Jewish Ideas to Change the World

Enjoy the twenty-fifth session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabb...

In this event, Rabbi Steven Exler, the Senior Rabbi of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale - The Bayit (https://www.thebayit.org/)presents his virtual talk "As Long as the Candle Burns, Repair is Possible: Rav Yisrael Salanter and The Mussar Movement." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: https://bit.ly/2J9nvY2 For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org...

Join Arizona Jews for Justice and special guest Abraham J. Bonowitz, Executive Director of Death Penalty Action, for a ZOOM conversation on the Death Penalty and if moral societies enforce capital punishment. ★ Support this podcast ★

Join a conversation with Irv Hershenbaum, the First vice president of United Farm Workers. DONATE: www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: bit.ly/3nr91Sf For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. L...

In this event, Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash (www.valleybeitmidrash.org), presents his virtual talk "Spiritual Renewal: Finding Light In the Darkness." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: https://bit.ly/3nr91Sf For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmid...

Enjoy the twenty-fourth session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shab...

Unete a una etrevista con Eddie Chavez Calderon de Valley Beit Midrash y Rebecca Kaufman sobre el trabajo de traducir y dar servicios de Torah en español. DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/bec... Valley Beit Midrash...

In this event, Rabbi Avi Weiss, the founding rabbi of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale - the Bayit (https://www.thebayit.org/), presents her virtual talk "On Chanukah: Lighting our Inner Souls" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: https://bit.ly/2IMQr7Y For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmdr...

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Teresa Romero, President of United Farm Workers (https://ufw.org/), on the topic of "Jews Standing with Farm Workers!" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www....

Enjoy the twenty-third session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabb...

In this event, Rabbi Lisa Goldstein, a teacher and facilitator with years of executive experience (https://www.rabbilisagoldstein.com/), presents her virtual talk “Chanukah: Cultivating Courage for Righteous Action." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER:...

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Rabbi Yonatan Neril, Founder and Executive Director of The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development (https://www.interfaithsustain.com/), on the topic of "Eco Bible!" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP BUY THE BOOK: https://amzn.to/36VGU7L For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.or...

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Lama Rod Owens (https://www.lamarod.com/), author of "Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger" on the topic of "The Path of Liberation Through Anger." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP BUY THE BOOK: https://amzn.to/3qkMngj For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learnin...

Enjoy the twenty-second session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shab...

In this event, Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, the Director Emeritus of the UCLA Hillel (https://www.uclahillel.org/), presents his virtual talk “For In the Image of God Was Adam Created” – Jewish Attitudes to the ‘Other’: Xenophobic Bias vs. Expansive Inclusion in the Judaic Tradition. DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: https://bit.ly/374PiB2 For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE:...

In this event, Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash (www.valleybeitmidrash.org), presents his virtual talk "Creating an Attitude of Gratitude in Times of Difficulty" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.va...

Enjoy the twenty-first session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabb...

In this event, Professor Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, the Regents Professor of History, Irving and Miriam Lowe Professor of Modern Judaism, and Director of Jewish Studies at Arizona State University (https://jewishstudies.asu.edu/), presents her virtual talk "Judaism and the Environmental Crisis" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/l...

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Professor Richard H. Schwartz, professor emeritus of mathematics at the College of Staten Island and president emeritus of Jewish Veg, on the topic of "Vegan Revolution: Saving our World, Revitalizing Judaism." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP BUY THE BOOK: https://amzn.to/3328puh For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO...

In this event, Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, presents his virtual talk "The Legacy of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: A Close Look at his Scholarship & Leadership." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.v...

Enjoy the twentieth session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat...

In this event, Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin (https://www.mei.edu/profile/dahlia-scheindlin) presents her virtual talk "Can an Israeli-Palestinian Confederation Work?" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley...

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Professor Martha Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor in the Law School and the Philosophy Department at the University of Chicago (https://political-science.uchicago.edu/), on the topic of "Human Rights & Animal Rights." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE...

In this event, Rabbi David Wolpe, the Max Webb Senior Rabbi at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles (https://www.sinaitemple.org/), presents his virtual talk "Politics and Torah: What Should We Learn From One About The Other?" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER...

Enjoy the nineteenth session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat...