Jewish Ideas to Change the World

Dr. Alan Morinis and Dr. Beverly Spring speak at Valley Beit Midrash.   ABOUT THE EPISODE: We all know we are going to die and yet we live as if it will never happen to us. The Jewish spiritual tradition of Mussar seeks to help us come awake so that we might live better, more ethical, more spiritual lives and has recognized that awareness of death can help bring us to that awakening. In this sessi...

Rabbi Joseph Telushkin speaks at Valley Beit Midrash.   ABOUT THE EPISODE: Extraordinary advances have been made in medicine, science, and technology over the past century because scientists, medical researchers, and scholars have devoted the full resources of their intellectual imagination to solving problems that had been thought to be insoluble. But comparable progress has not been made in mora...

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowtiz (President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash) explores social justice in the weekly parsha (Torah portion). This podcast series is now available as its own podcast channel titled "Social Justice in the Parsha." Make sure to subscribe!       Stay Connected with Valley Beit Midrash:  •  Website:   https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org  •  Donate:   https://www.valleybeitmidra...

SPEAKER speaks at Valley Beit Midrash.   ABOUT THE EPISODE: Through the millennia, Judaism and Jewish thinkers have strived to make an ancient religion meaningful and applicable in various environments and social norms where Jews have lived. Modern Orthodoxy has specifically espoused finding ways to combine the traditions and laws of Judaism, passed down from rabbis and communities 2000 years ago,...

njoy the second session of Valley Beit Midrash's "Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness" series. (1 per week for 40 weeks, dates subject to change). Topic - Honoring One's Parents (Kibud Av Va'Eim)) ABOUT THE CLASS: In this new class series, Rabbi Shmuly will teach 40 classes, each with its own unique theme. The common thread to the series is living with deeper kindness. How can the Tora...

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowtiz (President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash) explores social justice in the weekly parsha (Torah portion). This podcast series is now available as its own podcast channel titled "Social Justice in the Parsha." Make sure to subscribe!       Stay Connected with Valley Beit Midrash:  •  Website:   https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org  •  Donate:   https://www.valleybeitmidra...

Dr. Paul Root Wolpe speaks at Valley Beit Midrash.   ABOUT THE EPISODE: Two paradigms of human-created ‘monsters’ have reverberated through modern history as models for considering everything from genetic safety, to scientific hubris, to man’s relationship to the material world and G-d. In this talk, we compare these two legends and discuss why they portray Humankind so differently and teach such...

Enjoy the first session of Valley Beit Midrash's "Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness" series. (1 per week for 40 weeks, dates subject to change). Topic - Visiting the Sick (Bikkur Cholim) ABOUT THE CLASS: In this new class series, Rabbi Shmuly will teach 40 classes, each with its own unique theme. The common thread to the series is living with deeper kindness. How can the Torah inspir...

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowtiz (President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash) explores social justice in the weekly parsha (Torah portion). This podcast series is now available as its own podcast channel titled "Social Justice in the Parsha." Make sure to subscribe!       Stay Connected with Valley Beit Midrash:  •  Website:   https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org  •  Donate:   https://www.valleybeitmidra...

Rabbi Shmuly interviews Prof. Chaim Sukenik, President of Jerusalem College of Technology (Machon Lev).   Watch Valley Beit Midrash’s programs on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiLYSyEus7DcWMhyEZ_CQFQ   Listen to Valley Beit Midrash’s other podcasts:  •  Social Justice in the Parsha (Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz)  •  Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness (Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yank...

Daniel Peled-Schwartz, rabbinical student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, speaks at Valley Beit Midrash. Watch Valley Beit Midrash’s programs on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiLYSyEus7DcWMhyEZ_CQFQ   Listen to Valley Beit Midrash’s other podcasts:  •  Social Justice in the Parsha (Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz)  •  Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness (Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowit...

A virtual event presentation by Former MK Tehila Friedman, Rabbi Dr. Daniel Gordis and Rabbi Avidan Freedman EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: BMH-BJ Congregation ABOUT THE EVENT: The establishment of a Jewish state reintroduced the Jewish people to moral dilemmas of sovereignty and power with which they did not have to grapple for 2000 years. Even 70 years in, some of these challenges have not enjoyed suffi...

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowtiz (President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash) explores social justice in the weekly parsha (Torah portion). This podcast series is now available as its own podcast channel titled "Social Justice in the Parsha." Make sure to subscribe!       Stay Connected with Valley Beit Midrash:  •  Website:   https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org  •  Donate:   https://www.valleybeitmidra...

A virtual event presentation by Rabbanit Sharona Halickman ABOUT THE EVENT: On Purim we observe four main mitzvot as well as various customs. Where did these laws and customs originate from and are they still relevant today? ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Sharona holds a BA in Judaic Studies from Stern College and an MS in Jewish Education from Azrieli Graduate School, Yeshiva University. Sharona was the firs...

A hybrid event (in person & accessible virtually) with Ambassador Martin Indyk EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: Beth El Congregation ABOUT THE EVENT: Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz will be interviewing Ambassador Martin Indyk about his new book (Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger And The Art Of Middle East Diplomacy), followed by questions from the audience and a book signing. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Martin S....

A virtual event presentation by Dr. Ron Wolfson ABOUT THE EVENT: When you get to heaven, what questions do you think you’ll be asked about how you lived your life on earth? In the Talmud and through the centuries, rabbis have imagined what these questions might be. In this challenging, poignant and humorous presentation, we’ll study text, share stories, and explore the concept of cheshbon ha-nefes...

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowtiz (President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash) explores social justice in the weekly parsha (Torah portion). This podcast series is now available as its own podcast channel titled "Social Justice in the Parsha." Make sure to subscribe!       Stay Connected with Valley Beit Midrash:  •  Website:   https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org  •  Donate:   https://www.valleybeitmidra...

A conversation with Spertus Institute's leaders Dean Bell & Keren Fraiman at Valley Beit Midrash with President & Dean Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz ★ Support this podcast ★

A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Marc D. Angel ABOUT THE EVENT: Moses Maimonides (1138-1204) is the classic Jewish thinker who strove to reconcile Judaism and philosophy/science. Baruch Spinoza (1632-1667) is the classic Jewish heretic who revolutionized modern rationalistic philosophy and did much to undermine traditional religious beliefs. By drawing on the teachings of both of these intell...

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowtiz (President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash) explores social justice in the weekly parsha (Torah portion). This podcast series is now available as its own podcast channel titled "Social Justice in the Parsha." Make sure to subscribe!       Stay Connected with Valley Beit Midrash:  •  Website:   https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org  •  Donate:   https://www.valleybeitmidra...

A virtual event presentation by Jonnie Schnytzer ABOUT THE EVENT: Serbian kabbalist Rabbi Yehuda Alkalai may or may not have heard of New York Sheriff Mordechai Emmanuel Noah and vice versa. Contemporaries, both had a Zionist dream more than half a century before Theodore Herzel. Let’s view the texts which may have influenced the Austrian father of modern Zionism. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Jonnie Schnytz...

Enjoy the fortieth session of Valley Beit Midrash's "The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History!" series. (1 per week for 40 weeks). Topic - No State, One State or Two States: Herzel vs. Wise, Art Green vs. Peter Beinart In this class, we will explore the 40 greatest debates in Jewish history. We will study texts, reflect on the historical contexts, and discuss the values involved. Rabbi Shmuly Yan...

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowtiz (President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash) explores social justice in the weekly parsha (Torah portion). This podcast series is now available as its own podcast channel titled "Social Justice in the Parsha." Make sure to subscribe!       Stay Connected with Valley Beit Midrash:  •  Website:   https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org  •  Donate:   https://www.valleybeitmidra...

Enjoy the thirty ninth session of Valley Beit Midrash's "The 40 Greatest Debates in Jewish History!" series. (1 per week for 40 weeks). Topic - Hierarchy vs. Populism: Moshe vs. Korach In this class, we will explore the 40 greatest debates in Jewish history. We will study texts, reflect on the historical contexts, and discuss the values involved. Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz will present for about 20-3...

A virtual event presentation by Dr. Jon Greenberg -- ABOUT THE EVENT: The Jewish preference for wine over beer and other beverages for sacramental purposes has extremely ancient roots. The taste for beer may have played an important role in the invention of agriculture and development of the first permanent villages. However, it also had a strong link with polytheism. With cold or outright hostile...