Jewish Ideas to Change the World

Ami Eden, CEO of 70 Faces Media (http://70facesmedia.org/), presents his lecture "The History of the Jewish Electorate & the Impact of the 2016 Election" before a roundtable audience at the East Valley Jewish Community Center (http://www.evjcc.org/) in Chandler, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS (Slideshow): http://bit.ly/2f1np0z For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://ww...

Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, noted author and lecturer, presented his lecture "On Being a Good Person in a Morally Complicated World: On Forgiveness, Self-Esteem, and Why It’s so Hard to Change" at Valley Beit Midrash's opening event in Oct. 2016. This Valley Beit Midrash lecture took place before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. For more info, please visit: www.facebook...

Tamar Ross is professor emerita of the Jewish philosophy department at Bar Ilan University, and continues teaching at Midreshet Lindenbaum, a women’s yeshiva in Jerusalem. She has published widely on topics relating to the nexus between traditional Judaism and modernity, focusing on topics relating to theology, philosophy of halakha, and the challenges of historicism, biblical criticism, postmoder...

Yishai Fleisher (http://yishaifleisher.com/), international spokesperson for the Jewish community of Hebron, radio host, & columnist presents his Valley Beit Midrash lecture "If Two-State is Dead, What’s the Alternative?" at Congregation Beth Tefillah (https://bethtefillahaz.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP Visit www. ValleyBeitMidrash.org for more info & podcasts. www.faceb...

Avraham Infeld, President Emeritus of Hillel International (http://www.hillel.org/, presents his lecture "Welcoming the New Jewish Family" before audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. Event in partnership with HoneymoonIsrael (http://www.honeymoonisrael.org/) DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/honeymoonis...

Rabbi Avi Weiss, Founder of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (http://www.yctorah.org/) Yeshivat Maharat (http://www.yeshivatmaharat.org/), International Rabbinical Fellowship (http://internationalrabbinicfellowship.org/) & the Coalition for Jewish Concerns – Amcha, presents his lecture "Spiritual Activism: Leadership in the 21st Century" before audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix,...

Rabbi Dr. Marc Gopin ,Director of the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution (CRDC), the James H. Laue Professor at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University (http://crdc.gmu.edu/), presents his lecture "Seven Steps Toward A Less Violent World: A View From Science & Torah" before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/)...

Professor Christine Hayes of Yale University (http://religiousstudies.yale.edu/) presents her Valley Beit Midrash (www.valleybeitmidrash.org) lecture "What's So Divine About Divine Law?" at Congregation Or Tzion (congregationortzion.org) in Scottsdale, AZ. Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/1We6clB DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.fa...

Professor Christine Hayes of Yale University presents "The Moses of Midrash: God’s Partner or Adversary" for The Women's Jewish Learning Center(http://womenlearning.org/) & Valley Beit Midrash (www.valleybeitmidrash.org) at Congregation Or Tzion (congregationortzion.org) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/1SRpiv0 For more info, please visit: www.faceboo...

Professor Joel Gereboff of Arizona State University & Hebrew Union College presents his lecture "Is Forgiveness Necessary for Interpersonal Reconciliation: Lessons from Talmudic Stories" before an audience at Temple Kol Ami (www.templekolami.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/1q5qBNj DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: http://www.valleybeitmidrash...

Rabbi Rami Shapiro (http://www.rabbirami.com/) presents his lecture "JudaismNext" before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more INFO, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ www. RabbiShmuly.com ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz (http://www.rabbishmuly.com/) presents his lecture "10 Jewish Contributions to Addressing Global Conflict" before an Interfaith conference audience in March 2016. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP VISIT: https://www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Simcha Raphael, Founding Director of the Da'at Institute (www.daatinstitute.net/) presents his lecture "Jacob’s Deathbed Wisdom – Practical Guidelines for Conscious Living and Dying" before an audience at Temple Kol Ami (www.templekolami.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/1pu8Wi4 DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybei...

Rabbi Dr. Simcha Raphael, Founding Director of the Da'at Institute (http://www.daatinstitute.net/) presents his lecture "Exploring Jewish Views on the Afterlife" before an audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/1SmW5cS For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/templesolelaz/ twitter.com/VBMTo...

Rabbi Pinchas Allouche of Congregation Beth Tefillah (www.bethtefillahaz.org/) presents the third part of his class series "The Three Biggest Challenges Facing the Jewish World Today" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/1po1eWL DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.fac...

Rabbi Haggai Resnikoff, Director of Community Learning at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School (http://www.yctorah.org) presents his lecture "Aaron the Cohen: Peacemaking and Leadership in the Jewish Community" before a roundtable audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/1TAh37L For more info, pleas...

Rabbi Pinchas Allouche of Congregation Beth Tefillah (www.bethtefillahaz.org/) presents the second part of his class series "The Three Biggest Challenges Facing the Jewish World Today" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/1UlQHHB DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.fa...

Valley Beit Midrash (http://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/) is proud to present the inaugural edition of our Hammerman Family Series Lecture. We're delighted that our first speaker was the internationally renowned thinker and author Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, who presented his lecture "The Rymanover’s Silent Aleph or What Really Happened on Sinai – The 2016 Hammerman Family Lecture" before an audience at...

Rabbi Pinchas Allouche of Congregation Beth Tefillah (https://bethtefillahaz.org/) presents the first part of his class series "The Three Biggest Challenges Facing the Jewish World Today" before an audience at Temple Chai (http://www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/1PFZz7r For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://www.facebook.com/c...

Rabbi Or Rose, Director, Center for Global Judaism at Hebrew College (http://www.hebrewcollege.edu/global-judaism)presents his lecture "Radical Compassion: The Mystical Teaching of Rabbi Levi Yizhak of Berditchev" before a roundtable audience at Temple Solel (http://www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/1SLW0Rj For more info,...

Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger, Director of International Affairs at Roots (friendsofroots.net/index.html) & Founder/Executive Director of the Jewish Studies Initiative of North Texas (jewishstudiesinitiative.org/) presents his lecture "Personal Transformation in the Heart of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict " before an audience at Temple Kol Ami (www.templekolami.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: htt...

Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger, Director of International Affairs at Roots (http://friendsofroots.net/index.html) & Founder/Executive Director of the Jewish Studies Initiative of North Texas (http://jewishstudiesinitiative.org/) presents his roundtable lecture " Hasidic Texts of Passionate Pluralism" before an audience at Temple Kol Ami (http://www.templekolami.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: http:/...

Rabbi Dr. Aaron Panken, President of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion(http://huc.edu/), presents his lecture "Parenting Wisdom in the Talmud" before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (http://www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: https://bit.ly/2SG8IFI For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://ww...

Rabbi Dr. Josh Feigelson, Founder & Director of Ask Big Questions (http://askbigquestions.org/), presents his lecture "A Listening Heart: Are We Raising Children of Solomon, or Children of Pharaoh?" before a roundtable audience at Temple Kol Ami (http://www.templekolami.org/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://...

Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz of Congregation B'nai Israel in Tustin, CA(http://www.cbi18.org) presents his Valley Beit Midrash (https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org) lecture "Jewish Views of the Afterlife: Does the Soul Survive" before an audience at Congregation Or Tzion (http://congregationortzion.org) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleyb...