Aphrodite and the Rabbis
Sep 27, 2016 By Burton L. Visotzky | Public Event audio
Judaism as we know it is a western Roman religion, argues Rabbi Burton Visotzky. Yes, the very empire that destroyed the Jerusalem Temple in 70 CE served as the culture in which Judaism was nurtured and became the religion of the rabbis that we still celebrate today.
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Kosher USA: How Coke Became Kosher and Other Tales of Modern Food
Sep 14, 2016 By Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event audio
Kosher USA follows the fascinating journey of kosher food through the modern industrial food system. It recounts how iconic products such as Coca-Cola and Jell-O tried to become kosher; the contentious debates among rabbis over the incorporation of modern science into Jewish law; how Manischewitz wine became the first kosher product to win over non-Jewish consumers; and more.
Thinking and Killing Philosophical Discourse in the Shadow of the Third Reich
May 25, 2016 By Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event audio
In this Library Book Talk, Professor Alon Segev discusses his book, Thinking and Killing—Philosophical Discourse in the Shadow of the Third Reich, which deals with the contribution of eight German thinkers to the discussion about the Holocaust and the Final Solution.
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In God’s Image: Myth, Theology, and Law in Classical Judaism
Oct 20, 2015 By Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event audio
A discussion with author Dr. Yair Lorberbaum, professor at Bar Ilan University Faculty of Law and senior researcher at the Shalom Hartman Institute.
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Portrait of the Kings: The Davidic Prototype in Deuteronomistic Poetics
Oct 15, 2015 By Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event audio
A discussion with author Dr. Alison L. Joseph, adjunct assistant professor of Bible at JTS and visiting assistant professor at Towson University.
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All This Has Come Upon Us
May 12, 2015 By Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event audio
An evening with Mark Podwal, artist, physician, author, and former Op-Ed artist of the New York Times
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Rabbinic Judaism: Space and Place
Mar 15, 2016 By David C. Kraemer | Public Event audio
In the aftermath of the conquest of the Holy Land by the Romans and their destruction of the Jerusalem Temple, Jews were faced with a world in existential chaos—both they and their God were rendered homeless. In a religious tradition that equated Divine approval with peaceful dwelling on the Land, this situation was intolerable. In response, the Rabbis sought to build new “structures,” new homes for both God and Israel. Rabbinic Judaism: Space and Place offers the first comprehensive study of spatiality in rabbinic Judaism, exploring how the Rabbis reoriented the Jewish relationship with space and place following the conquest and destruction.
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Pepper, Silk & Ivory: Amazing Stories about Jews and the Far East
May 7, 2015 By Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event audio
A discussion with authors Rabbi Marvin Tokayer and Dr. Ellen Rodman.
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