Dena Weiss's guest appearances

Dena Weiss

Ta Shma

Dash of Drash

Elie Kaunfer

Aviva Richman

Alden Solovy

Jonathan Glazer

Aryeh Cohen

Natalie Goldberg

Kol Chai

Ilu Finu

Eddie Scharfman

Parashat Chukkat

Parashat VaYeitzei

Kol Nidre

Akeidat Yitzchak

Andrew Hahn

Jonathan Wittenberg

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Are you permitted to lie if the truth might be worse? In this series, Dena Weiss considers Jewish texts that span time and space in order to arrive at a set of concrete guidelines and best practices for having painful conversations. This lecture was originally delivered as part of Hadar's Winter Lecture Series in January 2021.

<p>Are you permitted to lie if the truth might be worse? In this series, Dena Weiss considers Jewish texts that span time and space in order to arrive at a set of concrete guidelines and best practices for having painful conversations. <br/><br/>This lecture was originally delivered as part of Hadar's Winter Lecture Series in January 2021.</p>

Dena Weiss: How to Have Difficult Conversations, Part 3

The transition from the Book of Exodus to Leviticus can feel abrupt in its move from dramatic narrative to bloody sacrifices.  It is too easy to dismiss the details of these priestly rituals as alien relics of an ancient world.  Dena Weiss, head of the Beit Midrash (House of Study) at Hadar in New York, in conversation with Rabbi Marc, shares insights on contemporary resonances of the themes of the sacrificial cult.

Episode 61: Proximity and Purity - with Dena Weiss from Hadar