On America, the Holocaust and Playing the Blame Game
By Professor Deborah E. Lipstadt
NO TOPIC related to the Holocaust excites more passion and debate than the part played by President Roosevelt’s administration and the American Jewish community in responding to the persecution and murder of European Jewry. Did they sit idly
by while European Jews were murdered, or did they do as much as they were able to do given the political realities of the time? Professor Lipstadt will explore the possibility that this debate is being used, in great measure, as a foil for contemporary issues facing the Jewish community. Is this historical argument as much about the present as it is about the past? Is history being used or is it being abused to further contemporary goals?
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Why I Changed My Mind: Rabbi Alfredo Borodowski
By Rabbi Alfredo F. Borodowski
In this Hear, O Israel podcast, Rabbi Alfredo Borodowski explores the question "Why I Changed My Mind". He reflects on when and why he changed his mind on the idea of the God of Maimonides vs Process Theology.
Rabbi Borodowki serves as the Executive Director of the Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Emanu-El. Previously he served as Executive Director of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America.
For more information about the Skirball Center please call 212.507.9580 or visit www.adultjewishlearning.org
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Why I Changed My Mind: Basmat Hazan Arnoff
By Basmat Hazan-Arnoff
In this Hear, O Israel podcast, Basmat Hazan Arnoff explores the question "Why I Changed My Mind".
Basmat Hazan Arnoff has widely taught Jewish text, having served on the faculty of institutions such as the Brandeis Collegiate Institute, Kolot, and Elul, the last two based in Israel. She is the author of Mayyim Hafoochim, a novel, and works as a theater director. Her play, LeShem Yichud, won the award for best ensemble at the Akko Theater Festival. She recently adapted David Grossman's See: Under Love for the stage in Tel Aviv and New York.
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Why I Changed My Mind: Mishael Zion
By Mishael Zion
In this Hear, O Israel podcast, Mishael Zion explores the question "Why I Changed My Mind". He reflects on when and why he changed his mind on the idea of Lashon Ha'ra, gossip.
Mishael Zion was born and raised in Jerusalem and has taught Talmud and Jewish Thought in Israel and the U.S. Currently, he is at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School in New York. Mishael is co-author of HaLaila HaZeh: The Israeli Haggadah (2004, Hebrew) and A Night to Remember: The Haggadah of Contemporary Voices (2007, English).
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Why I Changed My Mind: Dr. Neil Gillman
By Dr. Neil Gillman
In this Hear, O Israel podcast, Dr. Neil Gillman explores the question "Why I Changed My Mind". He reflects on his thinking of the nature of God and Torah, and how he made sense of his own personal theology.
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Why I Changed My Mind: Dr. David Kraemer
By Dr. David Kraemer
In this Hear, O Israel podcast, Dr. David Kraemer explores the question "Why I Changed My Mind". He reflects on a traditional piece of the liturgy for the Jewish High Holidays, the "Unetaneh Tokef".
Dr. David Kraemer is Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics at JTS, where he is also Joseph J. and Dora Abbell Librarian, overseeing the greatest collection of Judaica in the Western world. Among his many publications is his recently published Jewish Eating and Identity Through the Ages.
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Real Simplish 013: Siyyum
By The Skirball Center
In this podcast of Real Simplish, Rabbi Jennifer Krause explores the topic of siyyum/conclusion.
People often say "It's not easy being Jewish", but no one ever said being Jewish has to be so hard.
Rabbi Krause brings inventive forms of Jewish learning to diverse groups throughout the country. The author of The Answer: Making Sense of Life, One Question at a Time (Perigee), she also has had writing and commentary featured in Newsweek, the New York Times, and O, The Oprah Magazine, Jenifer serves as an adjunct lecturer in Jewish Studies at the City College of New York and as the High Holidays rabbi at Manhattan's 92nd Street Y.
For more information about the Skirball Center please call 212.507.9580 or visit www.adultjewishlearning.org
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Real Simplish 012: Prayer
By Rabbi Jennifer Krause
In this podcast of Real Simplish, Rabbi Jennifer Krause explores the topic of prayer.
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Real Simplish 011: Bracha
By Rabbi Jennifer Krause
In this podcast of Real Simplish, Rabbi Jennifer Krause explores the topic of Bracha/Blessings.
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Real Simplish 010: L'Chaim "Shehecheyanu Moments"
By Rabbi Jennifer Krause
In this podcast of Real Simplish, Rabbi Jennifer Krause explores one of a few topics titled L'Chaim. This podcast focuses on "Shehecheyanu Moments".
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Real Simplish 009: L'Chayim "Death"
By Rabbi Jennifer Krause
In this podcast of Real Simplish, Rabbi Jennifer Krause explores one of a few topics titled L'Chaim. This podcast focuses on "Death".
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Real Simplish 009: L'Chayim "Death"
By The Skirball Center
In this podcast of Real Simplish, Rabbi Jennifer Krause explores one of a few topics titled L'Chaim. This podcast focuses on "Death".
People often say "It's not easy being Jewish", but no one ever said being Jewish has to be so hard.
Rabbi Krause brings inventive forms of Jewish learning to diverse groups throughout the country. The author of The Answer: Making Sense of Life, One Question at a Time (Perigee), she also has had writing and commentary featured in Newsweek, the New York Times, and O, The Oprah Magazine, Jenifer serves as an adjunct lecturer in Jewish Studies at the City College of New York and as the High Holidays rabbi at Manhattan's 92nd Street Y.
For more information about the Skirball Center please call 212.507.9580 or visit www.adultjewishlearning.org
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Real Simplish 008: L'Chayim "Birth"
By Rabbi Jennifer Krause
In this podcast of Real Simplish, Rabbi Jennifer Krause explores one of a few topics titled L'Chaim. This podcast focuses on "Birth".
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Real Simplish 008: L'Chayim "Birth"
By The Skirball Center
In this podcast of Real Simplish, Rabbi Jennifer Krause explores one of a few topics titled L'Chaim. This podcast focuses on "Birth".
People often say "It's not easy being Jewish", but no one ever said being Jewish has to be so hard.
Rabbi Krause brings inventive forms of Jewish learning to diverse groups throughout the country. The author of The Answer: Making Sense of Life, One Question at a Time (Perigee), she also has had writing and commentary featured in Newsweek, the New York Times, and O, The Oprah Magazine, Jenifer serves as an adjunct lecturer in Jewish Studies at the City College of New York and as the High Holidays rabbi at Manhattan's 92nd Street Y.
For more information about the Skirball Center please call 212.507.9580 or visit www.adultjewishlearning.org
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Real Simplish 007: L'Chayim "Conversion"
By Rabbi Jennifer Krause
In this podcast of Real Simplish, Rabbi Jennifer Krause explores one of a few topics titled L'Chaim. This podcast focuses on "Conversion".
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Real Simplish 007: L'Chayim "Conversion"
By The Skirball Center
In this podcast of Real Simplish, Rabbi Jennifer Krause explores one of a few topics titled L'Chaim. This podcast focuses on "Conversion".
People often say "It's not easy being Jewish", but no one ever said being Jewish has to be so hard.
Rabbi Krause brings inventive forms of Jewish learning to diverse groups throughout the country. The author of The Answer: Making Sense of Life, One Question at a Time (Perigee), she also has had writing and commentary featured in Newsweek, the New York Times, and O, The Oprah Magazine, Jenifer serves as an adjunct lecturer in Jewish Studies at the City College of New York and as the High Holidays rabbi at Manhattan's 92nd Street Y.
For more information about the Skirball Center please call 212.507.9580 or visit www.adultjewishlearning.org
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Real Simplish 006: Holiday Round-Up
By Rabbi Jennifer Krause
In this podcast of Real Simplish, Rabbi Jennifer Krause explores the calendar of the Jewish year, and the holidays within.
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Real Simplish 005: L'Chayim "Divorce"
By Rabbi Jennifer Krause
In this podcast of Real Simplish, Rabbi Jennifer Krause explores one of a few topics titled L'Chaim. This podcast focuses on "Divorce".
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Real Simplish 004: L'Chayim "The Wedding"
By Rabbi Jennifer Krause
In this podcast of Real Simplish, Rabbi Jennifer Krause explores the second of a few topics titled L'Chaim. This podcast focuses on "The Wedding".
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Real Simplish 003: L'Chayim "The Bar Mitzvah"
By Rabbi Jennifer Krause
In this podcast of Real Simplish, Rabbi Jennifer Krause explores the first of a few topics titled L'Chaim. This podcasts focuses on "The Bar Mitzvah".
People often say "It's not easy being Jewish", but no one ever said being Jewish has to be so hard.
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Real Simplish 002: Havdil-Separation
By Rabbi Jennifer Krause
In this podcast of Real Simplish, Rabbi Jennifer Krause explains the idea behind "Havdil-Separation".
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Real Simplish 001: Choshesch- Darkness
By Rabbi Jennifer Krause
In this first podcast of Real Simplish, Rabbi Jennifer Krause explains the idea behind "Choshesch-Darkness".
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Real Simplish 000: Introduction
By Rabbi Jennifer Krause
In this introductory podcast to this new series, Rabbi Jennifer Krause explains the idea behind "Real Simplish".
People often say "It's not easy being Jewish", but no one ever said being Jewish has to be so hard.
Rabbi Krause brings inventive forms of Jewish learning to diverse groups throughout the country. The author of The Answer: Making Sense of Life, One Question at a Time (Perigee), she also has had writing and commentary featured in Newsweek, the New York Times, and O, The Oprah Magazine, Jenifer serves as an adjunct lecturer in Jewish Studies at the City College of New York and as the High Holidays rabbi at Manhattan's 92nd Street Y.
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A 2nd Conversation with Dr. Moti Arad
By Dr. Motti Arad
In this podcast, Rabbi Leon A. Morris sits down with Skirball Visiting Scholar, Dr. Moti Arad, and he tells why the destruction of the First and Second Temples, and the defeat of the Bar Kochba revolt, carry an urgent message that is critically needed for our times.
Dr. Moti Arad teaches at the Schechter Institute in Jerusalem and at the Secular Yeshiva of Bina in Tel Aviv. Dr. Arad spend the past three years as a visiting Assistant Professor in Talmud. His main research interest is the attitude toward non-rabbis in rabbinic literature. Hi is the author of the forthcoming Desecrators of the Sabbath with Parhessia.
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AfterWords 039 - Vayikra
By Basmat Hazan-Arnoff
In this final lecture of the second season of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Basmat Hazan Arnoff gave a lecture entitled Rethinking Sacrifice which explored an idea pulled from the Torah portion Vayikra.
The handouts from this lecture can be viewed online here.
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Torah for Troubled Times: Jewish Values and the Financial Crisis
By Skirball Center
Enjoy the Opening Panel of the Skirball Center and The Jewish Week special program Torah for Troubled Times: Jewish Values and the Financial Crisis. The panel, moderated by Sandee Brawarsky, included panelists Shifra Bronznick, Dr. Michael Chernick, Alan ("Ace") Greenberg and Scott Shay.
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AfterWords 038 - Vayak'hel/Pekudei
By Dr. Daniel Hillel
In this 2 lecture of the second season of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Dr. Daniel Hillel gave a lecture exploring an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Vayak'hel/Pekudei.
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AfterWords 038 - Vayak'hel/Pekudei
By Dr. Daniel Hillel
In this lecture of the second season of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Dr. Daniel Hillel gave a lecture exploring an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Vayak'hel/Pekudei.
This lecture series can be attended Thursday evenings at 7pm at The Skirball Center (One East 65th Street, New York City). For information about future lectures and other programs of The Skirball Center, please visit adultjewishlearning.org Or call 212.507.9580.
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AfterWords 038 - Vayak'hel/Pekudei
By Dr. Daniel Hillel
In this lecture of the second season of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Dr. Daniel Hillel gave a lecture exploring an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Vayak'hel/Pekudei.
This lecture series can be attended Thursday evenings at 7pm at The Skirball Center (One East 65th Street, New York City). For information about future lectures and other programs of The Skirball Center, please visit adultjewishlearning.org Or call 212.507.9580.
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AfterWords 037 - Ki Tisa
By Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller
In this lecture of the second season of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller gave a talk entitled No/thing is Holy: Why Was Moses Compelled to Break the Tablets, exploring an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Ki Tisa.
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AfterWords 036 - Tetzaveh
By Yisrael Campbell
In this lecture of the second season of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Yisrael Campbell explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Tetzaveh. This lecture series can be attended Thursday evenings at 7pm at The Skirball Center (One East 65th Street, New York City).
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AfterWords 035 - Terumah
By Anat Litwin
In this lecture of the second season of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Anat Litwin explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Terumah. This lecture series can be attended Thursday evenings at 7pm at The Skirball Center (One East 65th Street, New York City). The PowerPoint images she used in this lecture can be viewed online here.
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AfterWords 034 - Mishpatim
By Lawrence Besserman
In this lecture of the second season of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Lawrence Besserman explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Mishpatim. This lecture series can be attended Thursday evenings at 7pm at The Skirball Center (One East 65th Street, New York City). The text he used in this lecture can be viewed online here.
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AfterWords 033 - Yitro
By Dr. Neil Gillman
In this lecture of the second season of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Dr. Neil Gillman explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Yitro. This lecture series can be attended Thursday evenings at 7pm at The Skirball Center (One East 65th Street, New York City).
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AfterWords 032 - Beshalach
By Lucette Lagnado
In this lecture of the second season of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Lucette Lagnado explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Beshalch. This lecture series can be attended Thursday evenings at 7pm at The Skirball Center (One East 65th Street, New York City).
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A Conversation with Dr. Motti Arad
By Dr. Motti Arad
In this podcast, Rabbi Leon A. Morris sits down with Skirball Visiting Scholar, Dr. Motti Arad to discuss his story and background. Dr. Motti Arad teaches at the Schechter Institute in Jerusalem and at the Secular Yeshiva of Bina in Tel Aviv. Dr. Arad spend the past three years as a visiting Assistant Professor in Talmud. His main research interest is the attitude toward non-rabbis in rabbinic literature. Hi is the author of the forthcoming Desecrators of the Sabbath with Parhessia.
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A Conversation with Dr. Moti Arad
By The Skirball Center
In this podcast, Rabbi Leon A. Morris sits down with Skirball Visiting Scholar, Dr. Moti Arad to discuss his story and background. Dr. Moti Arad teaches at the Schechter Institute in Jerusalem and at the Secular Yeshiva of Bina in Tel Aviv. Dr. Arad spend the past three years as a visiting Assistant Professor in Talmud. His main research interest is the attitude toward non-rabbis in rabbinic literature. Hi is the author of the forthcoming Desecrators of the Sabbath with Parhessia.
For more information about the Skirball Center please call 212.507.9580 or visit www.adultjewishlearning.org
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AfterWords 031 - Bo
By Mishael Zion
In this lecture of the second season of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Mishael Zion gave a talk entitled Judaism Equals Storytelling: The Basics of Jewish Identity, exploring an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Bo. The texts he discusses in this lecture can be viewed online here.
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Jewish University In A Day: I Imagine You, I Name You - but I Don't Know You
By Mishael Zion
In this first lecture of the Skirball Center's Winter Jewish University In A Day program, Skirball Faculty Fellow Mishael Zion gives a talk entitled I Imagine You, I Name You - but I Don't Know You. The texts he discusses in this lecture can be viewed online here.
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Jewish University In A Day: I Imagine You, I Name You - but I Don't Know You
By Mishael Zion
In this first lecture of the Skirball Center's Winter Jewish University In A Day program, Skirball Faculty Fellow Mishael Zion gives a talk entitled I Imagine You, I Name You - but I Don't Know You. The texts he discusses in this lecture can be viewed online here.
For information about future lectures and other programs of The Skirball Center, please visit adultjewishlearning.org Or call 212.507.9580.
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AfterWords 030 - Shemot
By Dr. Ruth Gruber
In this lecture of the second season of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Dr. Ruth Gruber gave a talk entitled From The Holocaust to Exodus, exploring an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Shemot.
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AfterWords 029 - Vayishlach
By Ilana Trachtman
In this lecture of the second season of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Ilana Trachtman explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Vayishlach.
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AfterWords 028 - Vayetzei
By Nessa Rapoport
In this lecture of the second season of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Nessa Rapoport explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Vayetzei.
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AfterWords 027 - Vayera
By Thane Rosenbaum
In this lecture of the second season of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Thane Rosenbaum explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Vayera.
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A Conversation about the Book of Judges
By Dr. Diane M. Sharon
At this moment, the entire country is thinking about issues of leadership in our national life. Our own Jewish history provides several distinct paradigms of leadership. The theme of the Fall 2008 course guide is "Judges" which refers to the period of Israelite leadership between Joshua, Moses' successor, and Saul, the first King of Israel. It is much more difficult to pinpoint these events historically using archeological evidence or outside textual sources that the later periods of Kings and Prophets. Scholars know very little about the order in which these events occurred, or whether they occurred. In his podcast, Rabbi Leon A. Morris sits down with Dr. Diane Sharon to discuss the Judges. To read a full transcript of this interview, please visit www.adultjewishlearning.org/judges.html.
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AfterWords 026 - Noach
By Samuel G. Freedman
In this lecture of the second season of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Samuel G. Freedman explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Noach.
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AfterWords 025 - Bereshit
By Anne Roiphe
In this first lecture of the second season of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Anne Roiphe explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Bereshit.
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Tisha b'Av 2008: Shmirat HaLashon: Personal Speech and Public Discourse
By Skirball Center
This panel, part of the Skirball Center Annual Tisha b'Av Exchange, is entitled "Shmirat HaLashon: Personal Speech and Public Discourse". Panelists included Seth Aronson, Gary Rosenblatt, Rabbi Abby Sosland, and was moderated by Daniel Septimus. For the full schedule of the Tisha b'Av exchange visit www.adultjewishlearning.org/tishabav.html.
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Tisha b'Av 2008: Shmirat HaLashon: Personal Speech and Public Discourse
By The Skirball Center
This panel, part of the Skirball Center Annual Tisha b'Av Exchange, is entitled "Shmirat HaLashon: Personal Speech and Public Discourse". Panelists included Seth Aronson, Gary Rosenblatt, Rabbi Abby Sosland, and was moderated by Daniel Septimus. For the full schedule of the Tisha b'Av exchange visit www.adultjewishlearning.org/tishabav.html. For Information about additional programs of the Skirball Center, including our upcoming Pre-High Holiday and Fall semester, please visit adultjewishlearning.org or call 212.507.9580.
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Tisha b'Av 2008: Living (and Dreaming) in Exile: Tisha b'Av and Tibet
By Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay
This panel, part of the Skirball Center Annual Tisha b'Av Exchange, is entitled "Living (and Dreaming) in Exile: Tisha b'Av and Tibet". Panelists included Jay Michaelson, Tashi Phuntsok, Mickey Spiegel and was moderated by Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay. For the full schedule of the Tisha b'Av exchange visit www.adultjewishlearning.org/tishabav.html.
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Tisha b'Av 2008: Living (and Dreaming) in Exile: Tisha b'Av and Tibet
By The Skirball Center
This panel, part of the Skirball Center Annual Tisha b'Av Exchange, is entitled "Living (and Dreaming) in Exile: Tisha b'Av and Tibet". Panelists included Jay Michaelson, Tashi Phuntsok, Mickey Spiegel and was moderated by Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay. For the full schedule of the Tisha b'Av exchange visit www.adultjewishlearning.org/tishabav.html. For Information about additional programs of the Skirball Center, including our upcoming Pre-High Holiday and Fall semester, please visit adultjewishlearning.org or call 212.507.9580.
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Conversations About God: A Third Interview with Theologian Dr. Neil Gillman
By Dr. Neil Gillman
In this final interview in the series, Rabbi Leon A. Morris speaks with Dr. Neil Gillman, Professor of Jewish Philosophy at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and one of America's most significant contemporary Jewish theologians. Dr. Gillman serves as this year's Scholar-in-Residence at the Skirball Center. A transcript of their discussion can be found at this link.
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Conversations About God: A Second Interview with Theologian Dr. Neil Gillman
By Dr. Neil Gillman
In this second in a series of interviews, Rabbi Leon A. Morris speaks with Dr. Neil Gillman, Professor of Jewish Philosophy at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and one of America's most significant contemporary Jewish theologians. Dr. Gillman serves as this year's Scholar-in-Residence at the Skirball Center. A transcript of their discussion can be found at this link.
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AfterWords 024 - Acharei Mot
By Basya Schechter
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Basya Schechter explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Acharei Mot.
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AfterWords 023 - Metzorah
By Dr. Regina Stein
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Dr. Regina Stein explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Metzorah.
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AfterWords 022 - Tazria
By Dr. Joshua Halberstam
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Dr. Joshua Halberstam explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Tazria.
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AfterWords 021 - Shemini
By Amichai Lau-Lavie
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Amichai Lau-Lavie explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Shemini.
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AfterWords 020 - Vayikra
By Rabbi Joy Levitt
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Rabbi Joy Levitt explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Valyikra.
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AfterWords 019 - Pikudei
By Nigel Savage
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Nigel Savage explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Pikudei.
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AfterWords 018 - Vayak'hel
By Rabbi Jennifer Krause
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Rabbi Jennifer Krause explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Vayak'hel.
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AfterWords 018 - Vayak’hel
By Rabbi Jennifer Krause
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Rabbi Jennifer Krause explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Vayak’hel. This lecture series can be attended weekly on Thursday evenings at 7pm at The Skirball Center (One East 65th Street, New York City). For information about future lectures and other programs of The Skirball Center, please visit adultjewishlearning.org Or call 212.507.9580.
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AfterWords 018 - Vayak’hel
By Rabbi Jennifer Krause
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Rabbi Jennifer Krause explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Vayak’hel. This lecture series can be attended weekly on Thursday evenings at 7pm at The Skirball Center (One East 65th Street, New York City). For information about future lectures and other programs of The Skirball Center, please visit adultjewishlearning.org Or call 212.507.9580.
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AfterWords 017 - Ki Tisa
By Rabbi Joanna Samuels
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Rabbi Joanna Samuels explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Ki Tisa.
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AfterWords 016 - Tetzaveh
By Aaron Bisman
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Aaron Bisman explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Tetzaveh.
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Emanu-El Reads Presents
By Dr. Neil Gillman
In this special podcast, the Skirball Center invites you to listen to a lecture of Temple Emanu-El's Emanu-El Reads program featuring Rabbi Neil Gillman. This lecture is part of a year long program on The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. For more information about the Emanu-El Reads program, please visit www.emanuelnyc.org.
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AfterWords 015 - Terumah
By Tobi Kahn
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Tobi Kahn explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Terumah.
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Emanu-El Reads Presents "Are Jews Responsible for the Whole World?"
By Rabbi Neil Gillman
In this special podcast, the Skirball Center invites you to listen to a lecture of Temple Emanu-El's Emanu-El Reads program featuring Rabbi Neil Gillman. This lecture is part of a year long program on The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. For more information about the Emanu-El Reads program, please visit www.emanuelnyc.org.
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AfterWords 014 - Mishpatim
By Esther Kustanowitz
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Esther Kustanowitz explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Mishpatim.
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AfterWords 013 - Yitro
By Ari L. Goldman
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Ari L. Goldman explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Yitro.
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AfterWords 012 - Beshalach
By Rabbi Howard Goldsmith
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Rabbi Howard Goldsmith explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Beshalach.
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AfterWords 011 - Bo
By Dr. David Arnow
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Dr. David Arnow explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Bo.
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Conversations About God: An interview with theologian Neil Gillman
By Dr. Neil Gillman
In this first in a series of interviews, Rabbi Leon A. Morris speaks with Dr. Neil Gillman, Professor of Jewish Philosophy at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and one of America's most significant contemporary Jewish theologians. Dr. Gillman serves as this year's Scholar-in-Residence at the Skirball Center. A transcript of their discussion can be found at this link.
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AfterWords 010 - Vayechi
By Dr. Neil Gillman
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Dr. Neil Gillman explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Vayechi.
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AfterWords 009 - Vayigash
By Dr. David Greenstein
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Dr. David Greenstein explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Vayigash.
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AfterWords 008 - Miketz
By Dr. John Ruskay
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Dr. John Ruskay explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Miketz.
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AfterWords 007 - Vayeshev
By Dr. Irit Koren
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Dr. Irit Koren explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Vayeshev.
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AfterWords 006 - Vayetzei
By Ariel Beery
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Ariel Beery explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Vayetzei.
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AfterWords 005 - Toledot
By Dr. Leonard Fein
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Dr. Leonard Fein explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Toledot.
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AfterWords 004 - Chayei Sarah
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Rabbi Eliyahu Stern explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Chayei Sarah.
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AfterWords 003 - Vayera
By Gary Rosenblatt
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Gary Rosenblatt explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Vayera.
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AfterWords 002 - Lech Lecha
By Dr. David M. Elcott
In this lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Dr. David M. Elcott, executive director of Israel Policy Forum explores ideas pulled from the Torah portion of Lech Lecha (Genesis 12:1-17:27).
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AfterWords 001 - Noach
By Dr. Ruth Calderon
In this Inaugural lecture of The Skirball Center's AfterWords series, Dr. Ruth Calderon explores an idea pulled from the Torah portion of Noach.
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Because of Our Sins? Do We Blame Ourselves Too Much or Not Enough?
By Rabbi Leon A. Morris
The classic biblical and rabbinic traditions understand exile as God's punishment for our sins, either idolatry (in the case of the First Temple) or a host of social sins (in the case of the second). Is this theological move a matter of 'blaming the victim' or does it encourage us to apply self-critique even in the most difficult times? What contemporary meaning can we draw from this for today? Moderated by Rabbi Leon A. Morris, Executive Director of The Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning.
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Creating Communities of Baseless Love
By Skirball Center
According to tradition, the Second Temple was destroyed by baseless hatred. Rav Kook and others have taught that Jerusalem will be restored by 'baseless love.' Are we capable of creating communities that are venues for genuine connection and concern? What would such a Jewish community look like? What is the role of leadership in creating such communities? What historical precedents should we be looking at in our desire to create a new kind of community? Moderated by Dr. Jill Salberg.
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Ideas Cafe: The Jewish Media Conspiracy: Is It True? And Is It Good for the Jews?
By Esther Kustanowitz
For years, anti-Semites have claimed that there's a Jewish media conspiracy--that Jews have attained a monopoly of interest in and control of the publishing industry, television, and Hollywood. At this session, we'll talk about the "Jewish media cabal" and whether it actually exists. Is such a claim anti-Semitism? Is the media is significantly populated by Jews? And if it is, does this reputation benefit the Jewish people?
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The Jewish Media Conspiracy: Is It True? And Is It Good for the Jews?
By Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Emanu-El
For years, anti-Semites have claimed that there's a Jewish media conspiracy--that Jews have attained a monopoly of interest in and control of the publishing industry, television, and Hollywood. At this session, we'll talk about the "Jewish media cabal" and whether it actually exists. Is such a claim anti-Semitism? Is the media is significantly populated by Jews? And if it is, does this reputation benefit the Jewish people?
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Ideas Cafe: Can a Jewish State Be Truly Democratic?
By Roy Wasserman
Israel prides itself on being the only democracy in the Middle East, but of course, it also prides itself on being a "Jewish" state. The State's Jewishness has ramifications for everything from immigration to marriage, and the latter was highlighted last year when a group of intermarried citizens sued the State of Israel because there is no way for people of different religions to marry legally in Israel. Can a state that privileges one religion and people over others ever be truly democratic? What are the costs of changing the status quo in Israel? And what are the costs of not changing it?
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Ideas Cafe: How Much Can Judaism Change and Still Be Authentic?
By Skirball Center
From iPods to the internet to Direct TV, it has been said that the past ten years have seen more technological change than the previous several decades. Judaism, too, is changing fast-- in the past thirty years, we have seen the first ordinations of women and of gay and lesbian rabbis; dozens of liturgical changes; the growth of Jewish meditation, yoga, and chanting; and attempts to integrate Judaism with other faith traditions. A Talmudic Rabbi visiting twenty-first century America might not even recognize today's Judaism. All of this begs the question: how much can Judaism change and still feel the same?
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Can a Jewish State Be Truly Democratic?
By Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Emanu-El
Israel prides itself on being the only democracy in the Middle East, but of course, it also prides itself on being a "Jewish" state. The State's Jewishness has ramifications for everything from immigration to marriage, and the latter was highlighted last year when a group of intermarried citizens sued the State of Israel because there is no way for people of different religions to marry legally in Israel. Can a state that privileges one religion and people over others ever be truly democratic? What are the costs of changing the status quo in Israel? And what are the costs of not changing it?
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How Much Can Judaism Change and Still Be Authentic?
By Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Emanu-El
From iPods to the internet to Direct TV, it has been said that the past ten years have seen more technological change than the previous several decades. Judaism, too, is changing fast-- in the past thirty years, we have seen the first ordinations of women and of gay and lesbian rabbis; dozens of liturgical changes; the growth of Jewish meditation, yoga, and chanting; and attempts to integrate Judaism with other faith traditions. A Talmudic Rabbi visiting twenty-first century America might not even recognize today's Judaism. All of this begs the question: how much can Judaism change and still feel the same?
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Ideas Cafe: Is the Torah Really a Basis for Liberal Values?
By Jay Michaelson
Today, it's common in some circles to hear claims that the Bible aligns with modern politically liberal ideas such as workers' rights, welfare, universal health care, and environmental legislation. So does that mean that Jewish political conservatives are just plain wrong? Join Jay Michaelson, chief editor of Zeek: A Jewish Journal of Thought and Culture, for a hard-nosed look at the many voices of Biblical texts.
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Is the Torah Really a Basis for Liberal Values?
By Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Emanu-El
Today, it's common in some circles to hear claims that the Bible aligns with modern politically liberal ideas such as workers' rights, welfare, universal health care, and environmental legislation. So does that mean that Jewish political conservatives are just plain wrong? Join Jay Michaelson, chief editor of Zeek: A Jewish Journal of Thought and Culture, for a hard-nosed look at the many voices of Biblical texts.
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Ideas Cafe: Does the Jury System Work?
By Roy Wasserman
Many of us anticipate dreading jury duty, but when we actually serve on a jury to verdict, it can be a very different experience. Let's come together to discuss the experience of being on a jury. What does it feel like to have this kind of responsibility? What surprised you about the experience? Come share your feelings with a veteran criminal trial attorney, and maybe next time we get the envelope with the official seal on it, we might feel differently.
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Ideas Cafe: The Minimum Wage: Free Enterprise vs. Communal Obligation
By Rabbi Jill Jacobs
This month, Congress is debating raising the federal minimum wage to 7.25 dollars per hour. Is this good for workers? For small businesses? What effect will this change have? What might Judaism say about minimum wages, living wages, and other worker-employer issues? Rabbi Jill Jacobs moderates.
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Ideas Cafe: Excerpts from
By Roy Wasserman
Is it possible? Can Jews and Muslims talk to each other as human beings? Can we communicate as people who share a love of family, life, and hope for a better world? Can we avoid the unsolvable debates for now, and begin to build a bridge over the abyss of history and hatred? Roy Wasserman and Gul Rukh Rahman moderate.
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Ideas Cafe: Excerpts from "Muslims and Jews: Can We Talk?"
By Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Emanu-El
Is it possible? Can Jews and Muslims talk to each other as human beings? Can we communicate as people who share a love of family, life, and hope for a better world? Can we avoid the unsolvable debates for now, and begin to build a bridge over the abyss of history and hatred? Roy Wasserman and Gul Rukh Rahman moderate.
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Ideas Cafe: Dating and Jewish Ethics: What Do We Owe the People We Date (and Sometimes Hate?)
By Esther Kustanowitz
Issues of sex and infidelity aside, what are the "sins" of modern dating? Is everything really fair in the pursuit of love? How much do we need to know about those we date and what are the ethical boundaries to seeking out information? How much are we obligated to reveal about ourselves? When things don't "click" with a date, is it unethical to kiss and kvetch? And does dating involve unspoken financial agreements -- and penalties for infractions? Just what do young Jews owe each other as members of the club of singles searching for Mr. or Ms. "Right?" Esther Kustanowitz moderates.
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Ideas Cafe: Why Be Jewish? Searching for New (and Compelling) Answers
By Daniel Septimus
Communal anxieties about assimilation and intermarriage have made Jewish continuity the primary concern of many Jewish organizations and institutions. Yet few of these outfits explicitly articulate why they value continuity. Why should people be Jewish today? Because God says so? To find personal meaning? To honor tribe and tradition? To not give Hitler a posthumous victory? And what is the payoff--or Jews, for mankind, for the planet? Daniel Septimus moderates.
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Ideas Cafe: Jews and Food - Beyond Keeping Kosher
By Sarah Chandler
Jewish identity has been bound up with food for 3,000 years--from the laying down of biblical dietary laws to 21st century jokes about minimalist "gastronomic" Judaism. In today's over-stressed global environment, is it time to go beyond kashrut and "bagel and lox" Judaism to something more in tune with Jews' ancient connection to the land and responsibility to practice good health? Should Jewish identity now be bound up with food and environmentalism? We may be the "people of the book," but that book tells us that our origins were "the people of the land." Sarah Chandler moderates.
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Ideas Cafe: Is Jewish Life Becoming
By Skirball Center
Consider whether Judaism has entered a new, "post-denominational" era. Now that Jews pick and choose from among Judaism's tenets to shape their own religious lives, do the labels "Reform," "Conservative," and "Orthodox" still matter? Or do new labels - like "Liberal," "Traditional-egalitarian," "Flexidox," and "Metrodox" - better define today's customized Judaism? Is every Jew their own denomination? What do the changes mean for American Jewish life? What will be gained or lost? Is there still a need for movements, or have they run their course - and, if so, who will support the major 20th century institutions these movements established?
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Ideas Cafe: Is Jewish Life Becoming "Post-Denominational"?
By Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Emanu-El
Consider whether Judaism has entered a new, "post-denominational" era. Now that Jews pick and choose from among Judaism's tenets to shape their own religious lives, do the labels "Reform," "Conservative," and "Orthodox" still matter? Or do new labels - like "Liberal," "Traditional-egalitarian," "Flexidox," and "Metrodox" - better define today's customized Judaism? Is every Jew their own denomination? What do the changes mean for American Jewish life? What will be gained or lost? Is there still a need for movements, or have they run their course - and, if so, who will support the major 20th century institutions these movements established?
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The Exiled People: Are we in exile here and even in Israel?
By Skirball Center
What is the meaning of exile for Jews who live in free and democratic societies? Do we still see ourselves in exile in the Diaspora? Is exile an inextricable part of what it means to be Jewish? Is the notion of exile a political or theological category? Does Israel itself remain in "exile" so long as its full promise remains unfulfilled? Listen as a diverse panel of Jewish thinkers debates these questions on Tisha B'Av 2006.
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The Exiled God: Where does God reside today?
By Skirball Center
A midrash teaches that human beings exiled God from the earth as a result of our actions. How, then, would we attempt to bring God close again? Where is God on the battlefield? Is God found less today in synagogues, churches and mosques, and more among those who consider themselves to be "secular"? Is God encountered equally through ritual and ethics? Listen as a diverse panel of Jewish thinkers debates these questions on Tisha B'Av 2006.
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Is the Cup Half Full of Half Empty?
By Dr. Regina Stein
Listen as Dr. Regina Stein teaches and comments upon some classic Jewish texts related to the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 C.E. Apply these ancient texts to the contemporary situation in Israel today.
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Ideas Cafe: Matchmaker, Matchmaker
By Skirball Center
Ideas Cafe explored the traditional role of Jewish matchmakers and similar professionals from other cultures. Why is the matchmaker enjoying a new popularity? What are the pros and cons of the "arranged marriage" and the nature of current courtship rituals? Would many secular urbanites benefit from arranged marriages with the help of an insightful professional experienced in the art of matchmaking? Or is this a throwback to a time of less freedom and a denial of romance as an essential human emotion?
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The Disengagement from Gaza: Community in Conflict
By Samuel G. Freedman
How the disengagement from Gaza revealed and deepened fissures in Israeli and American Jewish society. On Tisha B'Av, August 14, 2005, on the eve of Israel's disengagement from Gaza, the Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Emanu-El convened a day of dialogue and study. This is one panel discussion that took place on that day. Moderated by renowned writer Samuel Freedman, participants included: Michael Freund, Larry Garber, Guy Grossman, Kenneth Jacobson and Tirza Leibowitz.
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