Turn it and Turn it

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating" We’ll take a broad and deep look at core halakhic and aggadic sources that shed light on what we have to consider if/when we eat meat. Starting from the book of Devarim, hitting highlights in the Talmud and medieval interpretations and landing in the contemporary moment, which questions must we raise and what answers shou...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating" The intersection of food and waste occurs at three interlocking levels: at the plot, the plate and the principle. Dynamics at the edges of fields where food is grown, one’s relation with food on one’s plate, and learning derived from the principle of bal tashchit– all challenge us to think carefully about food, production...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating" An invitation to members of the community to learn more about hunger and food insecurity in the United States, to consider our responsibilities toward those in need, and to find out what we can do to help. This session — Re-Imagining the Work of Ending Hunger If we are to engage effectively in the work of ending hunger in...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating" An invitation to members of the community to learn more about hunger and food insecurity in the United States, to consider our responsibilities toward those in need, and to find out what we can do to help. This session— Good Food for All: A Dream Deferred Since the discovery of domestic hunger in the 1960s, the Unites Sta...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating" An invitation to members of the community to learn more about hunger and food insecurity in the United States, to consider our responsibilities toward those in need, and to find out what we can do to help. This session: Why Rain Comes from Above: Biblical and Rabbinic Reflections on Sharing Our Blessings Biblical and rabb...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating" Through an in-depth study of both legal and philosophical texts, we will address the fundamental question: How much does Jewish law need to "make sense" in order to be meaningful? This is a recording of the fifth session of a five session class. This audio was originally recorded on 08/06/2014 as part of Drisha's July Wee...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating" This audio was originally recorded as part of the Global Day of Jewish Learning 2012.

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating" We will explore the Rabbis attitudes towards food and eating. Among the topics we will discuss are the ethics of meat, the role of asceticism, the meaning of the grotesque and how what we ingest affects how we experience God. This audio was originally recorded as part of Drisha's July Week of Learning. 

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating" We will explore the Rabbis attitudes towards food and eating. Among the topics we will discuss are the ethics of meat, the role of asceticism, the meaning of the grotesque and how what we ingest affects how we experience God. This audio was originally recorded on 08/02/2011

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating" We will explore the Rabbis attitudes towards food and eating. Among the topics we will discuss are the ethics of meat, the role of asceticism, the meaning of the grotesque and how what we ingest affects how we experience God. This audio was originally recorded on 07/26/2011 as part of Drisha's July Week of Learning. 

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating" We will explore the Rabbis attitudes towards food and eating. Among the topics we will discuss are the ethics of meat, the role of asceticism, the meaning of the grotesque and how what we ingest affects how we experience God. This audio was originally recorded on 07/19/2023 as part of Drisha's July Week of Learning. 

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating" We will explore the Rabbis attitudes towards food and eating. Among the topics we will discuss are the ethics of meat, the role of asceticism, the meaning of the grotesque and how what we ingest affects how we experience God. This audio was originally recorded on 07/12/2011 as part of Drisha's July Week of Summer Learning...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating" We will explore the Rabbis attitudes towards food and eating. Among the topics we will discuss are the ethics of meat, the role of asceticism, the meaning of the grotesque and how what we ingest affects how we experience God. This audio was originally recorded on 07/05/2011 as part of Drisha's July Week of Summer Learning...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Divinity & Humanity" Within Jewish tradition there are a range of views concerning the nazir. The sessions will focus on the biblical view(s) of the Nazarite as it emerges from the description of the nazir of in the sixth chapter of Bamidbar, as well as biblical narratives and prophetic allusions. This will be followed by an examination...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Divinity & Humanity" Within Jewish tradition there are a range of views concerning the nazir. The sessions will focus on the biblical view(s) of the Nazarite as it emerges from the description of the nazir of in the sixth chapter of Bamidbar, as well as biblical narratives and prophetic allusions. This will be followed by an examination...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Divinity & Humanity" Within Jewish tradition there are a range of views concerning the nazir. The sessions will focus on the biblical view(s) of the Nazarite as it emerges from the description of the nazir of in the sixth chapter of Bamidbar, as well as biblical narratives and prophetic allusions. This will be followed by an examination...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Divinity & Humanity" Within Jewish tradition there are a range of views concerning the nazir. The sessions will focus on the biblical view(s) of the Nazarite as it emerges from the description of the nazir of in the sixth chapter of Bamidbar, as well as biblical narratives and prophetic allusions. This will be followed by an examination...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Divinity & Humanity" Within Jewish tradition there are a range of views concerning the nazir. The sessions will focus on the biblical view(s) of the Nazarite as it emerges from the description of the nazir of in the sixth chapter of Bamidbar, as well as biblical narratives and prophetic allusions. This will be followed by an examination...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Divinity & Humanity" Within Jewish tradition there are a range of views concerning the nazir. The sessions will focus on the biblical view(s) of the Nazarite as it emerges from the description of the nazir of in the sixth chapter of Bamidbar, as well as biblical narratives and prophetic allusions. This will be followed by an examination...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Divinity & Humanity" Within Jewish tradition there are a range of views concerning the nazir. The sessions will focus on the biblical view(s) of the Nazarite as it emerges from the description of the nazir of in the sixth chapter of Bamidbar, as well as biblical narratives and prophetic allusions. This will be followed by an examination...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Divinity & Humanity" Within Jewish tradition there are a range of views concerning the nazir. The sessions will focus on the biblical view(s) of the Nazarite as it emerges from the description of the nazir of in the sixth chapter of Bamidbar, as well as biblical narratives and prophetic allusions. This will be followed by an examination...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Divinity & Humanity" The doctrine that humans were created in God’s image is supposed to tell us that there’s something unique and something special, even sacred, about humanity. It is a principle about humans, and therefore, you could call it anthropological. But the principle also tells us something about God. In other words, it’s als...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Divinity & Humanity" The doctrine that humans were created in God’s image is supposed to tell us that there’s something unique and something special, even sacred, about humanity. It is a principle about humans, and therefore, you could call it anthropological. But the principle also tells us something about God. In other words, it’s als...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Divinity & Humanity" The doctrine that humans were created in God’s image is supposed to tell us that there’s something unique and something special, even sacred, about humanity. It is a principle about humans, and therefore, you could call it anthropological. But the principle also tells us something about God. In other words, it’s als...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Divinity & Humanity" The Torah teaches us that humanity is created in the divine image. Chazal develop and apply this theme in a number of places, and their discussions lay bare important questions about the nature of the divine image. In particular, several Talmudic passages explicitly address how the divine image maps onto categories...