Jewish Ideas to Change the World

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Teresa Romero, President of United Farm Workers (https://ufw.org/), on the topic of "Jews Standing with Farm Workers!" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Enjoy the twenty-third session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat rejuvenation in order that we can bring about 39 strengthened ways to repair & heal the world (& ourselves! & our families! & our communities!) on the other 6 days (emulating Divine creation and transforming our world into a holy dwelling place! DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrah Become a member today, starting at just $18 per month! Click the link to see our membership options: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member For more information, contact: Jenny Pratt -- Development Manager [email protected] ★ Support this podcast ★

In this event, Rabbi Lisa Goldstein, a teacher and facilitator with years of executive experience (https://www.rabbilisagoldstein.com/), presents her virtual talk “Chanukah: Cultivating Courage for Righteous Action." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Rabbi Yonatan Neril, Founder and Executive Director of The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development (https://www.interfaithsustain.com/), on the topic of "Eco Bible!" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP BUY THE BOOK: https://amzn.to/36VGU7L For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Lama Rod Owens (https://www.lamarod.com/), author of "Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger" on the topic of "The Path of Liberation Through Anger." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP BUY THE BOOK: https://amzn.to/3qkMngj For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Enjoy the twenty-second session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat rejuvenation in order that we can bring about 39 strengthened ways to repair & heal the world (& ourselves! & our families! & our communities!) on the other 6 days (emulating Divine creation and transforming our world into a holy dwelling place! DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash Become a member today, starting at just $18 per month! Click the link to see our membership options: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member For more information, contact: Jenny Pratt -- Development Manager [email protected] ★ Support this podcast ★

In this event, Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, the Director Emeritus of the UCLA Hillel (https://www.uclahillel.org/), presents his virtual talk “For In the Image of God Was Adam Created” – Jewish Attitudes to the ‘Other’: Xenophobic Bias vs. Expansive Inclusion in the Judaic Tradition. DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: https://bit.ly/374PiB2 For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

In this event, Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash (www.valleybeitmidrash.org), presents his virtual talk "Creating an Attitude of Gratitude in Times of Difficulty" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Enjoy the twenty-first session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat rejuvenation in order that we can bring about 39 strengthened ways to repair & heal the world (& ourselves! & our families! & our communities!) on the other 6 days (emulating Divine creation and transforming our world into a holy dwelling place! DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash Become a member today, starting at just $18 per month! Click the link to see our membership options: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member For more information, contact: Jenny Pratt -- Development Manager [email protected] ★ Support this podcast ★

In this event, Professor Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, the Regents Professor of History, Irving and Miriam Lowe Professor of Modern Judaism, and Director of Jewish Studies at Arizona State University (https://jewishstudies.asu.edu/), presents her virtual talk "Judaism and the Environmental Crisis" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Professor Richard H. Schwartz, professor emeritus of mathematics at the College of Staten Island and president emeritus of Jewish Veg, on the topic of "Vegan Revolution: Saving our World, Revitalizing Judaism." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP BUY THE BOOK: https://amzn.to/3328puh For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

In this event, Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, presents his virtual talk "The Legacy of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: A Close Look at his Scholarship & Leadership." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Enjoy the twentieth session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat rejuvenation in order that we can bring about 39 strengthened ways to repair & heal the world (& ourselves! & our families! & our communities!) on the other 6 days (emulating Divine creation and transforming our world into a holy dwelling place! DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash Become a member today, starting at just $18 per month! Click the link to see our membership options: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member For more information, contact: Jenny Pratt -- Development Manager [email protected] ★ Support this podcast ★

In this event, Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin (https://www.mei.edu/profile/dahlia-scheindlin) presents her virtual talk "Can an Israeli-Palestinian Confederation Work?" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Professor Martha Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor in the Law School and the Philosophy Department at the University of Chicago (https://political-science.uchicago.edu/), on the topic of "Human Rights & Animal Rights." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

In this event, Rabbi David Wolpe, the Max Webb Senior Rabbi at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles (https://www.sinaitemple.org/), presents his virtual talk "Politics and Torah: What Should We Learn From One About The Other?" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Enjoy the nineteenth session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat rejuvenation in order that we can bring about 39 strengthened ways to repair & heal the world (& ourselves! & our families! & our communities!) on the other 6 days (emulating Divine creation and transforming our world into a holy dwelling place! DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash Become a member today, starting at just $18 per month! Click the link to see our membership options: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member For more information, contact: Jenny Pratt -- Development Manager [email protected] ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Professor Marc Zvi Brettler, Bernice and Morton Lerner Professor in Judaic Studies at Duke University, and Professor Amy-Jill Levine, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, on the topic of "The Bible With and Without Jesus." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP BUY THE BOOK: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-bible-with-and-without-jesus-amy-jill-levinemarc-zvi-brettler For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Enjoy the eighteenth session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebraEnjoy the seventeenth session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat rejuvenation in order that we can bring about 39 strengthened ways to repair & heal the world (& ourselves! & our families! & our communities!) on the other 6 days (emulating Divine creation and transforming our world into a holy dwelling place! DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash Become a member today, starting at just $18 per month! Click the link to see our membership options: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member For more information, contact: Jenny Pratt -- Development Manager [email protected] of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat rejuvenation in order that we can bring about 39 strengthened ways to repair & heal the world (& ourselves! & our families! & our communities!) on the other 6 days (emulating Divine creation and transforming our world into a holy dwelling place! DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash Become a member today, starting at just $18 per month! Click the link to see our membership options: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member For more information, contact: Jenny Pratt -- Development Manager [email protected] ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Moby (https://moby.com/), musician & activist, on the topic of "Animal Rights, Spirituality, & Creativity." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews David Lester, author of "Jewish Marriage: The Ceremony, The First Year, and the Journey That Follows," on the topic of "Jewish Marriage." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP BUY THE BOOK: https://mosaicapress.com/product/jewish-marriage/ For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

In this event, Rabbi Irwin Kula, Co-President of Clal–The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership (https://www.clal.org/), presents his virtual talk "Beyond Polarization: Judaism and our Public Culture." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: https://bit.ly/37MWF1S For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Rabbi Geoff Mitelman, the Founding Director of Sinai and Synapses (https://sinaiandsynapses.org/) on the topic of "Science & Religion." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Enjoy the seventeenth session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat rejuvenation in order that we can bring about 39 strengthened ways to repair & heal the world (& ourselves! & our families! & our communities!) on the other 6 days (emulating Divine creation and transforming our world into a holy dwelling place! DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash Become a member today, starting at just $18 per month! Click the link to see our membership options: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member For more information, contact: Jenny Pratt -- Development Manager [email protected] ★ Support this podcast ★

In this event, Rabbi Dov Lipman, a former member of the Israeli Knesset and the Senior Manager for Community Outreach at HonestReporting.com, presents his virtual talk "Is the State of Israel the Beginning of the Final Redemption?" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: https://bit.ly/2Ts68TU For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

In this event, Rabbi Ysoscher Katz, the Chair of the Department of Talmud at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (https://www.yctorah.org/), presents his virtual talk "Solomonic Justice: Is Dual Motherhood a Halakhic Possibility?" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Enjoy the sixteenth session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat rejuvenation in order that we can bring about 39 strengthened ways to repair & heal the world (& ourselves! & our families! & our communities!) on the other 6 days (emulating Divine creation and transforming our world into a holy dwelling place! DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash Become a member today, starting at just $18 per month! Click the link to see our membership options: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member For more information, contact: Jenny Pratt - Development Manager [email protected] ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Professor Michael J. Sandel, the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University, on his new book titled the "The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP BUY THE BOOK: https://amzn.to/35bAQpO For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Aziz Abu Sarah, co-founder of Mejdi Tours (https://www.mejditours.com/), on the topic of: "A Palestinian-Israeli Confederacy?" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

In this event, Rabbi Dr. Marc Gellman, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Beth Torah in Melville, NY, presents his virtual talk "Do Jews Believe in Heaven?" Thank you to our partner, Temple Solel of Paradise Valley https://templesolel.org/ DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

A discussion of key principles of the most essential Jewish medical ethics dilemmas that arise in contemporary healthcare. In this event, Rabbi Dr. Jason Weiner, the senior rabbi and director of the Spiritual Care Department at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles (https://www.cedars-sinai.org/), utilizes real stories, case scenarios, and text to clarify nuanced strategies and values. Thank you to our partner, Congregation Beth El: https://www.bethelphoenix.com/ DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Enjoy the fifteenth session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat rejuvenation in order that we can bring about 39 strengthened ways to repair & heal the world (& ourselves! & our families! & our communities!) on the other 6 days (emulating Divine creation and transforming our world into a holy dwelling place! DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash Become a member today, starting at just $18 per month! Click the link to see our membership options: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member For more information, contact: Jenny Pratt, Development Manager [email protected] ★ Support this podcast ★

In this session, Rabbi Shmuly will explore the Biblical and Rabbinic understandings of kavod habriot (human dignity) and the moral relevance of these theologies and ethics today! This class will include both text study and inspiring stories. DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Enjoy the fourteenth session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat rejuvenation in order that we can bring about 39 strengthened ways to repair & heal the world (& ourselves! & our families! & our communities!) on the other 6 days (emulating Divine creation and transforming our world into a holy dwelling place! DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash Become a member today, starting at just $18 per month! Click the link to see our membership options: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member/ For more information, contact: Jenny Pratt, Development Manager [email protected] ★ Support this podcast ★

The nation mourned the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg earlier this year, but what made her important? Why was RBG notorious? Our panel will touch on professional milestones and the RBG’s impact on the country, on Jews, and on women. Valley Beit Midrash and Arizona Jews for Justice hosted this ZOOM panel event in remembrance of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Featuring: Scott Bales – Chief Justice Arizona Supreme Court (ret.) Vicki Cabot – Former Jewish Federation President Toby Maureen Gerst - judicial educator Judy Schaffert – chief staff attorney Arizona Supreme Court (ret.) DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member/ Valley Beit Midrash is proud to host the Jaburg Wilk Learning Season. Learn more about Jaburg Wilk at: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Enjoy the thirteenth session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat rejuvenation in order that we can bring about 39 strengthened ways to repair & heal the world (& ourselves! & our families! & our communities!) on the other 6 days (emulating Divine creation and transforming our world into a holy dwelling place! DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash ★ Support this podcast ★

Enjoy the twelfth session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat rejuvenation in order that we can bring about 39 strengthened ways to repair & heal the world (& ourselves! & our families! & our communities!) on the other 6 days (emulating Divine creation and transforming our world into a holy dwelling place! DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Marc Grossman, Communications Director for the Cesar Chavez Foundation (https://chavezfoundation.org/) for an intimate conversation about Chavez's legacy and the impact of the Jewish community on his activism work. DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash ★ Support this podcast ★

Enjoy the eleventh session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat rejuvenation in order that we can bring about 39 strengthened ways to repair & heal the world (& ourselves! & our families! & our communities!) on the other 6 days (emulating Divine creation and transforming our world into a holy dwelling place! DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash ★ Support this podcast ★

Valley Beit Midrash is proud to present "Tears and Laughter: The Spiritual and Emotional Journey Through the High Holidays," a virtual event taught by Estelle Frankel. Estelle Frankel (http://estellefrankel.com/) is a practicing psychotherapist, author, spiritual director and popular public speaker. In her private practice in Albany, Ca. she works with individuals and couples providing brief and long-term psychotherapy and spiritual mentoring. Estelle is also a seasoned teacher of Jewish mysticism and meditation who offers workshops on the intersection of psychology and spirituality, Kabbalah and healing, and Musar, Mindfulness and Positive Psychology. Estelle is the author of two books: Sacred Therapy: Jewish Spiritual Teachings on Emotional Healing & Inner Wholeness, a groundbreaking book on the intersection of Kabbalah and depth psychology, and The Wisdom of Not Knowing: Discovering a Life of Wonder by Embracing Uncertainty, a guide to overcoming fears of the unknown and embracing uncertainty. She is also the author of numerous essays that have been published by professional journals, literary anthologies and popular magazines. DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: https://bit.ly/2Zvi8ax For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash ★ Support this podcast ★

Valley Beit Midrash is proud to present “'Concealed'— Memoir of a Jewish/Iranian Daughter Caught Between the Chador and America," a virtual event about Esther Amini's book of the same name. Facilitated by Elana Storch, this event is a riveting account of Esther's life and the Persian-Jewish experience in America. You can learn more about Esther on her website: http://estheramini.com/ Follow her on Instagram: @estheraminiauthor PURCHASE THE BOOK: https://amzn.to/3imPu2L Esther Amini is a writer, painter, and psychoanalytic psychotherapist in private practice. Her short stories have appeared in Elle, Lilith, Tablet, The Jewish Week, Barnard Magazine, TK University’s Inscape Literary, and Proximity. She was named one of Aspen Words’ two best-emerging memoirists and awarded its Emerging Writer Fellowship in 2016 based on her memoir entitled: “Concealed.” Her pieces have been performed by Jewish Women’s Theatre in Los Angeles and in Manhattan, and was chosen by JWT as their Artist-in-Residence in 2019. DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Ethan Felson, the Executive Director of A Wider Bridge (https://awiderbridge.org/), on the topic of "LGBTQ Relationships with Israel." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash ★ Support this podcast ★

Enjoy the tenth session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat rejuvenation in order that we can bring about 39 strengthened ways to repair & heal the world (& ourselves! & our families! & our communities!) on the other 6 days (emulating Divine creation and transforming our world into a holy dwelling place! DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash ★ Support this podcast ★

Enjoy the ninth session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat rejuvenation in order that we can bring about 39 strengthened ways to repair & heal the world (& ourselves! & our families! & our communities!) on the other 6 days (emulating Divine creation and transforming our world into a holy dwelling place! DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash ★ Support this podcast ★

Valley Beit Midrash is proud to present our Annual Hammerman Lecture featuring Dr. Daniel Gordis (https://danielgordis.org/). Dr. Gordis presented his virtual lecture "The Seismic Shift in American Jewish Life – Where Are We Headed?" The Hammerman Family Lecture is a special opportunity for the Greater Phoenix Jewish Community to hear from world-class speakers. Stan & Cheryl Hammerman are pillars of the VBM community and we are fortunate for their continued support. Valley Beit Midrash is proud to present our Annual Hammerman Lecture featuring Dr. Daniel Gordis (https://danielgordis.org/). Dr. Gordis presented his virtual lecture "The Seismic Shift in American Jewish Life – Where Are We Headed?" The Hammerman Family Lecture is a special opportunity for the Greater Phoenix Jewish Community to hear from world-class speakers. Stan & Cheryl Hammerman are pillars of the VBM community and we are fortunate for their continued support. Dr. Daniel Gordis is Senior Vice President and the Koret Distinguished Fellow at Shalem College. The author of more than ten books, Gordis is a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion and writes regularly for the Jerusalem Post. Gordis’ history of the State of Israel, entitled Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn, received the 2016 National Jewish Book Award as “Book of the Year.” Ambassador Dennis Ross, reflecting on the book, wrote, “When I am asked ‘Is there one book to read about Israel?’ I now have an answer.” Yossi Klein Halevi wrote, “Daniel Gordis has written a luminous history …. Gordis gives us the soul of Israel, and helps explain why the most hated country on the planet is also among the most beloved.” Gordis’ newest book is entitle We Stand Divided: The Rift Between American Jews and Israel (publication in September 2019). Ambassador Michael Oren, reflecting on the book, wrote, “Impassioned, brilliant, and riveting, We Stand Divided is the essential book for understanding American Jewish-Israel relations. Gordis has made an outstanding contribution to the field.” Gordis and his wife live in Jerusalem. They have three married children and two granddaughters. DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Rabbi Naftali Rothenberg, Senior Research Fellow at The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute (https://www.vanleer.org.il/en/), on the topic of "Love & Democracy in Israel." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash ★ Support this podcast ★

Enjoy the eighth session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks). He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat rejuvenation in order that we can bring about 39 strengthened ways to repair & heal the world (& ourselves! & our families! & our communities!) on the other 6 days (emulating Divine creation and transforming our world into a holy dwelling place! DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash ★ Support this podcast ★

Join Valley Beit Midrash for an hour-long virtual session with rabbinic voices to honor the life and service of Rabbi Micah Caplan (https://bit.ly/2Eo5F0X), of blessed memory. Speaker Line-up: Brianah Caplan with an opening musical tribute Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz Rabbi Mark Bisman Rabbi Nate Crane Rabbi Elana Kanter Rabbi Steve Kahn Rabbi Ira Dounn Rabbi John Linder Rabbi Aviva Funke Rabbi William Berman VIDEO: A Special Message from Rabbi Caplan z’l Brianah Caplan with a closing musical tribute DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Zachary Truboff presents his virtual zoom class, " Re-examining Our Moral Obligations to the Other" for Valley Beit Midrash. Rabbi Zachary Truboff is the coordinator of the International Beit Din Institute, which seeks to educate rabbis about halakhic solutions to the agunah problem. His writings on contemporary Jewish thought and Zionism have appeared in the Lehrhaus, Arutz Sheva, and Akdamot. His forthcoming book, Torah Goes Forth From Zion: Essays on the Thought of Rav Kook and Rav Shagar, will be published in the fall. Before making aliyah, he served as the rabbi of Cedar Sinai Synagogue in Cleveland, Ohio. He has taught in a variety of adult education settings such as the Wexner Heritage Program and the Hartman Institute. He received semikha from Rav Zalman Nechemia Goldberg and Yeshivat Chovevei Torah. DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Pinchas Allouche, the founding Rabbi of Congregation Beth Tefillah (https://www.bethtefillahaz.org/) presents his virtual presentation "Lessons From My Teacher, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz." Rabbi Allouche is a respected rabbinic figure, a renowned lecturer, and a prominent author of many essays on the Jewish faith, mysticism, and social-criticism. Besides his academic pedigree, Rabbi Allouche is richly-cultural, having lived in France, where he was born, South Africa and Israel. He is also fluent in English, Hebrew, French and Italian. Rabbi Allouche is a member of AIPAC's National Council, and a member of the Vaad Harabanim, the Orthodox Rabbinic Council of Arizona. Rabbi Allouche's wise, profound, and sensitive perspective on the world and its people, on life and living, is highly regarded and sought-after by communities and individuals of all backgrounds. Rabbi Allouche is also tremendously involved in the Jewish community of Greater Phoenix, and he teaches middle-school Judaics at the local Jewish Day School. Rabbi Allouche is also a blogger for many online publications including the Huffington Post, and The Times of Israel. Rabbi Allouche was listed in the Jewish Daily Forward as one of America's 36 Most Inspiring Rabbis, who are "shaping 21st Century Judaism." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-librarh https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash ★ Support this podcast ★