists of America/World Union for Progressive Judaism, North America. He wrote two books: The Lilac Tree: A Rabbi’s Reflections on Love, Courage, and History (2023) and One People, Two Worlds: A Reform Rabbi and an Orthodox Rabbi Explore the Issues That Divide Them (2003), which he co-authored with Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman.
References:
https://18forty.org/18-questions-40-israeli-thinkers-pod/
https://www.sefaria.org/Leviticus.19.17?ven=Tanakh:_The_Holy_Scriptures,_published_by_JPS&lang=bi&with=Translations&lang2=en
https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.12.3?lang=bi&aliyot=0
https://www.sefaria.org/Amos.9?lang=bi
https://www.amazon.com/War-Return-Indulgence-Palestinian-Obstructed/dp/1250252768 by Adi Schwartz and Einat Wilf
https://www.amazon.com/Jewish-Wisdom-Spiritual-Historical-Thinkers/dp/0688129587/ref=sr_1_2?crid=31E837EIHHLUX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.MiEfeE5911HXCwXouSjcR2_Hk9H1N720JixZgffZh2OaE1Z8b7lQKret_6YJOu7-mHOXA9ngzy2HGHz9YIKtQYwKgF5v6G_1-BGdnLrI-UghIFihseLp2_twzohyURDnXIQXotezIVRCUq3jYlDwXIQoP9SQ3vl0KjFIbJ47rvyd-_4PRlj5SaypmRx8Q4LqOJKae1aSjRQCC-q5oEOwpT5uJvPmW9nJOSjG_xuvnisf5fEFyrW6Zb48gIH4SH2ppXK6YMNaIdnKiQ_kMmqdCm3U82fOci3hIBqH6iznE_A.7xmGN8DYITayusI3Sggja6k6yMFVGvtmQCcPdxxUbqc&dib_tag=se&keywords=jewish+wisdom&qid=1719897577&s=books&sprefix=jewish+wisdom%2Cstripbooks%2C129&sr=1-2 by Joseph Telushkin
https://www.amazon.com/Book-Jewish-Values-Day-Day/dp/0609603302 by Joseph Telushkin
This episode is sponsored by https://twillory.com/. New customers can receive a discount by using the coupon code 18Forty.
Benny Morris: ‘We should have taken Rafah at the start’ (NEW 18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers)
25 GIU 2024 · Subscribe to https://18forty.org/topics/18-questions-40-israeli-thinkers-pod/ on https://open.spotify.com/show/4wvHoRh4fOhCYobNRH7xOM?si=d5a8f96636134d31 or https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/18-questions-40-israeli-thinkers/id1752742435 to catch the latest episode every Monday.
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If you want to understand Israel, then you need to know Benny Morris.
Prof. Benny Morris is a leading Israeli historian who revolutionized the field of Israeli history by digging into the government’s declassified archives in the ‘80s, ushering in the era of “New Historians” who challenged traditional views of Israel’s history. After peace talks failed and the Second Intifada began in the early 2000s, his views drastically shifted regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict—specifically its prospects for resolution. Praised and criticized across the political divide, Benny Morris’ work lies at the bedrock of Israeli history today.
Now, he sits down with us to answer 18 questions on Israel, including what should happen with Gaza after the war, Palestinian-Israeli peace prospects, whether the IDF is the world’s most moral army, and so much more.
This interview was held on June 10.
Here are some of our 18 questions:
- As an Israeli, and as a Jew, how are you feeling at this moment in Israeli history?
- What has been Israel’s greatest success and greatest mistake in its war against Hamas?
- How do you think Hamas views the outcome and aftermath of October 7—was it a success, in their eyes?
- What do you look for in deciding which Knesset party to vote for?
- Which is more important for Israel: Judaism or democracy?
- Is opposing Zionism inherently antisemitic?
- Is the IDF the world’s most moral army?
- What do you think is the most legitimate criticism leveled against Israel today?
- Do you think peace between Israelis and Palestinians will happen within your lifetime?
- What should happen with Gaza and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict after the war?
Adam and Mia Raskin: Can Families Live with Denominational Differences? [Denominations 5/5]
18 GIU 2024 · This series is sponsored by Joel and Lynn Mael in memory of Estelle and Nysen Mael.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Adam J. Raskin—a Conservative rabbi in Maryland—and Mia Raskin, his Orthodox daughter.
In discussing the ideological and sociological realities of Jewish denominations, we often lose sight of their real-world manifestation in Jewish life. By hearing how a real family navigates denominational differences, we might, in fact, learn a lesson or two about Jewish unity. In this episode we discuss:
- What does a Conservative rabbi think about the practice of his less observant congregants?
- How did Mia deal with religious observance as a Division I basketball player?
- How do the apparent barriers between Jewish groups play out when we interact in the world?
Tune in to hear a conversation about how we might think more deeply than the labels of “secular,” “frum,” “baal teshuva,” and the like.
Interview begins at 6:58.
Rabbi Adam J. Raskin is the rabbi and spiritual leader of Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac, Maryland. Adam is a member of the Executive Council of the Rabbinical Assembly, the international organization of Conservative Rabbis, and is a founder of the Potomac-Area Interfaith Communities.
Mia Raskin is a program director and Marketing Analyst for Athletes for Israel, a graduate of Binghamton University, where she played college basketball while https://18forty.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e5fe6ac24e4238308a750e693&id=e287a4b09d&e=fcdb67fc0f.
References:
https://www.amazon.com/God-Search-Man-Philosophy-Judaism/dp/0374513317 by Abraham Joshua Heschel
https://www.amazon.com/Sabbath-Classics-Abraham-Joshua-Heschel/dp/0374529752/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_2/147-0138685-3134369?pd_rd_w=XHdHe&content-id=amzn1.sym.4c8c52db-06f8-4e42-8e56-912796f2ea6c&pf_rd_p=4c8c52db-06f8-4e42-8e56-912796f2ea6c&pf_rd_r=YP8VG5HJ23JF4C9FK3C2&pd_rd_wg=8j0Cq&pd_rd_r=340acdfa-f27c-43d8-8268-28451c9e6cfd&pd_rd_i=0374529752&psc=1 by Abraham Joshua Heschel
FROM THE VAULT: Samuel G. Freedman: Can Jew vs. Jew Ever Become Jew with Jew?
9 GIU 2024 · While we return to Jewish Denominations next week, enjoy this ever-necessary 2020 conversation about Jewish infighting, division, and unity—pulled from the 18Forty vault.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we sit down with Professor of Journalism at Columbia and author, Samuel G. Freedman, to talk about dissent not as a cause of ugliness and divide, but of beauty and unity.
Some would say that disagreement isn’t a bug of the Jewish community, but a feature. We have a rich history of debate in the Talmud and haven’t been able to shake this dubious quality even in the modern day United States. The internet has only exaggerated this, and while one can argue for the benefits of dissent, the fact that Jews seem embroiled in a perpetual state of debate remains.
- Is debate a healthy state of mind for our community?
- Should we be looking to avoid debate or embrace it?
- Does dissent cause only divide or can it be used as a means of understanding the other members of our community?
Tune in to hear Samuel discuss the roles that individual Jews play in the larger debate that is the Jewish community.
Marc B. Shapiro: Where Does Orthodox Judaism Come From? [Denominations 4/5]
4 GIU 2024 · This series is sponsored by Joel and Lynn Mael in memory of Estelle and Nysen Mael.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to author and historian Dr. Marc B. Shapiro about the blurry borders that distinguish Reform, Conservative, yeshivish, Modern Orthodox, and the many other Jewish sects from one another.
We take today’s Jewish denominational and cultural differences for granted, but they were not inevitable. Moments in history formed our sects, and Dr. Shapiro helps us unpack them. In this episode we discuss:
- How did the Conservative movement diverge from Orthodoxy?
- Where did the “yeshiva world” come from?
- How have Jews historically maintained friendship despite denominational divisions?
Tune in to hear a conversation about Jews’ tangled relationship between ideology and lived experience.
Interview begins at 13:36
Dr. Marc B. Shapiro holds the Weinberg Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Scranton. Marc received his PhD from Harvard, and he is the author of numerous books, articles, and reviews, including Between the Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy, The Limits of Orthodox Theology, and Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites Its History.
References:
https://headlinesbook.podbean.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Between-Yeshiva-World-Modern-Orthodoxy/dp/1874774919 by Marc B. Shapiro
https://www.amazon.com/Saul-Lieberman-Orthodox-Marc-Shapiro/dp/1589661230/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=OTdV7&content-id=amzn1.sym.cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_p=cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_r=147-0138685-3134369&pd_rd_wg=BL1CB&pd_rd_r=7c6d458a-8203-45eb-aeab-41467ad85b65&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk by Marc B. Shapiro
https://www.amazon.com/Changing-Immutable-Orthodox-Judaism-Rewrites-ebook/dp/B09WVNJL4V?ref_=ast_author_dp by Marc B. Shapiro
https://seforimblog.com/tag/marc-b-shapiro/ on The Seforim Blog
https://www.amazon.com/Judith-Berlin-Lieberman-Autobiography-Reflections/dp/1958542083 edited by Menachem Butler and Abraham Lieberman
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104257/
https://hebrewbooks.org/14818 by Rav Hutner
https://www.ebay.com/itm/372750487550 by Marc B. Shapiro
https://www.amazon.com/Orthodox-America-Modern-Jewish-Experience/dp/0253220602/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=rfN67&content-id=amzn1.sym.cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_p=cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_r=147-0138685-3134369&pd_rd_wg=dAefY&pd_rd_r=0e7c07e0-f3ca-4aed-9a0c-4bf0b60f2d12&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk by Jeffrey S. Gurock
https://readingjewishhistoryintheparsha.substack.com/ with David Bashevkin
https://allparsha.org/
https://www.amazon.com/Book-Sword-Learning-Shadow-Destruction/dp/0367290405/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1JDA6L2JYBVIL&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LV3quFIlgcSYtSIjWyiRCA.NMWh26kLK80zIKp2W6SKuy-Yy4ilh96JTBUMLq8lLS8&dib_tag=se&keywords=halivni+sword&qid=1717482603&s=books&sprefix=halivni+swor%2Cstripbooks%2C139&sr=1-1 by David Weiss Halivni
Jack Wertheimer: A New American Judaism? The Sociology of Jewish Practice [Denominations 3/5]
28 MAG 2024 · This series is sponsored by Joel and Lynn Mael in memory of Estelle and Nysen Mael.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Jack Wertheimer, a professor of American Jewish History at JTS, about the radical transformations of American Jewish practice over the last century.
We can’t understand the Jewish People without a sobered look at what happens in our synagogues, homes, and communities. We can talk about a movement’s ideological ideals, but amid those discussions we cannot ignore the on-the-ground realities of a community’s practice. In this episode we discuss:
- How does a Jewish movement’s "lived religion" differ from its stated ideals?
- What is the cost of radical inclusivity?
- What misconceptions do Orthodox and non-Orthodox Jews have about each other?
Tune in to hear a conversation about what Judaism means for us in our current time.
Interview begins at 28:28.
Dr. Jack Wertheimer is a leading thinker and professor of American Jewish History at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He is the former provost of JTS, and was the founding director of the Joseph and Miriam Ratner Center for the Study of Conservative Judaism. Jack has written and edited numerous books and articles on the subjects of modern Jewish history, education, and life. He won the National Jewish Book Award in the category of Contemporary Jewish Life in 1994 for A People Divided: Judaism in Contemporary America.
References:
“https://mishpacha.com/sometimes-mashiach-is-not-the-solution/” by Aaron Lopiansky
“https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/politics-and-the-yeshivish-language” by Cole S. Aronson
https://www.amazon.com/New-American-Judaism-Practice-Religion/dp/0691181292 by Jack Wertheimer
https://www.amazon.com/People-Divided-Contemporary-Brandeis-American/dp/0874518482 by Jack Wertheimer
https://www.amazon.com/Sliding-Right-Contest-American-Orthodoxy/dp/0520247639 by Samuel C. Heilman
https://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-American-Judaism-Transformation-Renewal/dp/0231137281/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=mNFbN&content-id=amzn1.sym.cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_p=cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_r=136-6473302-5522723&pd_rd_wg=AEjl5&pd_rd_r=64a95104-ce89-4f5d-9bff-3299e301446d&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk by Dana Kaplan
“https://18forty.org/articles/what-jewish-denominations-mean-to-me/” by David Bashevkin
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Truth-Michtav-MeEliyahu-Volumes/dp/1680252364 by Rabbi Eliyahu Dessler
The 18Forty Podcast: “https://18forty.org/podcast/rabbi-dr-haym-soloveitchik-the-rupture-and-reconstruction-of-halacha/”
“https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15IARj3rFnM” by Omek Hadavar
Ammiel Hirsch: 'What Did We Do Wrong?' Peoplehood and the Reform Movement [Denominations 2/5]
21 MAG 2024 · This series is sponsored by Joel and Lynn Mael in memory of Estelle and Nysen Mael.
In https://18forty.org/podcast/ammiel-hirsch/ of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, senior rabbi of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and a leader of the Reform Movement, about the way Jewish Peoplehood is understood among the non-Orthodox majority of American Jews.
Rabbi Hirsch is known in the Reform Movement and beyond for his decades-long staunch commitment to Jewish Peoplehood. We recorded this interview before Oct. 7, and especially considering Rabbi Hirsch’s leadership on issues related to Zionism, a follow-up conversation with him will follow shortly. In this episode we discuss:
- Where should the State of Israel fit into our priorities as a people?
- How has Reform Judaism course-corrected its views on Jewish Peoplehood over time?
- How can we be a unified people when we can’t always agree on who is a Jew?
Tune in to hear a conversation about how we might improve the state of interdenominational relations.
Interview begins at 19:50.
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch is a leader of the Reform Movement. He is the senior rabbi of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and former executive director of the Association of Reform Zionists of America/World Union for Progressive Judaism, North America. He wrote two books: The Lilac Tree: A Rabbi's Reflections on Love, Courage, and History (2023) and One People, Two Worlds: A Reform Rabbi and an Orthodox Rabbi Explore the Issues That Divide Them (2003), which he co-authored with Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman.
References:
https://www.amazon.com/One-People-Two-Worlds-Orthodox/dp/0805211403 by Ammiel Hirsch and Yaakov Yosef Reinman
https://www.artscroll.com/Books/9781422623633.html by Avner Gold
18Forty Podcast: “https://18forty.org/podcast/altie-karper-when-a-book-is-banned/”
“https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/the-believer-ammiel-hirsch” by Armin Rosen
“https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/belief/articles/dissent-ranks-reform-movement” by Armin Rosen
https://www.amazon.com/Lilac-Tree-Reflections-Courage-History/dp/1637587465 by Ammiel Hirsch
https://www.amazon.com/Book-Jewish-Values-Day-Day/dp/0609603302 by Joseph Telushkin
“https://www.torahmusings.com/2012/05/who-can-be-called-rabbi/” by Gil Student
“https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15IARj3rFnM” by Omek Hadavar
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Sara Susswein Tesler: What Should We Teach?
10 AGO 2020 · In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David sits down with Sara Susswein Tesler, an educator from SAR Academy in Riverdale, to talk about her experiences incorporating Biblical criticism into the Orthodox Day School environment. For more, visit https://18Forty.org/bible#tesler.
Biblical criticism has long been an elephant in the room of Orthodox institutions, even among Sara’s classmates while doing a master’s in Bible studies at Yeshiva University’s Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies. She has always been struck by the deafening silence regarding the questions it asks, and set out to introduce the topic to her students in SAR. But she also has a persistent anxiety and fear of driving her students away from Orthodox Judaism, and thinks carefully about the effects her teaching has on her students.
-How can one go about incorporating Bible studies into their faith?
-How should one go about teaching Bible studies without risking their students’ religiosity?
-Is there any superior approach, or are there multiple valid ones?
-And how have her students responded to her curriculum?
Tune in to hear Sara discuss some of the ramifications of Biblical criticism, both educationally and for her own religious identity.
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