Jewish Ideas to Change the World

Rabbi Yaffa Epstein, Director of Education, North America for the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies(https://www.pardes.org.il/faculty/yaffa-epstein/)presents her Valley Beit Midrash (www.valleybeitmidrash.org) lecture "Because the Rabbi Said So: Exploring Power and Authority in the Rabbinate" for the Jewish Community Foundation (https://www.jcfphoenix.org/) ABOUT THIS LECTURE: While utilizing power is a necessary part of any leader’s role, the abuse of power – particularly in the rabbinic arena – seems to be commonplace. How do we harness our internal power, as well as the power that we amass, in a healthy and constructive way? Do there need to be checks in place for our leadership to succeed? The issue of power and authority in the rabbinate is as critically important today as it has been since the first rabbi was ordained. We will explore some of the rabbinic perspectives on this question, and examine how they can inform our thinking around power and authority. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING Materials: http://bit.ly/2ARPcKG For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://www.facebook.com/Jewish-Community-Foundation-of-Greater-Phoenix-125740560791413/?ref=ts twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ https://www.facebook.com/pardesinstitute/ Music: "Watercolors" by John Deley and the 41 Players, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Mark Hillel Kunis, Spiritual Leader of Congregation Beth Tefillah (http://www.dancingwithg-d.com/) presents his lecture "Dancing With God: How to Connect With God Every Time You Pray" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: How do we really connect with God so that our prayers move from the head to the heart? In its wisdom, Jewish tradition has created what can only be understood as a dance that, if done properly, can lift the participant into an intimate encounter with the Divine. How is Jewish prayer a dance? One sits and stands, moves one’s hands, moves backward and forward, bows and rises up; one chants and sings and embraces God. Each movement is pregnant with meaning. Taken together, Jewish prayer is nothing short of a most intimate dance with the Creator. This book was written to help the reader learn how to ‘dance’ in such a way that he will connect with God every time he prays. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ https://www.facebook.com/RabbiMarkHillelKunis/ Music: "Watercolors" by John Deley and the 41 Players, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Pinchas Allouche, Spiritual Leader of Congregation Beth Tefillah (bethtefillahaz.org/) presents the second part of his class series "Jewish Wisdom on Actualizing Your Unique Life Potential" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: An exploration of the techniques and values that Judaism models about self-actualization. Who are we? Why are we here? In the first part of this exciting class, Rabbi Pinchas Allouche, spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Tefillah in Scottsdale, AZ, shares thought-provoking and heartwarming stories, asks deep questions, and looks to Jewish texts both contemporary and ancient to understand the meaning of actualizing the unique potential each of us possesses. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2z5A3oa For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/cbtaz/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ www.facebook.com/rabbiallouche/ Music: "Watercolors" by John Deley and the 41 Players, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Professor Martin Lockshin presents his lecture "Does Judaism Teach that Anti-Semitism is Universal and Inevitable?" before an audience at Temple Kol Ami(www.templekolami.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: At least for the last 1,000 years Judaism has been teaching that, as we say in the Haggadah, “not just once did somebody try to destroy us, rather in every generation they try to destroy us, but the Blessed Holy One saves us from them.” However, we cannot find this teaching anywhere in the Bible. This lecture will attempt to pinpoint when and why this idea, that anti-Semitism is universal and inevitable, developed. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2zgiVj0 For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Pinchas Allouche, Spiritual Leader of Congregation Beth Tefillah (bethtefillahaz.org/) presents the first part of his class series "Jewish Wisdom on Actualizing Your Unique Life Potential" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: An exploration of the techniques and values that Judaism models about self-actualization. Who are we? Why are we here? In the first part of this exciting class, Rabbi Pinchas Allouche, spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Tefillah in Scottsdale, AZ, shares thought-provoking and heartwarming stories, asks deep questions, and looks to Jewish texts both contemporary and ancient to understand the meaning of actualizing the unique potential each of us possesses. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2o1AEqU Clip of Sir Nicholas Winton, as described in the class: http://bit.ly/1c9HT1J For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/cbtaz/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ www.facebook.com/rabbiallouche/ Music: "Watercolors" by John Deley and the 41 Players, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Roly Matalon, Senior Rabbi at B'nai Jeshurun (https://www.bj.org/)presents his Valley Beit Midrash (www.valleybeitmidrash.org) lecture "One Congregation's Approach to Intermarriage" at Congregation Or Tzion (www.congregationortzion.org) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/Congregation-Or-…on-103351795773/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ https://www.facebook.com/bnai.jeshurun/ Music: "Watercolors" by John Deley and the 41 Players, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library ★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Shaul Magid, The Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Chair in Jewish Studies Professor of Jewish Studies and Religious Studies at Indiana University (www.indiana.edu/~jsp/index.shtml), presents his lecture "Why Should Progressive Jews be Interested in Hasidism?" before a roundtable lecture at The New Shul (http:/www.thenewshul.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. This lecture was co-sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies at Arizona State University. Visit them at https://jewishstudies.clas.asu.edu/ ABOUT THIS LECTURE: Modern and even quite liberal iterations of Hasidism have increasingly become a kind of default Jewish theology for many American Jews. But why should progressive American Jews be interested in Hasidism? What does it offer us that non-Hasidic versions of Judaism do not? How does it respond to the more conventional notions of Jewish life and spirituality in America? DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2knZdgp For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/The-New-Shul-207398175969503/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Watercolors" by John Deley and the 41 Players, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Shaul Magid, The Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Chair in Jewish Studies Professor of Jewish Studies and Religious Studies at Indiana University (http://www.indiana.edu/~jsp/index.shtml), presents his lecture "How is Anti-Semitism Used in the American Jewish Conversation" before a roundtable lecture at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. This lecture was co-sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies at Arizona State University. Visit them at https://jewishstudies.clas.asu.edu/ DONATE: 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: "Watercolors" by John Deley and the 41 Players, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Benjamin Shalva(http://benjaminshalva.com/) presents his Valley Beit Midrash lecture "Ambition Addiction: How to Go Slow, Give Thanks, and Discover Joy Within" before an audience at the Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center(http://www.vosjcc.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. Many thanks to the Jewish Book Council (https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/) for co-sponsoring this event! DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP ABOUT THIS LECTURE: Self-described ambition addict Benjamin Shalva (Spiritual Cross-Training) has written an insightful and illuminating book for anyone who wants to control that destructive strain of ambition and live with integrity. He identifies the signs and symptoms of ambition addiction and profiles iconic achievers to help readers identify unhealthy motivations. Then he reveals the five steps to living a fulfilling life of healthy, productive ambition in which grand but elusive fantasies give way to the true happiness of the here and now... Purchase Rabbi Shalva's HERE: http://amzn.to/2AYW4Xf For more info, please visit: www.valleybeitmidrash.org/ www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ twitter.com/VBMTorah https://www.facebook.com/VOSJCC/ www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ https://www.facebook.com/benjaminshalva/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz, the founder of Hashgacha Pratit and a member of the Jerusalem City Council, presents his lecture "Can I Trust You? Kashrut, Social Dynamics, and Jewish Unity" before an audience at The New Shul (http:/www.thenewshul.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: A lecture describing Rav Aaron’s alternative Kosher supervision project Hashgacha Pratit that has been making waves in Israel, disrupting the troublesome dynamics between religion and state. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS 1: http://bit.ly/2iUqXVq LEARNING MATERIALS 2: http://bit.ly/2zXCQoe For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/The-New-Shul-207398175969503/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Learn more about Hashgacha Pratit at http://www.kashrut.org.il/ Music: "Watercolors" by John Deley and the 41 Players, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Ms. Estelle Frankel presents her lecture "The Wisdom of Not Knowing" before an audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: Jewish mystics teach that God, the Torah, and the human soul are each comprised of a known (nigleh) and a vastly greater unknown (nistar) and unknowable dimension. As we inquire into each of these domains, we begin to realize the impossibility of ever wrapping our minds around these infinite mysteries. Yet, it is through our inquiry into the unknown that we grow our souls. In this seminar, we will study Jewish spiritual teachings on the wisdom of “not knowing” and explore how the conscious practice of “unknowing” can serve as a vital force for growth, insight and creative inspiration in our lives. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2AqfnJB For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/templesolelaz/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Watercolors" by John Deley and the 41 Players, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Asher Lopatin, President of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School (https://www.yctorah.org/), presents his Valley Beit Midrash (www.valleybeitmidrash.org) lecture "Top 10 Challenges Facing Jews Today" at Congregation Or Tzion (www.congregationortzion.org) in Scottsdale, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: Despite the great diversity of the Jewish community, different denominations, or not affiliated with any denomination, those who practice, those who don’t, those who believe and those who just love the culture or the identity, we all share a lot in common. Rabbi Asher Lopatin, who over the years has connected with Jews from the entire spectrum, even though he is himself Modern Orthodox, explores the common challenges we all share as Jews, relating to our identity, our values, our evolving relationship with the Jewish State, and our understanding of what Judaism or being Jewish really means in the first place. By putting these challenges on the table, and sharing them, we can begin to see how our differences really build an important bridge that unites us individuals and as members of the Jewish People. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/2zeQjqA For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/Congregation-Or-…on-103351795773/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Watercolors" by John Deley and the 41 Players, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Eugene Korn, the Academic Director of The Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation, presents his lecture "Jewish Schizophrenia: What Did the Rabbis Think of Christianity?" before a roundtable audience at The New Shul (http:/www.thenewshul.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: For most of the last 2,000 years, Christianity understood Judaism and Jews as its enemies. But did the Rabbis always see Christianity and Christians as eternal enemies (“Esau hates Jacob”)? In this presentation we will examine whether In the eyes of the rabbis Christianity is like ancient idolatry described in the Bible and Talmud, as well as whether Jewish experience with Christians–both bad and good–in the Middle Ages influenced how the Rabbis evaluated Christianity, whether the Holocaust changed anything about how Jews and Christians understand each other today, and whether religious Jews and pious Christians can be partners for building a better future, without betraying the principles of their faiths. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS 1: http://bit.ly/2hs9Udi LEARNING MATERIALS 2: http://bit.ly/2yjtN0G For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/The-New-Shul-207398175969503/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Watercolors" by John Deley and the 41 Players, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Daniel Landes presents his lecture "The Poetry of Rav Kook: Finding The Lights in A New Dark Age" for Valley Beit Midrash event at Congregation Beth Tefillah (bethtefillahaz.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. Rav Kook (1865 – 1935) was a towering leader of the Jewish renaissance in the Land of Israel and a profound master in every area of classic Jewish scholarship. His philosophic mysticism contained a hard sense of reality, while also having profound optimism. In this lecture, we shall explore the unique features of Rav Kook’s thought within his personal poems, which he would awaken to write in the middle of the night! DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2yTOAqO For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/cbtaz twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Watercolors" by John Deley and the 41 Players, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Irving (Yitz) Greenberg, noted theologian and writer, presented his lecture "Principles and Laws That Reflect the Triumph of Life Principle" at Valley Beit Midrash's opening event in Oct. 2017.This Valley Beit Midrash lecture took place before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2yNW0v3 For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Watercolors" by John Deley and the 41 Players, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Irving (Yitz) Greenberg, noted theologian and writer, presented his lecture "The 10 Jewish Moral Imperatives: A Jewish Response to a Fractured Society" at Valley Beit Midrash's opening event in Oct. 2017. This lecture proposes that the big story is not the deep polarization in American society and internal dissension in Jewry over Israel and communal policy. We are at the opening of a new era in Jewish history in which Jews seek to take power to shape our fate and to repair the world. This is our opportunity to offer Jewish models for tikkun olam to heal a fractured American society and to create a new pluralistic ethic of exercising power within Jewry. This Valley Beit Midrash lecture took place before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Watercolors" by John Deley and the 41 Players, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Sherre Hirsch (www.sherrehirsch.com/) presents her experiential lecture "Becoming a Mindful Soul in a Mindbending World" before an audience at Temple Kol Ami(www.templekolami.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2ziiNMT For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/rabbisherrehirsch/ twitter.com/sherrehirsch www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Mike Uram, Executive Director of Penn Hillel, presents his lecture "Next Generation Judaism: How College Students and Hillel Can Help Reinvent Jewish Organizations" before an audience at The New Shul(http:/www.thenewshul.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: The Jewish world is changing before our eyes. The traditional notions of what it means to be a Jew, what Jewish organizations look like and what Jewish leadership means are no longer working, leaving many Jewish organizations in a struggle for survival.... [Rabbi Uram's book] is an essential resource for lay leaders, rabbis, cantors and anyone who wants to build a brighter Jewish future for all Jews and the institutions that support them. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/The-New-Shul-207398175969503/ https://www.facebook.com/pennhillel/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Purchase Rabbi Uram's book here: http://amzn.to/2eU75DS Music: "Watercolors" by John Deley and the 41 Players, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Mr. Bassem Eid, a Palestinian Human Rights activist, presents his lecture "How Does the BDS Movement Harass the Palestinian People?" before a lively roundtable audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: 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: "Good Starts," a free-use public domain song by Jingle Punks, courtesy of YouTube's Audio Library ★ Support this podcast ★

Mr. Bassem Eid, a Palestinian Human Rights activist, presents his lecture "Palestinians’ Internal Politics and Conflicts" before a roundtable audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/templesolelaz/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Good Starts," a free-use public domain song by Jingle Punks, courtesy of YouTube's Audio Library ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Yehuda Gilad of Yeshivat Ma'ale Gilboa (www.maalegilboa.org/) presents his lecture "The Culture of Debate in Israel: Creating Tolerant Discourse Within the Orthodox Community" for a Valley Beit Midrash event at Congregation Beth Tefillah (bethtefillahaz.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/2qy2738 For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/cbtaz twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Good Starts," a free-use public domain song by Jingle Punks, courtesy of YouTube's Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Yehuda Gilad of Yeshivat Ma'ale Gilboa (www.maalegilboa.org/) presents his lecture "The Binding of Yishmael: Balancing our National Interests with our Humanistic Values Then and Now" before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/2qScTCe For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Yehuda Gilad of Yeshivat Ma'ale Gilboa (http://www.maalegilboa.org/) presents his lecture "The Ten Commandments: The Nexus Between Religion and Ethics" before a roundtable audience at The New Shul (http://thenewshul.org/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/2qsaMUm For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://www.facebook.com/The-New-Shul-207398175969503/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Naomi Levy, founder and leader of NASHUVA, presents her lecture "Learning to Live Up to the Best in Our Souls" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Danny Nevins presents his Valley Beit Midrash (www.valleybeitmidrash.org) lecture "Drinking from Elijah's Cup" at Congregation Or Tzion (www.congregationortzion.org) in Scottsdale, AZ. Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/2oO6TJc DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/Congregation-Or-…on-103351795773/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Danny Nevins presents his Valley Beit Midrash lecture "Practicing Judaism: Flawed but Fulfilling Expeditions on the Path of Torah" before a roundtable audience at the Jewish Community Foundation (www.jcfphoenix.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2nQLY4q DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.valleybeitmidrash.org/ www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Ian Pear of Shir Hadash (https://shirhadash.wordpress.com/) presents his Valley Beit Midrash lecture "A Murder, a Mystery, and Mamzerut: The Pursuit of Truth and How Ancient Jewish Law Impacts Modern Secular Israeli Jurisprudence" before an audience at the Jewish Community Foundation (www.jcfphoenix.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.valleybeitmidrash.org/ www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Amy Eilberg presents her lecture "Middot for Living in Troubled Times" before an audience at The New Shul(thenewshul.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/The-New-Shul-207398175969503/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Good Starts," a free-use public domain song by Jingle Punks, courtesy of YouTube's Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Amy Eilberg presents her Valley Beit Midrash (www.valleybeitmidrash.org) lecture " Seeing You is Like Seeing the Face of God: Healing Interpersonal Conflict" at Congregation Or Tzion (www.congregationortzion.org) in Scottsdale, AZ. Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/2nfaagA DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/Congregation-Or-…on-103351795773/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Dov Weiss of the University of Illinois presents his lecture "Sins of the Parents: Ethics and Theology in Rabbinic Literature" before a roundtable audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2mZaIGr DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/templesolelaz/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Good Starts," a free-use public domain song by Jingle Punks, courtesy of YouTube's Audio Library ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Dov Weiss of the University of Illinois presents his lecture "Pious Irreverence: Confronting God in Rabbinic Judaism" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/2mxOu36 For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Pinchas Allouche of Congregation Beth Tefillah (bethtefillahaz.org/) presents the second part of his class series "What Is The Soul? Exploring Our Hidden Inner Wonders!" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2m7JoKD For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/cbtaz/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ www.facebook.com/rabbiallouche/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Aryeh Cohen presents his Valley Beit Midrash (www.valleybeitmidrash.org) lecture "Deep Shabbos: On Doing Nothing as Doing Something" at Congregation Or Tzion (www.congregationortzion.org) in Scottsdale, AZ. Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/2mLys2j DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/Congregation-Or-…on-103351795773/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Yavilah McCoy of Visions (http://visions-inc.org/) presents her lecture "Getting Proximate: Developing and Maintaining Multiracial, Multicultural & Multi-Faith Alliances Toward Equity and Justice" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Pinchas Allouche of Congregation Beth Tefillah (bethtefillahaz.org/) presents the first part of his class series "What Is The Soul? Exploring Our Hidden Inner Wonders!" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2m0OYJS For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/cbtaz/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ https://www.facebook.com/rabbiallouche/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, Rabbi-in-Residence at Avodah (https://avodah.net/), an organization dedicated to creating leaders for economic justice, presents her Valley Beit Midrash (www.valleybeitmidrash.org) lecture "Nurture the Wow: Finding Spirituality in the Frustration, Boredom, Tears, Poop, Desperation, Wonder, and Radical Amazement of Parenting" at Congregation Or Tzion (congregationortzion.org) in Scottsdale, AZ. Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/2lPeWjr DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP To PURCHASE Rabbi Ruttenberg's book, please visit: http://amzn.to/2fEMwps For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/Congregation-Or-…on-103351795773/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Dr. Gillian Steinberg presents her Valley Beit Midrash (www.valleybeitmidrash.org) lecture "What Jews Can Learn From Christian Poets" at Congregation Or Tzion (congregationortzion.org) in Scottsdale, AZ. Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/2lQmea5 DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/Congregation-Or-…on-103351795773/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Bill Berk presents his lecture "Healing Stories in the Jewish Tradition" before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2kS8VCU For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Good Starts," a free-use public domain song by Jingle Punks, courtesy of YouTube's Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Daniel Matt presents his lecture "Shekhinah: The Feminine Half of God" before a lively, roundtable audience at the East Valley Jewish Community Center (www.evjcc.org/) in Chandler, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2lNdW0B DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/evjcc/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Good Starts," a free-use public domain song by Jingle Punks, courtesy of YouTube's Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Daniel Matt, formerly of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA, presents his lecture "God and the Big Bang: Discovering Harmony Between Science and Spirituality" before an audience at The New Shul(thenewshul.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/2leefnp For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/The-New-Shul-207398175969503/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Good Starts," a free-use public domain song by Jingle Punks, courtesy of YouTube's Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Michael Fishbane of the University of Chicago presents his lecture "The Trial of Jeremiah and the Trial of Socrates: Two Types of Integrity" before an audience at The New Shul(thenewshul.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP Learning Materials: bit.ly/2l0NDUv For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/The-New-Shul-207398175969503/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Good Starts," a free-use public domain song by Jingle Punks, courtesy of YouTube's Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Michael Fishbane of the University of Chicago presents his lecture "Seeing the ‘Other’: Contemporary and Traditional Jewish Ethical Perspectives" before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2ke5w07 For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Good Starts," a free-use public domain song by Jingle Punks, courtesy of YouTube's Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi David Almog presents his Valley Beit Midrash (www.valleybeitmidrash.org) lecture "Idols and Idealizing: The Jewish Encounter with Buddhism" at Congregation Or Tzion (congregationortzion.org) in Scottsdale, AZ. Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/2kBMyV7 DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/Congregation-Or-…on-103351795773/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Daniel Cohen of Congregation Agudath Sholom (http://www.congregationagudathsholom.org/) presents his lecture "What Will They Say About You When You’re Gone? Seven Principles for Reverse Engineering Your Life – Lead the Life Now For How You Want to Be Remembered" before an audience at Temple Kol Ami (www.templekolami.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. Event Co-Sponsored by Mt. Sinai Cemetery (http://www.mtsinaicemetery.com/) DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.kolami.9 twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Good Starts," a free-use public domain song by Jingle Punks, courtesy of YouTube's Audio Library. "Golden Days" by Topher Mohr & Alex Elena, a free-use public domain song courtesy of YouTube's Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Alan Morinis of the Mussar Institute (www.mussarinstitute.org/) presents "Soul Journeys: Exploring Mussar" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/MussarInstitute/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Good Starts," a free-use public domain song by Jingle Punks, courtesy of YouTube's Audio Library ★ Support this podcast ★

Alan Morinis of the Mussar Institute (http://www.mussarinstitute.org/) presents "Soul Journeys: Exploring Mussar" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://www.facebook.com/MussarInstitute/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Good Starts," a free-use public domain song by Jingle Punks, courtesy of YouTube's Audio Library ★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Joel Gereboff of Arizona State University and Hebrew Union College presents his lecture "The Emotional Impact of Jewish Ritual Objects" before an audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2iCG0Wg DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/templesolelaz/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Good Starts," a free-use public domain song by Jingle Punks, courtesy of YouTube's Audio Library ★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Wendy Zierler of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion presents her lecture "Reel Theology: What we can learn about Moses’ leadership and the Word of God from 'The King’s Speech'" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2jV6cb9 CLIP 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrdJqrKBwZ4 CLIP 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emEyiN4lyIY CLIP 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DazoNzie3Zo DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/HebrewUnionCollegeJewishInstituteofReligion/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Good Starts," a free-use public domain song by Jingle Punks, courtesy of YouTube's Audio Library. NOTE: The Queen Mother's full name was Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon. ★ Support this podcast ★

Professor David Novak of the University of Toronto presents his lecture" Is There a Right to Die? Physician-Assisted Suicide in Jewish Thought" before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/BeitTShuvah www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "Good Starts," a free-use public domain song by Jingle Punks, courtesy of YouTube's Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Sarah Bunin Benor of Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion (http://huc.edu/) presents her lecture "Chutzpah to Chidush: A Century of Yiddish-Influenced English in America" before a roundtable audience at Temple Kol Ami (www.templekolami.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS (Forthcoming): For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.kolami.9 twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ MUSIC: "Duvid Crockett (The Ballad of Davy Crockett)" by Mickey Katz and His Orchestra, 1955. "Mein Shtetl Belz" by Anonymous, 1928, pre-war Poland ★ Support this podcast ★