Jewish Ideas to Change the World

Rabbi Alex Israel of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (www.pardes.org.il/)presents his lecture "Government, Corruption, and Self-Delusion" before a roundtable audience before a roundtable audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2hmThOz For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/templesolelaz/ twitter.com/VBMPhx 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 Alex Israel of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (http://www.pardes.org.il/)presents his lecture "Government, Corruption, and Self-Delusion" before a lively, roundtable audience at the East Valley Jewish Community Center (www.evjcc.org/) in Chandler, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2hFvHMt 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 ★

Rabbi Mark Borowitz, Senior Rabbi and the Co-Director of the Elaine Breslow Institute at Beit T’Shuvah (http://www.beittshuvah.org/)presents his lecture"Prisoner Re-entry, Drug Recovery, & the Building of a Jewish Halfway House: Torah & Tales" 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/ https://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 ★

Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (http://www.rac.org/) presents his Valley Beit Midrash lecture "Prophecy, Power and the Pursuit of Justice: How People of Faith Can Transform the World" before an 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 Chaim Seidler-Feller presents his lecture "A Zionism of Power or A Zionism of Values? Toward a Renewal of the Zionist Idea" before a roundtable audience at The New Shul(http://thenewshul.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/2fOTGuT For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://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 Chaim Seidler-Feller presents his lecture "Inequality: What Can Be Done? – The Biblical Economics of Sufficiency" before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/2gcVpH9 For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMPhx 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 Jaffe presents his lecture "Spirituality and Social Change: Connecting Inner and Outer Transformation" before a roundtable audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2fNhaxP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/templesolelaz/ twitter.com/VBMPhx 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 Jaffe (http://rabbidavidjaffe.com/) presents his Valley Beit Midrash lecture "Jewish Peacemaking: Wisdom for Transforming Conflict Between Individuals and Communities" before a roundtable audience at the Jewish Community Foundation (https://www.jcfphoenix.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2eLpYYd DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/ www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky presents his lecture "The Practical Wisdom of the Siddur" for Valley Beit Midrash event at Congregation Beth Tefillah (bethtefillahaz.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://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 ★

Professor David N. Myers presents his lecture " American Shtetl: Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Town in Suburban New York" before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP (Slideshow presentation) Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/2eiYcCh 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 Tova Hartman presents her lecture "Talmudic Women As Social Critics" before an audience at Temple Kol Ami (www.templekolami.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2f2pP1M For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.kolami.9 twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Tova Hartman presents her lecture "Do We Have to Mean What We Pray?" before a roundtable audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2f9iACG 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 ★

Ami Eden, CEO of 70 Faces Media (http://70facesmedia.org/), presents his lecture "The History of the Jewish Electorate & the Impact of the 2016 Election" before a roundtable audience at the East Valley Jewish Community Center (http://www.evjcc.org/) in Chandler, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS (Slideshow): http://bit.ly/2f1np0z For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://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 ★

Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, noted author and lecturer, presented his lecture "On Being a Good Person in a Morally Complicated World: On Forgiveness, Self-Esteem, and Why It’s so Hard to Change" at Valley Beit Midrash's opening event in Oct. 2016. 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: "Good Starts," a free-use public domain song by Jingle Punks, courtesy of YouTube's Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

Tamar Ross is professor emerita of the Jewish philosophy department at Bar Ilan University, and continues teaching at Midreshet Lindenbaum, a women’s yeshiva in Jerusalem. She has published widely on topics relating to the nexus between traditional Judaism and modernity, focusing on topics relating to theology, philosophy of halakha, and the challenges of historicism, biblical criticism, postmodernity, and feminism. This Valley Beit Midrash lecture took place before audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/2cB1U5h 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 ★

Yishai Fleisher (http://yishaifleisher.com/), international spokesperson for the Jewish community of Hebron, radio host, & columnist presents his Valley Beit Midrash lecture "If Two-State is Dead, What’s the Alternative?" at Congregation Beth Tefillah (https://bethtefillahaz.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP Visit www.ValleyBeitMidrash.org for more info & podcasts. www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Avraham Infeld, President Emeritus of Hillel International (http://www.hillel.org/, presents his lecture "Welcoming the New Jewish Family" before audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. Event in partnership with HoneymoonIsrael (http://www.honeymoonisrael.org/) DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/honeymoonisraelfoundation www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Avi Weiss, Founder of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (http://www.yctorah.org/) Yeshivat Maharat (http://www.yeshivatmaharat.org/), International Rabbinical Fellowship (http://internationalrabbinicfellowship.org/) & the Coalition for Jewish Concerns – Amcha, presents his lecture "Spiritual Activism: Leadership in the 21st Century" before audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP 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 Dr. Marc Gopin ,Director of the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution (CRDC), the James H. Laue Professor at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University (http://crdc.gmu.edu/), presents his lecture "Seven Steps Toward A Less Violent World: A View From Science & Torah" before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/1VnSLRa To watch Professor Gopin's TEDx talk about peacemaking, go HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMaaWYOckjE For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Christine Hayes of Yale University (http://religiousstudies.yale.edu/) presents her Valley Beit Midrash (www.valleybeitmidrash.org) lecture "What's So Divine About Divine Law?" at Congregation Or Tzion (congregationortzion.org) in Scottsdale, AZ. Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/1We6clB DONATE: http://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 ★

Professor Christine Hayes of Yale University presents "The Moses of Midrash: God’s Partner or Adversary" for The Women's Jewish Learning Center(http://womenlearning.org/) & Valley Beit Midrash (www.valleybeitmidrash.org) at Congregation Or Tzion (congregationortzion.org) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP Learning Materials: http://bit.ly/1SRpiv0 For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/Congregation-Or-…on-103351795773/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/thewomensjewishlearningcenter www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Joel Gereboff of Arizona State University & Hebrew Union College presents his lecture "Is Forgiveness Necessary for Interpersonal Reconciliation: Lessons from Talmudic Stories" before an audience at Temple Kol Ami (www.templekolami.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/1q5qBNj DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: http://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/ www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.kolami.9 twitter.com/VBMTorah www.rabbishmuly.com www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Rami Shapiro (http://www.rabbirami.com/) presents his lecture "JudaismNext" before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more INFO, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ www.RabbiShmuly.com ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz (http://www.rabbishmuly.com/) presents his lecture "10 Jewish Contributions to Addressing Global Conflict" before an Interfaith conference audience in March 2016. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP VISIT: https://www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Simcha Raphael, Founding Director of the Da'at Institute (www.daatinstitute.net/) presents his lecture "Jacob’s Deathbed Wisdom – Practical Guidelines for Conscious Living and Dying" before an audience at Temple Kol Ami (www.templekolami.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/1pu8Wi4 DONATE: http://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/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Simcha Raphael, Founding Director of the Da'at Institute (http://www.daatinstitute.net/) presents his lecture "Exploring Jewish Views on the Afterlife" before an audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/1SmW5cS For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/templesolelaz/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Pinchas Allouche of Congregation Beth Tefillah (www.bethtefillahaz.org/) presents the third part of his class series "The Three Biggest Challenges Facing the Jewish World Today" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/1po1eWL DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/cbtaz/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMPhx www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Haggai Resnikoff, Director of Community Learning at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School (http://www.yctorah.org) presents his lecture "Aaron the Cohen: Peacemaking and Leadership in the Jewish Community" before a roundtable audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/1TAh37L For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/templesolelaz/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Pinchas Allouche of Congregation Beth Tefillah (www.bethtefillahaz.org/) presents the second part of his class series "The Three Biggest Challenges Facing the Jewish World Today" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/1UlQHHB DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/cbtaz/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMPhx www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Valley Beit Midrash (http://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/) is proud to present the inaugural edition of our Hammerman Family Series Lecture. We're delighted that our first speaker was the internationally renowned thinker and author Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, who presented his lecture "The Rymanover’s Silent Aleph or What Really Happened on Sinai – The 2016 Hammerman Family Lecture" before an audience at Temple Chai (http://www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/1QoyCm7 For more INFO, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Pinchas Allouche of Congregation Beth Tefillah (https://bethtefillahaz.org/) presents the first part of his class series "The Three Biggest Challenges Facing the Jewish World Today" before an audience at Temple Chai (http://www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/1PFZz7r For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://www.facebook.com/cbtaz/ https://www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Or Rose, Director, Center for Global Judaism at Hebrew College (http://www.hebrewcollege.edu/global-judaism)presents his lecture "Radical Compassion: The Mystical Teaching of Rabbi Levi Yizhak of Berditchev" before a roundtable audience at Temple Solel (http://www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/1SLW0Rj For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://www.facebook.com/templesolelaz/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger, Director of International Affairs at Roots (friendsofroots.net/index.html) & Founder/Executive Director of the Jewish Studies Initiative of North Texas (jewishstudiesinitiative.org/) presents his lecture "Personal Transformation in the Heart of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict " before an audience at Temple Kol Ami (www.templekolami.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: http://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/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger, Director of International Affairs at Roots (http://friendsofroots.net/index.html) & Founder/Executive Director of the Jewish Studies Initiative of North Texas (http://jewishstudiesinitiative.org/) presents his roundtable lecture " Hasidic Texts of Passionate Pluralism" before an audience at Temple Kol Ami (http://www.templekolami.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/1nMqDZd For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://www.facebook.com/temple.kolami.9 twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Aaron Panken, President of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion(http://huc.edu/), presents his lecture "Parenting Wisdom in the Talmud" before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (http://www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: https://bit.ly/2SG8IFI For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Josh Feigelson, Founder & Director of Ask Big Questions (http://askbigquestions.org/), presents his lecture "A Listening Heart: Are We Raising Children of Solomon, or Children of Pharaoh?" before a roundtable audience at Temple Kol Ami (http://www.templekolami.org/) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://www.facebook.com/temple.kolami.9/ twitter.com/VBMPhx twitter.com/tka_scottsdale www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz of Congregation B'nai Israel in Tustin, CA(http://www.cbi18.org) presents his Valley Beit Midrash (https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org) lecture "Jewish Views of the Afterlife: Does the Soul Survive" before an audience at Congregation Or Tzion (http://congregationortzion.org) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://www.facebook.com/cbi18 https://www.facebook.com/Congregation-Or-Tzion-103351795773/ twitter.com/VBMTorah https://twitter.com/cbi18 www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Marc B. Shapiro is the the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Scranton. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP Rabbi Shapiro’s writings challenge the conventional Orthodox understanding of Judaism using academic methodology while adhering to Modern Orthodox sensibilities. His most recent book, "Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites Its History"(http://amzn.to/1Ryz2fm)documents the phenomenon of internal censorship in Orthodoxy. ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Dr. Alexander Kaye & Dr. Lynn Kaye of the Melton Center for Jewish Studies at The Ohio State University (https://meltoncenter.osu.edu/) present their roundtable lecture "Capital Punishment in Ancient & Modern Jewish Law" before an audience at Valley Beit Midrash (www.ValleyBeitMidrash.org)in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Aryeh Bernstein presents his lecture " The Uses & Misuses of Gentile Wisdom and Culture: On Being a Cosmopolitan, but not Colonized, Minority" before an audience at Valley Beit Midrash (www.ValleyBeitMidrash.org)in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP ★ Support this podcast ★

*Explicit Content* - The material in this lecture contains frank discussion about human sexuality. Discretion is advised. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP Rabbi Rahel Berkovits of The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (http://www.pardes.org.il/) presents her lecture "Sexuality and Sanctity - Desire and Pleasure" before an audience at Valley Beit Midrash (www.ValleyBeitMidrash.org)in Paradise Valley, AZ. For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://www.facebook.com/pardesinstitute twitter.com/VBMTorah https://twitter.com/pardesinstitute www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Professor Daniel Sperber of Bar Ilan University presents his lecture "Tension Between Tradition & Innovation" before an audience at Valley Beit Midrash (www.ValleyBeitMidrash.org) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Sherre Hirsch (http://www.sherrehirsch.com/) presents her lecture "How to Thrive Through Life’s Transitions to Live Fearlessly & Regret-Free" before an audience at Valley Beit Midrash (www.ValleyBeitMidrash.org) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ https://twitter.com/VBMTorah https://www.facebook.com/rabbisherrehirsch/ https://twitter.com/sherrehirsch https://www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi Arthur Kurzweil (http://arthurkurzweil.com/), renowned author, educator, editor, publisher, & illusionist, presents his lecture "20 Profound Lessons from Kabbalah That I Made Sure to Teach My Children" for Valley Beit Midrash event at Congregation Beth Tefillah (https://bethtefillahaz.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP Visit www.ValleyBeitMidrash.org for more info & podcasts. ★ Support this podcast ★

Valley Beit Midrash presents Professor Jonathan D. Sarna's (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Sarna)lecture entitled "Lincoln & The Jews." Professor Sarna is the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History in the department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University. Learn more about Professor Sarna's work HERE: http://bit.ly/1O9c25g DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP The book that inspired this podcast can be purchased HERE: http://amzn.to/1OZOmAp To learn more about Valley Beit Midrash and our upcoming events, and to hear more podcasts, please visit www.ValleyBeitMidrash.org ★ Support this podcast ★

Valley Beit Midrash Presents: "The Ultimate Sacrifice? Wrestling with the Binding of Isaac: Different Perspectives on Faith!" by Rabbi Steven Exler, Senior Rabbi of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale (http://www.thebayit.org/). It's almost as if you're in the front row learning with the rabbi! DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP Learn more about Valley Beit Midrash at www.ValleyBeitMidrash.org. ★ Support this podcast ★

Valley Beit Midrash Presents: "Are You Jewish (Enough)? Conversion & Jewishness Then & Now by Rabbi Dr. Seth Farber (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Farber), founder and director of ITIM: The Jewish-Life Information Center (http://www.itim.org.il/en/). DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP Learn more about Valley Beit Midrash's exiting programming HERE: www.valleybeitmidrash.org/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Rabbi David Wolpe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wolpe) of Sinai Temple, Los Angeles presenting his lecture "Why Faith Matters" for an audience at Valley Beit Midrash (www.ValleyBeitMidrash.org) in Phoenix, AZ. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP ★ Support this podcast ★

Valley Beit Midrash Presents: "Putting God Second: How to Save Religion from Itself" by Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman, President of the Shalom Hartman Institute (http://hartman.org.il/). DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP Learn more about Valley Beit Midrash's exiting programming HERE: http://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Valley Beit Midrash Presents "WHOSE JERUSALEM: The Holy City in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam" by Rabbi Dr. Reuven Firestone of Hebrew Union College - Los Angeles. DONATE: http://bit.ly/1NmpbsP ★ Support this podcast ★