Jewish Ideas to Change the World
A podcast by Valley Beit Midrash
956 Episodes
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Stephen M. Flatow - A Father’s Story: My Fight for Justice Against Iranian Terror
Published: 3/7/2019 -
David Kasher - The Torah of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Published: 3/6/2019 -
David Kasher - Thou Shalt Be a Mensch: The Jewish Line Between Law and Ethics
Published: 3/6/2019 -
Judith Hauptman - The Moral Obligation to Speak Out in the Face of Wrongdoing
Published: 3/1/2019 -
Judith Hauptman - Women’s Voices in the Talmud
Published: 3/1/2019 -
Naomi Levy - Einstein and the Rabbi
Published: 2/21/2019 -
Eitan Fishbane - Love of Neighbor, Love of God: How the Two are One in Jewish Mystical Thought
Published: 2/19/2019 -
Eitan Fishbane - Is the Human Being Divine? Soul and Body in Jewish Mystical Thought
Published: 2/19/2019 -
Eitan Fishbane - Discovering God in the Natural World: Insights from Kabbalah and Hasidism
Published: 2/18/2019 -
Elyse Goldstein - Women are from Genesis, Men are from Leviticus! Does Gender Read the Bible?
Published: 2/14/2019 -
Dina Najman - Withholding/Withdrawing Treatment of the Terminally Ill
Published: 2/12/2019 -
Dina Najman - Human Cloning and Embryo Research: The Ethical and Jewish Legal Implications
Published: 2/12/2019 -
Joshua Shanes - The (re)birth of Jewish Denominations in 19th-century Europe
Published: 2/6/2019 -
Joshua Shanes - The Galitsyaners: (Re)discovering Jewish Galicia
Published: 2/6/2019 -
Ariel Burger - The Life and Legacy of Elie Wiesel: A Student’s Perspective
Published: 2/5/2019 -
Ariel Burger - Rebbe Nachman on Joy and Suffering
Published: 2/5/2019 -
Elias Sacks - Does Christianity Matter for Judaism — and Vice Versa?
Published: 1/30/2019 -
Elias Sacks - Can Jews Be Citizens? Jewish Politics from the Enlightenment to Today
Published: 1/29/2019 -
Ed Feinstein - The Search for the Sacred: The Jewish Debate with Modernity
Published: 1/29/2019 -
Barry Scott Wimpfheimer - The Talmud: A Biography
Published: 1/24/2019
Jewish Ideas to Change the World delivers thought-provoking content by leading Jewish thinkers with diverse perspectives and backgrounds. It is produced by Valley Beit Midrash. Valley Beit Midrash (VBM) is dedicated to social justice as driven by Torah ethics. VBM's mission is to improve lives through Jewish learning, direct action, and leadership development. Listen to VBM's other podcasts: • Social Justice in the Parsha (weekly divrei Torah by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz) • Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness (Rabbi Shmuly's class series) Stay Connected: • Website: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org Attended virtual programs live by becoming a member for just $18 per month: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member