The Ethics of Health Care Reform
Oct 4, 2012 By Daniel Nevins | Public Event audio
Rabbi Daniel Nevins, Pearl Resnick Dean of The Rabbinical School of The Jewish Theological Seminary, delivers a lecture on “The Ethics of Health Care Reform” at Temple Beth Sholom in Cherry Hill, NJ.
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Are We Taking Too Much?
Oct 4, 2012 By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event audio
The 2010 Bokser Memorial Lecture, “Are We Taking Too Much? Urgent values Questions Brought into Focus by the Global Recession.” Featuring an opening presentation by Dr. Noam Zohar of Bar-ilan University, followed by text study led by Dr. Eliezer Diamond and Rabbi Nina Cardin, and concluding with a panel discussion between these three, moderated by Prof. Alan Mittleman.
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Warfare in the 21st Century: 5 Questions with General Norton A. Schwartz
Feb 4, 2013
Has the fundamental nature of war changed? Should Jewish values play in how and when we engage in conflict? General Norton A. Schwartz discusses this regarding warfare in the 21st century.
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Living in Uncertain Times: Responses to Crisis in the Bible and in Our Own Lives
Jul 24, 2013 By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event video
Whether dealing with personal crisis or collective catastrophe, recovering from emotional and physical hurt is difficult. How do people in the Bible respond to disaster and suffering? And how, from an emotinal and psychological perspective, can these models guide us in coping with and recovering from trauma?
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Yours? Mine? Ours? Economies for a Sustainable Earth
Apr 25, 2013 By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event video
A panel discussion sponsored by the Louis Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies of JTS.
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Shalom, Shalom, Yet There is No Peace: Waging Peace and Making War
Dec 13, 2012 By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event video
How can the United States defend its freedoms? What is required to promote peace around the world? And, what was it like to be the highest-ranking Jewish officer in the US military?
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Health Care Reform: Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going? Does Judaism Have Guidance to Offer?
Apr 12, 2010 By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event video
Presented by the Louis Finkelstein Institute of The Jewish Theological Seminary.
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Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us about Building Vibrant Jewish Communities
Apr 27, 2010 By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event video
How will the independent minyan movement affect the traditional American Jewish community? What does this new movement imply for the future of synagogues and Jewish education?
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