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Tag: Rabbi Yehuda Amital

0 Jewish Law Philosophy

‘Purify Our Hearts to Serve You in Truth’: Rav Amital’s Guide to Elul

Rivka Bennun Kay in 18forty · 1 Sep

Rivka Bennun Kay explores the teachings of Rabbi Yehuda Amital on spiritual introspection during the month of Elul, drawing from his book "When God is Near."

0 Politics Leadership

Gaza is starving. Where are the American Jewish leaders?

Jill Jacobs in Forward · 23 Jul

Jill Jacobs, through a reflective lens, examines the American Jewish leadership's silence on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, likening it to historical precedents such as the Sabra and Shatila massacre.

0 Leadership Jewish Law

To Be Holy but Human

Emes Ve-Emunah · 1 Jun

Rabbi Moshe Taragin's book, "To Be Holy but Human," focuses on Rabbi Yehuda Amital, a figure who straddled the realms of halachic observance and humanistic values, illustrating his belief in the importance of both religious dedication and unity among Jews, regardless of their level of observance.

0 Holidays Jewish Law

When God is Near: On the High Holidays

Jewish Action · 20 Sep 2016

Rabbi Yehuda Amital's book "When God Is Near: On the High Holidays," adapted and edited by Rabbi Yoel Amital and translated by Karen Fish, captures the essence of Rav Amital's teachings at Yeshivat Har Etzion.

0 Education Israel

Remembering Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, zt”l

JA Mag in Jewish Action · 27 Aug 2015

Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein was a prominent figure in the Jewish world, born in 1933 in Paris and later moving to the United States to study under renowned rabbis such as Yitzchok Hutner and Yosef Dov Soloveitchik.

0 Education Jewish Law

New Gleanings from an Old Book

Elli Fischer in Jewish Review of Books · 17 Jun 2015

In Alon Shevut, the Herzog Academic College hosts an annual seminar on Tanakh, the Jewish Bible, where participants engage in intense study and debate.