In God’s Image: Myth, Theology, and Law in Classical Judaism

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

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

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

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

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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God, Faith & Identity From the Ashes

God, Faith & Identity From the Ashes

Apr 16, 2015 By Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event audio

How have the children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors shaped their identity and developed their attitudes toward God, faith, Judaism, the Jewish people, and the world?

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A Dialogue of Life: Toward the Encounter of Jews and Christians

A Dialogue of Life: Toward the Encounter of Jews and Christians

Mar 26, 2015 By Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event audio

This event was cosponsored by The Library and the Milstein Center for Interreligious Dialogue of The Jewish Theological Seminary.

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Leadership in the Bible: A Practical Guide for Today

Leadership in the Bible: A Practical Guide for Today

Feb 19, 2015 By Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event audio

How would Abraham, Joseph, and Moses respond to the 40 most difficult situations you encounter in daily life?

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