Valley Beit Midrash

Jewish Ideas to Change the World

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Jewish Ideas to Change the World delivers thought-provoking content by leading Jewish thinkers with diverse perspectives and backgrounds. It is produced by Valley Beit Midrash. Valley Beit Midrash (VBM) is dedicated to social justice as driven by Torah ethics. VBM's mission is to improve lives through Jewish learning, direct action, and leadership development. Listen to VBM's other podcasts:• Social Justice in the Parsha (weekly divrei Torah by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz)• Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness (Rabbi Shmuly's class series)Stay Connected:• Website: https://www.valleybeit...

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Bill Berk - Healing Stories from the Jewish Tradition 17.02.2017 1:05:36

Rabbi Bill Berk presents his lecture "Healing Stories in the Jewish Tradition" before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2kS8VCU For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Good Starts...

Daniel Matt - Shekhinah: The Feminine Half of God 14.02.2017 1:21:02

Professor Daniel Matt presents his lecture "Shekhinah: The Feminine Half of God" before a lively, roundtable audience at the East Valley Jewish Community Center (www.evjcc.org/) in Chandler, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2lNdW0B DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/evjcc/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYa...

Daniel Matt - God and the Big Bang: Discovering Harmony Between Science and Spirituality 14.02.2017 1:10:16

Professor Daniel Matt, formerly of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA, presents his lecture "God and the Big Bang: Discovering Harmony Between Science and Spirituality" before an audience at The New Shul(thenewshul.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/2leefnp For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/T...

Michael Fishbane - The Trial of Jeremiah and the Trial of Socrates 13.02.2017 1:06:19

Professor Michael Fishbane of the University of Chicago presents his lecture "The Trial of Jeremiah and the Trial of Socrates: Two Types of Integrity" before an audience at The New Shul(thenewshul.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP Learning Materials: bit.ly/2l0NDUv For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/The-New-Shul-207398175969503/ twitter....

Michael Fishbane - Seeing the ‘Other’: Contemporary and Traditional Jewish Ethical Perspectives 10.02.2017 1:19:49

Professor Michael Fishbane of the University of Chicago presents his lecture "Seeing the ‘Other’: Contemporary and Traditional Jewish Ethical Perspectives" before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2ke5w07 For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twi...

David Almog - Idols and Idealizing: The Jewish Encounter with Buddhism 03.02.2017 1:19:11

Rabbi David Almog presents his Valley Beit Midrash (www.valleybeitmidrash.org) lecture "Idols and Idealizing: The Jewish Encounter with Buddhism" at Congregation Or Tzion (congregationortzion.org) in Scottsdale, AZ. Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/2kBMyV7 DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/Congregation-Or-…on-103351795773/ twi...

Daniel Cohen - "What Will They Say About You When You’re Gone?" 31.01.2017 1:11:58

Rabbi Daniel Cohen of Congregation Agudath Sholom (http://www.congregationagudathsholom.org/) presents his lecture "What Will They Say About You When You’re Gone? Seven Principles for Reverse Engineering Your Life – Lead the Life Now For How You Want to Be Remembered" before an audience at Temple Kol Ami (www.templekolami.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. Event Co-Sponsored by Mt. Sinai Cemetery (http://ww...

Alan Morinis - Soul Journeys: Exploring Mussar - Session 2 23.01.2017 30:57

Alan Morinis of the Mussar Institute (www.mussarinstitute.org/) presents "Soul Journeys: Exploring Mussar" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/MussarInstitute/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "G...

Alan Morinis - Soul Journeys: Exploring Mussar! - Session 1 23.01.2017 28:34

Alan Morinis of the Mussar Institute (http://www.mussarinstitute.org/) presents "Soul Journeys: Exploring Mussar" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://www.facebook.com/MussarInstitute/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklo...

Joel Gereboff - The Emotional Impact of Jewish Ritual Objects 18.01.2017 1:31:22

Professor Joel Gereboff of Arizona State University and Hebrew Union College presents his lecture "The Emotional Impact of Jewish Ritual Objects" before an audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2iCG0Wg DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/templesolelaz/ twitter.co...

Wendy Zierler - Reel Theology: "The King's Speech" 17.01.2017 1:18:50

Professor Wendy Zierler of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion presents her lecture "Reel Theology: What we can learn about Moses’ leadership and the Word of God from 'The King’s Speech'" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2jV6cb9 CLIP 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrdJqrKBwZ4 CLIP 2: https://www.youtube....

David Novak - Is There a Right to Die? Physician-Assisted Suicide in Jewish Thought 16.12.2016 1:21:36

Professor David Novak of the University of Toronto presents his lecture" Is There a Right to Die? Physician-Assisted Suicide in Jewish Thought" before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/BeitTShuvah www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.fac...

Sarah Bunin Benor - Chutzpah to Chidush: A Century of Yiddish-Influenced English in America 13.12.2016 50:55

Professor Sarah Bunin Benor of Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion (http://huc.edu/) presents her lecture "Chutzpah to Chidush: A Century of Yiddish-Influenced English in America" before a roundtable audience at Temple Kol Ami (www.templekolami.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS (Forthcoming): For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitm...

Alex Israel - The Origins of Violence 12.12.2016 1:09:19

Rabbi Alex Israel of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (www.pardes.org.il/)presents his lecture "Government, Corruption, and Self-Delusion" before a roundtable audience before a roundtable audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2hmThOz For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www....

Alex Israel - Government, Corruption, and Self-Delusion 12.12.2016 1:02:24

Rabbi Alex Israel of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (http://www.pardes.org.il/)presents his lecture "Government, Corruption, and Self-Delusion" before a lively, roundtable audience at the East Valley Jewish Community Center (www.evjcc.org/) in Chandler, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2hFvHMt DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www....

Mark Borowitz - Prisoner Re-entry, Drug Recovery, & the Building of a Jewish Halfway House 06.12.2016 1:02:32

Rabbi Mark Borowitz, Senior Rabbi and the Co-Director of the Elaine Breslow Institute at Beit T’Shuvah (http://www.beittshuvah.org/)presents his lecture"Prisoner Re-entry, Drug Recovery, & the Building of a Jewish Halfway House: Torah & Tales" before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.c...

Jonah Pesner - Prophecy, Power and the Pursuit of Justice 01.12.2016 1:19:30

Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (http://www.rac.org/) presents his Valley Beit Midrash lecture "Prophecy, Power and the Pursuit of Justice: How People of Faith Can Transform the World" before an audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/...

Chaim Seidler-Feller - A Zionism of Power or A Zionism of Values? 22.11.2016 1:31:44

Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller presents his lecture "A Zionism of Power or A Zionism of Values? Toward a Renewal of the Zionist Idea" before a roundtable audience at The New Shul(http://thenewshul.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/2fOTGuT For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://www.facebook.com/The-New-Shul-20739817596950...

Chaim Seidler-Feller - Inequality: What Can Be Done? The Biblical Economics of Sufficiency 22.11.2016 1:28:13

Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller presents his lecture "Inequality: What Can Be Done? – The Biblical Economics of Sufficiency" before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/2gcVpH9 For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMPhx www.facebook.com/Rab...

David Jaffe - Spirituality and Social Change 18.11.2016 1:17:47

Rabbi David Jaffe presents his lecture "Spirituality and Social Change: Connecting Inner and Outer Transformation" before a roundtable audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2fNhaxP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/templesolelaz/ twitter.com/VBMPhx www.facebook...

David Jaffe - Jewish Peacemaking 17.11.2016 52:46

Rabbi David Jaffe (http://rabbidavidjaffe.com/) presents his Valley Beit Midrash lecture "Jewish Peacemaking: Wisdom for Transforming Conflict Between Individuals and Communities" before a roundtable audience at the Jewish Community Foundation (https://www.jcfphoenix.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2eLpYYd DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: https:...

Yosef Kanefsky - The Practical Wisdom of the Siddur 10.11.2016 1:29:15

Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky presents his lecture "The Practical Wisdom of the Siddur" for Valley Beit Midrash event at Congregation Beth Tefillah (bethtefillahaz.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://www.facebook.com/cbtaz twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Good Starts," a free-use public...

David Myers - American Shtetl: Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Town in Suburban New York 08.11.2016 1:23:19

Professor David N. Myers presents his lecture " American Shtetl: Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Town in Suburban New York" before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP (Slideshow presentation) Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/2eiYcCh For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTora...

Tova Hartman - Talmudic Women as Social Critics 04.11.2016 1:14:16

Professor Tova Hartman presents her lecture "Talmudic Women As Social Critics" before an audience at Temple Kol Ami (www.templekolami.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2f2pP1M For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.kolami.9 twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this po...

Tova Hartman - Do We Have to Mean What We Pray? 04.11.2016 59:32

Professor Tova Hartman presents her lecture "Do We Have to Mean What We Pray?" before a roundtable audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2f9iACG For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/templesolelaz/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music:...