Beruriah is the only female scholar mentioned by name in the Talmud. She is simultaneously a part of the rabbinic world of Torah study and also an outsider to it. This podcast discusses the texts in which she appears and considesr the challenge

Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg on Let Me See That Good Land: The Story of a Human Life

Jul 14th, 2014 1h 17m

Moses fails to enter Canaan not because his life is too short but because it is a human life." (Kafka) Moses' fundamental sense of himself as 'not a man of words' comes to a poignant consummation in the long speeches he makes to the people befo

Aaron Koller on Parshanut Personalities: Parashat HaShavua through the Eyes of Commentaries- Rashbam

Jul 14th, 2014 1h 27m

Come explore the world of parshanut as it is applied to the weekly Torah portion. Each class will focus on the parasha from the perspective of one commentator, his methodology, and historical context. Gain a better understanding of a number of

Leon Kass on The Ten Commandments: Principles of a Humanistic Practice

Jul 14th, 2014 1h 25m

Through a careful examination of each of the statements in the Decalogue, read in a wisdom seeking spirit, the lecture will seek to show the universal and enduring significance of the principles informing the founding of the Israelite nation. T

David Silber on Two Creation Stories - Contradictory or Complementary

Aug 25th, 2010 1h 15m

In the Book of Genesis, chapters one and two contain two vastly different accounts of the creation story. Part of the Maidi Katz Memorial Lecture Series.

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