Samuel Brody's guest appearances

Samuel Brody

Valley Beit Midrash

Steven Pinker

Rebbe Nachman

Seth Farber

Elie Wiesel

Goldie Milgram

Reb Zalman

David Ellenson

Amy Eilberg

Sara Hurwitz

Judith Hauptman

Justin Cammy

Uri Topolosky

Laurie Zoloth

Nathaniel Berman

Shaina Hammerman

OwlTail

Professor Samuel Brody, assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Kansas, presents his Valley Beit Midrash lecture "What Would God’s Economy Look Like?" before an audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ.ABOUT THIS LECTURE: Jewish thinkers commonly argue that the Torah is meant to provide a complete, all-pervasive guide to Jewish life. And yet, for much of Jewish history, even while halakha could regulate the trade and business practices of Jewish individuals and firms, it never had the ability to prescribe rules for the very nature of the economy itself. With the rise of modern Jewish nationalist and socialist movements, Jews could think for the first time in centuries about the broad questions of political economy – production, distribution, and re-distribution – from the standpoint of Torah. This talk explores some of that recent thought, seeking to imagine what life would be like if Jews strove to model not just their transactions, but the very economy itself, according to God’s will.DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsPLEARNING MATERIALS: https://bit.ly/2TBc3U7For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://www.facebook.com/templesolelaz/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library.

Professor Samuel Brody, assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Kansas, presents his Valley Beit Midrash lecture "What Would God’s Economy Look Like?" before an audience at Temple Solel (<a href="http://www.templesolel.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.templesolel.org/</a>) in Paradise Valley, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: Jewish thinkers commonly argue that the Torah is meant to provide a complete, all-pervasive guide to Jewish life. And yet, for much of Jewish history, even while halakha could regulate the trade and business practices of Jewish individuals and firms, it never had the ability to prescribe rules for the very nature of the economy itself. With the rise of modern Jewish nationalist and socialist movements, Jews could think for the first time in centuries about the broad questions of political economy – production, distribution, and re-distribution – from the standpoint of Torah. This talk explores some of that recent thought, seeking to imagine what life would be like if Jews strove to model not just their transactions, but the very economy itself, according to God’s will. DONATE: <a href="http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bit.ly/1NmpbsP</a> LEARNING MATERIALS: <a href="https://bit.ly/2TBc3U7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2TBc3U7</a> For more info, please visit: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/templesolelaz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/templesolelaz/</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/VBMTorah" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/VBMTorah</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/</a> Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library.

Samuel Brody - What Would God’s Economy Look Like?

Martin Buber

Professor Samuel Brody, assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Kansas, presents his Valley Beit Midrash lecture "A Land of Two Peoples: Martin Buber and Bi-nationalism in Palestine" before an audience at Beth Emeth Congregation of the West Valley (http://www.bethemethaz.org/) in Sun City West, AZ.ABOUT THIS LECTURE: Most today remember Martin Buber for his collections of Hasidic tales, as well as his dialogical philosophy of I and Thou. However, Buber was also an active and concerned member of the Zionist movement, famously advocating against the UN partition plan on the grounds that the land should be shared between its two peoples. This talk will explore the theological and political basis of Buber’s views, arguing that while most of Buber’s opponents saw him as an idealistic academic unrealistically applying his philosophy to reality, he was actually much closer to contemporary religious Zionism than anyone would care to admit.DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsPLEARNING MATERIALS: https://bit.ly/2Czz5VZFor more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ facebook.com/BethEmethofWValleyAZ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library.

Professor Samuel Brody, assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Kansas, presents his Valley Beit Midrash lecture "A Land of Two Peoples: Martin Buber and Bi-nationalism in Palestine" before an audience at Beth Emeth Congregation of the West Valley (<a href="http://www.bethemethaz.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bethemethaz.org/</a>) in Sun City West, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: Most today remember Martin Buber for his collections of Hasidic tales, as well as his dialogical philosophy of I and Thou. However, Buber was also an active and concerned member of the Zionist movement, famously advocating against the UN partition plan on the grounds that the land should be shared between its two peoples. This talk will explore the theological and political basis of Buber’s views, arguing that while most of Buber’s opponents saw him as an idealistic academic unrealistically applying his philosophy to reality, he was actually much closer to contemporary religious Zionism than anyone would care to admit. DONATE: <a href="http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bit.ly/1NmpbsP</a> LEARNING MATERIALS: <a href="https://bit.ly/2Czz5VZ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2Czz5VZ</a> For more info, please visit: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/</a> <a href="http://facebook.com/BethEmethofWValleyAZ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/BethEmethofWValleyAZ</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/VBMTorah" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/VBMTorah</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/</a> Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library.

Samuel Brody - A Land of Two Peoples: Martin Buber and Bi-nationalism in Palestine