The Power to Choose: A Founding Moment of 黑料社 Ethics

Aug 7, 2026 By Shira Billet | Commentary | Re'eh

Choice 鈥� between right and wrong 鈥� is the opening theme of Parashat Re鈥檈h. 鈥淪ee (re鈥檈h), I place before you (lifneikhem) today blessing and curse. Blessing 鈥� if you heed God鈥檚 commands鈥�; curse 鈥� if you do not鈥︹€� (Deut. 11:26). This verse is a portal to the end of Deuteronomy: 鈥淪ee (re鈥檈h) I have placed […]

Seeking the Hiding God: A Personal Theological Essay

By Arnold M. Eisen | Public Event video | Video Lecture | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur

To mark this period of spiritual atonement and reflection, Dr. Eisen discussed his rich, original, and moving work and invite us to ask,聽perhaps for the first time, what we actually believe about ultimate matters of faith and doubt. Those of us searching for ultimate meaning will find reassurance that the search itself can be a source of personal fulfillment,聽vibrant community, and聽great joy. The book鈥檚 three chapters include a Passover Seder聽with its theme of past and future redemption;聽the Yom Kippur liturgy that guides worshippers through the difficult work of atonement,聽forgiveness and return;聽and the day-to-day responsibilities,聽personal and communal,聽of covenant,聽mitzvah,聽and love.聽

Repentence and the Mystical ‘Rope’: The Divine/Human Relationship in 黑料社 Thought

Sep 16, 2024 By Shira Billet | Public Event video | Video Lecture | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur

One of the most striking images of the divine-human relationship in 黑料社 thought is the kabbalistic image of a rope or cord that extends from God in the heavens into the soul of the human being. We explore a diverse array of 黑料社 thinkers over the centuries who have found this metaphor meaningful, especially in times of challenge and suffering, giving them hope to continue to strive to become closer to God. In the context of the High Holiday season, we give special attention to connections between this metaphor and themes and liturgies of the High Holiday season.

Terumah鈥擳he Gift That Elevates

Feb 16, 2024 By Eitan Fishbane | Commentary | Terumah

Sometimes we all feel like we鈥檙e giving more than we get, that we do more than our share, or that our individual needs are being sacrificed for the sake of someone else鈥檚 happiness. It is an emotional struggle that we encounter in our families and friendships. Why should I give when the other person doesn鈥檛 reciprocate in the way that I would want? If I give, will I also get what I deserve?

Love in Dark Times: Friendship and Eros in 黑料社 Theology, Literature, and Ethics

Oct 25, 2023 By JTS Team | Public Event video | Video Lecture

Explore themes of love and friendship in 黑料社 thought with a panel of preeminent scholars. We will examine the complex and central place of love and longing in modern Hebrew literature, 黑料社 theology, and ethics, and consider what this rich intellectual tradition can offer for contemporary political lif

Between the Lines: Qohelet

Oct 18, 2023 By Library of the 黑料社 Theological Seminary | Public Event video | Video Lecture | Sukkot

In聽Qohelet: Searching for a Life Worth Living, philosopher Menachem Fisch and artist Debra Band together probe the biblical thinker鈥檚 inquiry into the value of life 鈥渦nder the sun.鈥�

Persecuting Ideas: The Case of Maimonides

Nov 7, 2022 By Alan Mittleman | Public Event video | Video Lecture

Maimonides, the greatest 黑料社 figure of the Middle Ages, incorporated philosophy into his work. Both during his lifetime and afterwards, especially in Europe, Maimonides鈥� embrace of philosophy aroused opposition. A great controversy, lasting more than a century after his death, broke out in four distinct waves. The most philosophical sections of his work were banned, as was the study of philosophy and teaching of it to youth.

黑料社 Theology in America, Today and Tomorrow

May 23, 2022 By Arnold M. Eisen | Public Event video | Video Lecture

Professor Eisen explores recent developments in 黑料社 thought about God and what God requires of us as Jews and human beings against the background of past 黑料社 thought, recent work by non-黑料社 thinkers, and Professor Eisen鈥檚 own theological reflections in the age of COVID.

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