Tag: Jewish Studies

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Dr. Malka Simkovich discusses Second Temple Judaism and its relevance to understanding Jewish identity today.
Rabbi Steven Gotlib, a Conservative Jewish teenager turned Orthodox rabbi, discusses the relationship between first principles and how we should live in an episode of the 18Forty Podcast.
The episode discusses the historical significance of the printing of Shas (the Talmud).
A report commissioned by Fresno State University has found that the library named after Henry Miller Madden, a scholar known for his antisemitic views, contains numerous examples of explicit antisemitism and admiration for Hitler and the Nazi party.
Abraham Socher, the founding editor of the Jewish Review of Books, discusses his new book of essays titled "Liberal and Illiberal Arts: Essays (Mostly Jewish)".
In this podcast episode, Abraham Socher, the founding editor of the Jewish Review of Books and an emeritus professor of Jewish studies, discusses his educational background, intellectual interests, and his new book of essays titled Liberal and Illiberal Arts: Essays (Mostly Jewish).
This symposium on Torah u-Madda explores the challenges and evolving definition of the integration of Torah and secular studies in the Modern Orthodox community.
The symposium discusses the concept of Torah u-Madda (Torah and secular studies) in the Modern Orthodox community and its evolving meaning.
Rabbi Dr. Haym Soloveitchik, a renowned scholar of Jewish studies, discusses the development of halacha (Jewish law) in this episode of the 18FortyPodcast.
In this episode of the 18FortyPodcast, Rabbi Dr. Haym Soloveitchik, a renowned scholar in Jewish studies, discusses the development of Halacha (Jewish law) following the Holocaust.
"You Be You: The Kids Guide to Gender, Sexuality and Family," a book originally published in English in 2019, has now been translated into Yiddish.
The author explores the differences and similarities between the study of Talmud in yeshivas and in university departments of Talmud.
Susannah Heschel, a professor of Jewish studies, reflects on the legacy of her father, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Jewish involvement in the civil rights movement.
This article reflects on Leonard Cohen's Jewish legacy and cautions against co-opting him into a conventional framework of Judaism.
Tablet has introduced its third class of Tablet Fellows, who will be working with the publication from October to December.
The author, a rabbi at the Fire Island Synagogue, responds to an essay that argues synagogues should admit congregants regardless of vaccination status.
In this article, the author discusses how student trips to Poland to learn about Jewish heritage have changed over the years.
The power of scholarly experts has traditionally come from their objective, informed, and incisive analysis.
The article discusses the history of the anti-Zionist left in Israel, focusing on the Matzpen movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
In the first episode of the Terrestrial Jerusalem podcast series, Evan Gottesman and Daniel Seidemann discuss the reasons behind the ongoing conflict over Jerusalem.
A group of scholars has introduced the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism as an alternative to the widely adopted definition of antisemitism by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA).
Steven M. Cohen, a prominent Jewish sociologist who was forced out of his tenured position in 2018 due to allegations of sexual assault and harassment, has recently been involved in off-the-record conversations about American Jewish life, sparking controversy and outrage among his accusers and their supporters.
The Daf Yomi cycle, which involves daily Talmud learning, will soon be studying Tractate Shekalim, which is different from the usual Talmudic texts.
"The Beginning of Politics" by Leon R. Kass is a book that approaches the biblical book of Exodus as an integrated whole, challenging the prevalent view of it being a collection of fragments.
In this video by R. Joseph Dweck, he discusses the principles found in the writings of Rambam (also known as Maimonides).