Robert Eisen's guest appearances

Robert Eisen

Finding Genius Podcast

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 Robert Eisen, the Chair in the Department of Religious Studies at The George Washington University, presents his lecture "The Peace and Violence of Judaism: From the Bible to Modern Zionism before a roundtable audience at Temple Kol Ami (www.templekolami.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ.ABOUT THIS LECTURE: Religion is fraught with ambiguity when it comes to peace and violence. There are texts in every major religious tradition that foster violence toward outsiders alongside those that foster peace toward them. Sometimes, the ambiguity can be found in a single text. That is, the very same text can inspire peace or violence toward others depending on how it’s read and interpreted. This talk will explore the dynamic described here in the classical texts of Judaism and why it occurs. It will also examine the relevance of these texts and their ambiguities to the current conflict in the Middle East.DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsPLEARNING MATERIALS: https://bit.ly/2Kmrc8MFor more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.kolami.9 twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/YCTorah/ www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library.

Professor Robert Eisen, the Chair in the Department of Religious Studies at The George Washington University, presents his lecture "The Peace and Violence of Judaism: From the Bible to Modern Zionism before a roundtable audience at Temple Kol Ami (<a href="http://www.templekolami.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.templekolami.org/</a>) in Scottsdale, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: Religion is fraught with ambiguity when it comes to peace and violence. There are texts in every major religious tradition that foster violence toward outsiders alongside those that foster peace toward them. Sometimes, the ambiguity can be found in a single text. That is, the very same text can inspire peace or violence toward others depending on how it’s read and interpreted. This talk will explore the dynamic described here in the classical texts of Judaism and why it occurs. It will also examine the relevance of these texts and their ambiguities to the current conflict in the Middle East. DONATE: <a href="http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bit.ly/1NmpbsP</a> LEARNING MATERIALS: <a href="https://bit.ly/2Kmrc8M" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2Kmrc8M</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://www.facebook.com/temple.kolami.9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/temple.kolami.9</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/VBMTorah" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/VBMTorah</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/YCTorah/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/YCTorah/</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.

Robert Eisen - The Peace and Violence of Judaism: From the Bible to Modern Zionism

Professor Robert Eisen, the Chair in the Department of Religious Studies at The George Washington University, presents his lecture "Justifying Israel’s Wars in Jewish Law: Challenges and Solutions" before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ.ABOUT THIS LECTURE: While Israel’s wars have a been a challenge for all Jews who support Israel, they have presented unique challenges for religious Zionists who adhere to Jewish law. Jewish law developed mostly during centuries in which Jews had no state and no army, and therefore it contained little material on war prior to 1948. In consequence, when the state of Israel was created and found itself at war, religious Zionist rabbis had to construct a body of law dealing with war almost from scratch. This talk will focus on how these rabbis dealt with this challenge with remarkable creativity and ingenuity.DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsPFor more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library.

Professor Robert Eisen, the Chair in the Department of Religious Studies at The George Washington University, presents his lecture "Justifying Israel’s Wars in Jewish Law: Challenges and Solutions" before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (<a href="http://www.templechai.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.templechai.com/</a>) in Phoenix, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: While Israel’s wars have a been a challenge for all Jews who support Israel, they have presented unique challenges for religious Zionists who adhere to Jewish law. Jewish law developed mostly during centuries in which Jews had no state and no army, and therefore it contained little material on war prior to 1948. In consequence, when the state of Israel was created and found itself at war, religious Zionist rabbis had to construct a body of law dealing with war almost from scratch. This talk will focus on how these rabbis dealt with this challenge with remarkable creativity and ingenuity. DONATE: <a href="http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bit.ly/1NmpbsP</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://www.facebook.com/temple.chai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/temple.chai</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.

Robert Eisen - Justifying Israel’s Wars in Jewish Law: Challenges and Solutions