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This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "COVID" As the challenging year 2020 comes to a close and we enter 2021, the blessing of a COVID vaccine is being rolled out. How should we respond to this positive development, and particularly what Bracha or other prayer is appropriate to be recited upon receiving the vaccine? Click here to view the accompanying source sheet.  This audio w...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "COVID" The COVID-19 pandemic, resulting shutdown, and prospect of return to a "new normal" has raised not only questions of Jewish law, discussed in a prior series, but also important questions of Jewish theology. Part 3 of this 3-part series analyzing discussions the prospect of messianism, as expressed over recent months. This audio was o...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "COVID" The COVID-19 pandemic, resulting shutdown, and prospect of return to a "new normal" has raised not only questions of Jewish law, discussed in a prior series, but also important questions of Jewish theology. Part 2 of a 3-part series analyzing discussions over the value of human life, issues of theodicy, and the prospect of messianism...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "COVID" The COVID-19 pandemic, resulting shutdown, and prospect of return to a "new normal" has raised not only questions of Jewish law, discussed in a prior series, but also important questions of Jewish theology. Part 1 of a 3-part series analyzing discussions over the value of human life, issues of theodicy, and the prospect of messianism...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "COVID" This audio was originally captured from Zoom on 05/11/2020

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "COVID"  This audio was originally captured from Zoom on 05/05/2020

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "COVID" This audio was originally captured from Zoom on 04/27/2020

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "COVID" With quarantine and shelter-in-place guidelines enforced, our daily routines have been wildly affected and questions on how to still maintain our religious observances abound.  Rabbi Shlomo Zuckier explores some of the pressing and timely halakhic questions that have arisen during the Coronavirus pandemic. This audio was originally c...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "COVID" This audio was originally captured from Zoom on 04/05/2020

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Ethics" In this 3-part series we’ll explore how the experience of caring for others in need—including young children, the sick, and the elderly— shapes our religious lives. Using sources ranging from the Talmud to contemporary philosophy, we’ll consider how experiences of care enrich our understanding of halakhah and religious obligation, a...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Ethics" In this 3-part series we’ll explore how the experience of caring for others in need—including young children, the sick, and the elderly— shapes our religious lives. Using sources ranging from the Talmud to contemporary philosophy, we’ll consider how experiences of care enrich our understanding of halakhah and religious obligation, a...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Ethics" In this 3-part series we’ll explore how the experience of caring for others in need—including young children, the sick, and the elderly— shapes our religious lives. Using sources ranging from the Talmud to contemporary philosophy, we’ll consider how experiences of care enrich our understanding of halakhah and religious obligation, a...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Ethics" Perek Egla Arufa: The Mishnah and Gemara at the end of our Perek discuss the devolution and end of various qualities and experiences. This shiur focuses on material at the end of the perek and delves into the connections between ritual, ethics, and cultivating a sense of humility.  Click here to view the accompanying source sheet. ...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Ethics" In this session, Sarah Zager explores how recent shifts in moral philosophy can help us understand why the rabbis require that a judge on a Sanhedrin be a parent. What do the rabbis think that the experience of parenting teaches a potential judge? How does this help us understand what it means to be a halakhic thinker and leader? Th...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Ethics" Join Ilana Blumberg and Devora Steinmetz as they discuss the ethical challenges and moral potential of education. Dr. Blumberg will share insights from her experience teaching in settings as varied as an early childhood classroom in a New York City day school, an inner-city public school in Detroit, and universities in the United St...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Ethics"  This audio was originally recorded 12/25/2019 as part of the Winter Day of Learning presented by Drisha and Lincoln Square Synagogue. 

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Ethics"  It’s clear on the one hand that Judaism requires ethical behavior of us. But does it require such behavior because it is ethical? Or is it required for legal reasons that have little to do with ethics? Might it even be religiously wrong for us to behave ethically on the basis of ethical reasoning? In this session we will explore th...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Ethics"  This audio was originally recorded on 12/25/2019 for Winter Day of Learning Presented by Drisha and Lincoln Square Synagogue

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Ethics" Rav Kook was on the way of creating a new take on how to live a good life, welcoming personal transformation. We will focus on some moral and personal traits he promoted and explore how they might guide our contemporary lived experiences. Click here to view the accompanying source sheet.  This audio was originally recorded on 06/24/...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Ethics" Shedding new light on classical themes as well as modern themes related to the existential challenges of contemporary Judaism, Emmanuel Levinas offers us the unique occasion to reconsider fundamental philosophical questions related to Judaism. In this class we delve into the philosophy of one of Judaism's leading 20th century thinke...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Ethics" Shedding new light on classical themes as well as modern themes related to the existential challenges of contemporary Judaism, Emmanuel Levinas offers us the unique occasion to reconsider fundamental philosophical questions related to Judaism. In this class we delve into the philosophy of one of Judaism's leading 20th century thinke...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Ethics" Shedding new light on classical themes as well as modern themes related to the existential challenges of contemporary Judaism, Emmanuel Levinas offers us the unique occasion to reconsider fundamental philosophical questions related to Judaism. In this class we delve into the philosophy of one of Judaism's leading 20th century thinke...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Ethics" Shedding new light on classical themes as well as modern themes related to the existential challenges of contemporary Judaism, Emmanuel Levinas offers us the unique occasion to reconsider fundamental philosophical questions related to Judaism. In this class we delve into the philosophy of one of Judaism's leading 20th century thinke...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Ethics" Shedding new light on classical themes as well as modern themes related to the existential challenges of contemporary Judaism, Emmanuel Levinas offers us the unique occasion to reconsider fundamental philosophical questions related to Judaism. In this class we delve into the philosophy of one of Judaism's leading 20th century thinke...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Ethics" Shedding new light on classical themes as well as modern themes related to the existential challenges of contemporary Judaism, Emmanuel Levinas offers us the unique occasion to reconsider fundamental philosophical questions related to Judaism. In this class we delve into the philosophy of one of Judaism's leading 20th century thinke...