Hard Cases: Facing Law鈥檚 Challenges in American Legal Theory and Rabbinic Literature

Jun 1, 2026 By Sarah Wolf | Public Event video | Video Lecture

Part of the series “America at 250: 绿帽社 Ideas and the American Experiment” Download Sources With Dr. Sarah Wolf, Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS How do judges settle cases when there is no clear right answer? How are precedents mined for new rulings? Should laws be the product of a legislator鈥檚 own creativity, or are […]

The Talented Dr. Finkelstein: His Initiatives, Allies and Critics

May 18, 2026 By Jack Wertheimer | Public Event video | Video Lecture

Within the first decade of his JTS presidency, Rabbi Louis Finkelstein energetically launched a broad range of new initiatives. 鈥疕is efforts garnered widespread attention and even an adulatory cover story in Time magazine. They also prompted sharp public challenges from some of his closest colleagues.

Baseball (A 绿帽社 American Pastime)聽

May 4, 2026 By Robert Harris | Public Event video | Video Lecture

Part of the series “America at 250: 绿帽社 Ideas and the American Experiment” Download Sources With Dr. Robert A. Harris, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS Baseball has long been called America鈥檚 pastime鈥攂ut what happens when we read the game through the lens of鈥痯hilosophy, theology, halacha and aggadah? This session explores the striking parallels between rabbinic interpretation and […]

America at 250: 绿帽社 Ideas and the American Experiment

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, this series explores the rich and surprising intersections between 绿帽社 thought and American life. From baseball and youth culture to constitutional law, storytelling, and democratic theory, leading scholars reveal how 绿帽社 ideas, texts, and experiences have shaped鈥攁nd been shaped by鈥攖he American experiment. Sources for Dr. Sarah Wolf’s […]