Jewish Ideas to Change the World

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D., the president of Reconstructing Judaism (https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/), on the topic of "Jewish Particularism & Universalism." 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 Professor Judith Butler, Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley, on the topic of "Judaism, Coronavirus, and Care." 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 Yitzchak Blau, Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshivat Orayta (https://www.orayta.org/), on the topic of "Religious Zionism & Modern Orthodoxy." NOTE - We apologize that the audio quality is in this interview is poorer than usual. 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 Professor David Nirenberg, the dean of the University of Chicago Divinity School, (https://divinity.uchicago.edu/) on the topic of "Anti-Judaism." 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, Dove Kent, Senior Strategy Officer at Bend the Arc (https://www.bendthearc.us/), on the topic of "White Nationalism & Coalition Building." 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 speaks on the topic of "Spiritual Hope!" 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 R' Yoni Rosensweig, rabbi at Netzrach Menashe (https://www.netzachmenashe.org/), on the topic of "Mental Illness, Halakha, & Coronavirus." 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 Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer, President of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America (https://hartman.org.il/NA_index.asp), on the topic of "Coronavirus and American Jewish Life." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP Learn more about Dr. Kurtzer's recent work: https://identitycrisispod.com 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 Aryeh Klapper, Dean of the Center for Modern Torah Leadership (http://torahleadership.org/), on the topic of "Pikuach Nefesh & Rodef." 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 Dr. Burt Visotzky, Appleman Professor of Midrash and Interreligious Studies - The Jewish Theological Seminary, on the topic of "Love Your Neighbor as Yourself!" 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 Professor Simon Blackburn, Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on the topic of "Morally Stuck & Navigating the Pandemic." 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 ★

Hannah Creviston, a clinical associate professor of piano pedagogy at Arizona State Universit (https://herbergerinstitute.asu.edu/) presents her Arizona Jews for Justice lecture and performance "Immortal Melodies: Remembrance and Hope" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE: Be renewed and hear the sweet sounds of memory. Join Valley Beit Midrash and Arizona Jews for Justice for a night of song, remembrance, and hope. For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash interviews Dr. Patch Adams, the Founder of the Gesundheit! Institute (https://www.patchadams.org/), on the topic of "Restoring Love & Healing!" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARN MORE ABOUT PATCH: https://www.patchadams.org/patch-adams/ 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 Ami Silver on the topic of "Prayer in this Unique Moment." 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 Professor Kwame Anthony Appiah, a Professor Of Philosophy And Law at New York University, on the topic of "Human Dignity & Cosmopolitanism." 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 Lauren Tuchman, a speaker and author, (https://rabbituchman.com/) on the topic of "Disability Inclusion in the Jewish Community." 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 Chaim Seidler-Feller, Director Emeritus of UCLA Hillel (http://www.uclahillel.org/), on the topic of the "Orthodoxy & Trump: Understanding the Love Affair." 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 Chaim Seidler-Feller, the Director Emeritus of UCLA Hillel (www.uclahillel.org/), presents his Valley Beit Midrash lecture "'Twas the Best of Times, ‘Twas the Worst of Times: Antisemitism, Israel and the Politics of Resentment on the Campus Today," before an audience at Congregation Or Tzion (congregationortzion.org) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP ABOUT THIS LECTURE: Is it as bad as we’ve been led to believe? How has the increasing support for the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment initiative effected campus climate and attitudes toward Israel? Is there evidence of greater hostility towards Jews and reports of instances of discrimination? Are the responses and interventions of the Jewish Community helpful? What has been the reaction of Jewish students and academics to the Hillel Israel guidelines? Should J St. U be included in the campus Jewish Community? Is the next generation inclined to continue being actively engaged on behalf of Israel? Does the expression of support for BDS and embrace of an anti-Zionist position constitute antisemitism? These and other questions will be considered by a four decade plus veteran of the campus wars. LEARNING MATERIALS: bit.ly/2v73rPd For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/cbi18 www.facebook.com/Congregation-Or-…on-103351795773/ twitter.com/VBMTorah twitter.com/cbi18 www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash interviews April Baskin, Racial Justice Director of the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable (https://jewishsocialjustice.org/) on the topic of "Jews of Color & Joyous Activism! DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP If you’d like to inquire about hiring April as a coach, trainer or keynote speaker, you can find and get in touch with her at https://www.joyousjustice.com/ For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, the Director Emeritus of UCLA Hillel (http://www.uclahillel.org/), presents his Valley Beit Midrash lecture, "Violence, Morality and Megillat Esther", before an audience at Congregation Beth Israel (www.cbiaz.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: The book of Esther concludes with a paroxysm of violence perpetrated by the Jews of Persia against their Persian attackers. Over the centuries many have been troubled by the unfolding massacre and the absence of moral restraint, especially as it is featured in a book of sacred scripture. This seminar will contextualize the violence, interpret its symbolic and reparative significance and, ultimately, reclaim the moral high ground. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: https://bit.ly/2vEHhUD For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/cbiaz twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash interviews, The Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis, the Co-Chair for Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival (https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/), on the topic of the "Reviving the Poor People's Campaign!" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP FOLLOW Reverend Liz: https://twitter.com/liztheo https://www.instagram.com/liztheoharis/ 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 Professor Peter W. Ochs, Edgar M. Bronfman Professor of Modern Judaic Studies at the University of Virginia, on the topic of the "Religious Conflict & Postmodern Thought." 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 Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy, Director of the Social Justice Track at Pardes (https://www.pardes.org.il/), on the topic of the "Torah from the Social Justice Beit Midrash!" 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 Itzchak Marmorstein(Evan-Shayish), the Chairman of Ohr LeRayah, on the topic of the "The Torah of Rav Kook!" 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 Mike Moskowitz, Scholar-in-Residence for Trans and Queer Jewish Studies at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (cbst.org/), presents his Valley Beit Midrash lecture "Gender & Clothing" before an audience at Congregation Or Tzion (congregationortzion.org) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP ABOUT THIS LECTURE: Purim is a story about the shift from living with a hidden identity to coming out as truly oneself. What might it teach us about the role of clothing, either concealing or expressing gender identity? This text based discussion will frame the Biblical prohibition of wearing mis-gendered clothing as supporting the transgender experience. LEARNING MATERIALS: https://bit.ly/2v73rPd For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/cbi18 www.facebook.com/Congregation-Or-…on-103351795773/ twitter.com/VBMTorah twitter.com/cbi18 www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Mike Moskowitz, the Scholar-in-Residence for Trans and Queer Jewish Studies at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (https://cbst.org/), presents his Valley Beit Midrash lecture "Allyship as Spiritual Practice" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: Being an ally can sometimes feel awkward and unsustainable. How might we see allyship as part of a restorative religion that is nourishing? We will explore models of change that aim to balance the solo and communal contributions of allyship as spiritual practice. For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash interviews Rabbi Mike Moskowitz, Scholar-in-Residence for Trans and Queer Jewish Studies at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (https://cbst.org/), on the topic of the "Toxic Masculinity & Graceful Masculinity!" 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 Professor James Loeffler, the Jay Berkowitz Professor of Jewish History at the University of Virginia (https://jamesloeffler.com/), on the topic of the "Jews & International Human Rights!" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP BUY THE BOOK: https://amzn.to/2uU6IkO 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 Michael Lerner, the editor of Tikkun Magazine (https://www.tikkun.org/), on the topic of "A Jewish Mandate to Address 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 ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Michael Lerner, the editor of Tikkun Magazine (www.tikkun.org/), presents his lecture "Revolutionary Love" before an audience at Temple Chai (https://www.templechai.com/) in Phoeniz, AZ ABOUT THIS SPEAKER: Rabbi Michael Lerner, Ph.D., is a leading author, public intellectual, and spiritual leader. He is the founder and editor of Tikkun Magazine, the world’s most widely read and quoted liberal/progressive Jewish and interfaith magazine, started in 1986 as an alternative to the Jewish neo-conservatives. Tikkun Magazine has received numerous awards for its creative synthesis of progressive politics and spiritual wisdom. Rabbi Lerner is also the Co-founder and Chairperson of the interfaith Network of Spiritual Progressives and the rabbi of Beyt Tikkun Synagogue in San Francisco. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Michael Lerner, the editor of Tikkun Magazine (https://www.tikkun.org/), presents his lecture "Lessons from 53 Years of Social Justice Activism" before an audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. ABOUT THIS SPEAKER: Rabbi Michael Lerner, Ph.D., is a leading author, public intellectual, and spiritual leader. He is the founder and editor of Tikkun Magazine, the world’s most widely read and quoted liberal/progressive Jewish and interfaith magazine, started in 1986 as an alternative to the Jewish neo-conservatives. Tikkun Magazine has received numerous awards for its creative synthesis of progressive politics and spiritual wisdom. Rabbi Lerner is also the Co-founder and Chairperson of the interfaith Network of Spiritual Progressives and the rabbi of Beyt Tikkun Synagogue in San Francisco. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash interviews Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus, the Clinical Director at Maze Women’s Sexual Health (https://www.mazewomenshealth.com/), on the topic of the "Orthodox Sex Therapy & Sex Education." 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 Dr. Shaina Hammerman, professor of Jewish cultural studies for the Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice at the University of San Francisco, on the topic of "Mass Incarceration: Why Should Jews Care?" 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 ★

Professor Shaina Hammerman, a professor of Jewish cultural studies for the Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice at the University of San Francisco, presents her Valley Beit Midrash lecture "Dirty Jews: Gender and Vulgarity in Jewish Comedy" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: In the past two decades, American comedy has been animated by a cohort of raunchy “sex comics” like Amy Schumer, Sarah Silverman, Rachel Bloom, Lena Dunham, Ilana Glazer, and Abbi Jacobson, and others. This lecture ties together the bawdy content of these comedians’ acts with their shared identities as women and Jews. How does their work connect to the comedy of earlier generations of so-called “unkosher comediennes” like Sophie Tucker and Totie Fields? How does their work connect to the longstanding tradition of Jewish men’s comedy? It turns out that what we understand as “funny” and what we understand as “Jewish” depend entirely on the gender of the comedian. DONATE: www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash interviews Saul Austerlitz, a pop culture historian and author of "Generation Friends," on the topic of "The Legacy of 'Friends!'" 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 ★

Saul Austerlitz, a pop culture historian, presents his Valley Beit Midrash lecture "Generation Friends: An Inside Look at the Show Defined a Television Era" before an audience at Congregation Or Tzion (www.congregationortzion.org) in Scottsdale, AZ. ABOUT THIS SPEAKER: Saul Austerlitz is a freelance writer whose work has been published in theNew York Times, New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Rolling Stone, the Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Slate, and The New Republic, among others. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP BUY THE BOOK: https://amzn.to/39lPU4r For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash interviews Rabbi Dr. Reb Mimi Feigelson, Mashpiah Ruchanit (spiritual mentor) of the Rabbinical School at The Schechter Institutes (https://schechter.edu/), on the topic of the "Accepting God's Love & Trust!" 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 Dr. Shlomo Dov Rosen, Director of Yakar Jerusalem (https://www.yakar.org/), on the topic of the "Autonomy & Authority in Halacha." 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 Professor Lori Gruen, William Griffin Professor of Philosophy - Wesleyan University, on the topic of the "Ethics of Captivity." DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP BUY THE BOOK: https://amzn.to/31vmSwI 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 Dr. Biti Roi, Research Fellow at the Kogod Research Center for Contemporary Jewish.on the topic of " The Shekhina & Feminine in Kabbalah." 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 Professor Jeffrey Veidlinger, Joseph Brodsky Collegiate Professor of History and Judaic Studies - University of Michigan, on the topic of "Russian Jews Resisting Soviets with Faith & Observance!" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learing-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash ★ Support this podcast ★

Karen Franklin, Director of Family Research at the Leo Baeck Institute and a consultant at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, presents her Valley Beit Midrash lecture "Tracing Ancestors in Eastern Europe: Strategies and Examples" before an audience at Temple Chai (https://www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: This lecture offers Jewish genealogy basics and tips, strategies for research, and a review of useful genealogy web sites. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: https://bit.ly/2v5zlv2 For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ https://www.facebook.com/templechaiAZ/ Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Karen Franklin, Director of Family Research at the Leo Baeck Institute and a consultant at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, presents her Valley Beit Midrash lecture "The Untold Story of the Lehman Family and its Aid to Refugees: 1933-1945" before an audience at Temple Beth Shalom (tbsaz.org/) in Sun City, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: Few people know of the role of Herbert H. Lehman, Governor of the State of New York, and a son of Mayer Lehman (a founder of company that was to become Lehman Brothers), and a vast network of his relatives, in assisting hundreds of Jewish refugees fleeing Germany and Austria from 1933 to 1941, and helping them establish themselves in their new countries in the years that followed DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ www.facebook.com/templebethshalomaz/ Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash interviews George Lakey, a professor, activist, and author, on the topic of "Spiritual Resilience Against Despair!" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP BUY THE BOOK: https://amzn.to/2S1HXuo 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 at Valley Beit Midrash, presents his lecture "Systems of Confinement & The Dignities of Freedom" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. ABOUT THIS EVENT: Many understand that killing a human or animal is wrong. Many also know that physical torture of a human or an animal is wrong. But what about confinement? Are cages for humans or animals always wrong? In this session, we will explore Jewish texts and leading secular philosophers on the topic of confinement and freedom. We’ll observe commonalities between industrial prisons and factory farms to raise some difficult ethical questions. DONATE: www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: https://bit.ly/2RY3Fzq For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Reb Mindy Ribner, founder and director of ” Kabbalah of the Heart” and Beit Miriam (http://www.beitmiriam.org) presents her Valley Beit Midrash lecture "Honoring the Heart and Wisdom of the Feminine "before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks, meditation teacher and prayer leader (https://www.torahofawakening.com/), presents his Valley Beit Midrash lecture "Spiritual Awakening Through Integral Jewish Meditation, Ten Sefirot and Body of Light "before an audience at VBM's meditation retreat Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai https://www.facebook.com/torahofawakening/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash interviews Rabbi Dr. David Ellenson, Chancellor Emeritus at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (http://huc.edu/), on the topic of "Childhood as a Southern Jew." 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. David Ellenson, the Chancellor Emeritus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (huc.edu/), presents his lecture "Is Our Time Unique? Jewish Social Responsibility in America Today!" before an audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. ABOUT THIS SPEAKER: Widely respected for his scholarship, integrity, and menschlichkeit, Rabbi Ellenson’s collaborative leadership has reflected his commitment to advancing Jewish unity. He has forged closer ties between HUC-JIR and the Union for Reform Judaism, the Central Conference, and the other arms of the Reform Movement. A DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: https://bit.ly/311CgAP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. David Ellenson, the Chancellor Emeritus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (http://huc.edu/), presents his lecture "Is Our Time Unique? Jewish Social Responsibility in America Today!" before a VIP audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: https://bit.ly/38G2z1U For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★