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The Middle Way: Conservative Judaism Without Apology
The Middle Way: Conservative Judaism Without Apology
Conservative Judaism is pretty much always on the defensive these days. We live in a world where all the legitimacy is ... Read more
11 Oct 2019
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30mins
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FIXED: Anti-Semitism (Jew Hatred) & Gaslighting the Jews: Progressives Telling Us to "Go Fix Yourselves First"
FIXED: Anti-Semitism (Jew Hatred) & Gaslighting the Jews: Progressives Telling Us to "Go Fix Yourselves First"
I present new difficulties facing progressive rabbis from the Left, including a paucity of resources to even discuss the... Read more
19 Dec 2019
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15mins
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What do we do about Slavery in the Torah? Ein Midalgin ba-Torah: No Skipping in the Torah!
What do we do about Slavery in the Torah? Ein Midalgin ba-Torah: No Skipping in the Torah!
One of the halakhot of the Torah service is "Ein Midalgin ba-Torah," one may not skip [words, verses, or chapters] durin... Read more
24 Feb 2020
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11mins
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The Selfie and Your Halakhic Display
The Selfie and Your Halakhic Display
The Rabbis argue whether the first part of the Joseph saga displays Joseph's arrogance or whether he has no such intent.... Read more
9 Jan 2020
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17mins
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Did the Exodus Happen? Archaeology, Biblical Criticism, and The Torah As the Coming Together of Two Hebrew Peoples
Did the Exodus Happen? Archaeology, Biblical Criticism, and The Torah As the Coming Together of Two Hebrew Peoples
A lecture in which I present the thesis of Richard Elliott Friedman's book on Exodus, which focuses on the two most anci... Read more
9 Jun 2019
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43mins
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The Ten Commandments as Your Path to Encounter God Directly
The Ten Commandments as Your Path to Encounter God Directly
We all know that the Ten Commandments are important, and many of us know that there's some way they're different from ot... Read more
10 Jul 2018
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55mins
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Why Are The Prayers Constantly Speaking of "When we lie down and when we rise up?" - A Practical Guide
Why Are The Prayers Constantly Speaking of "When we lie down and when we rise up?" - A Practical Guide
If you were a literary critic analyzing the evening prayers, you would have to note how often the trope of going to bed ... Read more
11 Nov 2018
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17mins
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What is God? The Scientific Explanation of the Plagues As Essential To Understanding What God Is
What is God? The Scientific Explanation of the Plagues As Essential To Understanding What God Is
Judaism has long been in a theological crisis. Under the shadow of classical Christian supernaturalism and American eva... Read more
28 Jan 2020
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14mins
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The Failing Language of Masculinity, For Moses and For Today
The Failing Language of Masculinity, For Moses and For Today
Moses, having been raised by a team of women, "goes out" to experience the world of men when he becomes a teenager. He ... Read more
19 Jan 2020
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14mins
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Judaism and Buddhism: Enlightenment, Nirvana, and Shabbat
Judaism and Buddhism: Enlightenment, Nirvana, and Shabbat
This is a summary lecture from a lecture series I did in Ann Arbor on Judaism and Buddhism: Examining Jewish Mysticism a... Read more
23 Sep 2019
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51mins
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Torah Ideas for Rethinking our Relationship to Time In Our Present Crisis
Torah Ideas for Rethinking our Relationship to Time In Our Present Crisis
The first parashah that accompanies this novel period of social distancing has lessons to teach us in how to best use th... Read more
15 Mar 2020
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17mins