Jewish Ideas to Change the World
A podcast by Valley Beit Midrash
956 Episodes
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Alan Morinis - Soul Journeys: Exploring Mussar! - Session 1
Published: 1/23/2017 -
Joel Gereboff - The Emotional Impact of Jewish Ritual Objects
Published: 1/18/2017 -
Wendy Zierler - Reel Theology: "The King's Speech"
Published: 1/17/2017 -
David Novak - Is There a Right to Die? Physician-Assisted Suicide in Jewish Thought
Published: 12/16/2016 -
Sarah Bunin Benor - Chutzpah to Chidush: A Century of Yiddish-Influenced English in America
Published: 12/13/2016 -
Alex Israel - The Origins of Violence
Published: 12/12/2016 -
Alex Israel - Government, Corruption, and Self-Delusion
Published: 12/12/2016 -
Mark Borowitz - Prisoner Re-entry, Drug Recovery, & the Building of a Jewish Halfway House
Published: 12/6/2016 -
Jonah Pesner - Prophecy, Power and the Pursuit of Justice
Published: 12/1/2016 -
Chaim Seidler-Feller - A Zionism of Power or A Zionism of Values?
Published: 11/22/2016 -
Chaim Seidler-Feller - Inequality: What Can Be Done? The Biblical Economics of Sufficiency
Published: 11/22/2016 -
David Jaffe - Spirituality and Social Change
Published: 11/18/2016 -
David Jaffe - Jewish Peacemaking
Published: 11/17/2016 -
Yosef Kanefsky - The Practical Wisdom of the Siddur
Published: 11/10/2016 -
David Myers - American Shtetl: Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Town in Suburban New York
Published: 11/8/2016 -
Tova Hartman - Talmudic Women as Social Critics
Published: 11/4/2016 -
Tova Hartman - Do We Have to Mean What We Pray?
Published: 11/4/2016 -
Ami Eden - The History of the Jewish Electorate
Published: 11/2/2016 -
On Being a Good Person in a Morally Complicated World
Published: 10/31/2016 -
Professor Tamar Ross - The Role of Doubt in Religious Belief as Developed in the Thought of Rav Kook
Published: 9/20/2016
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