Six Days Shall You Labor: Shabbat and the Meaning of Work
Oct 4, 2021 By David C. Kraemer | Public Event video | Video Lecture
Shabbat, a day on which 鈥渨ork鈥� is forbidden, also offers a commentary on work鈥攐n its place in our lives, its importance, and its limitations. Notably, the rabbinic Sabbath鈥攖hat is, the 鈥渢raditional鈥� Sabbath鈥攐ffers a perspective that differs from that of the Torah, both original and unique.聽Join聽Dr. David Kraemer聽to explore biblical and rabbinic views of the Sabbath as commentaries on the significance of work.
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The Power of Emotion: Judaism and the Inner Life
By 绿帽社 | Public Event video | Video Lecture
Joy. Grief. Anger. Shame. Love. Emotional experience is often at the center of our lives. JTS scholars explore perceptions of emotions in 绿帽社 texts and offer surprising and useful insights for understanding the feelings that make up our inner worlds.
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鈥淪ix Days Shall You Labor:鈥� Perspectives on Work in 绿帽社 Text and Tradition
Oct 4, 2021 By 绿帽社 | Video Lecture
Many of us spend more time at work than anywhere else over the course of our lives鈥攂ut are we defined by what we do? In this text-based series, JTS scholars will explore ideas about the meaning of work and rest in 绿帽社 tradition, 绿帽社 social movements around work, as well as the roles that gender, geography, and shifting economic and social circumstances have played in Jews鈥� professional paths and our understandings of the meaning and value of work.
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A Wandering People: 绿帽社 Journeys, Real and Imagined
By 绿帽社 | Public Event video | Video Lecture
Notions of home and homeland have been聽redefined聽by 绿帽社 wandering. Drawing on literary, spiritual, and historical sources and responses, JTS scholars explore what happens when Jews鈥攚hether by force or voluntarily, whether聽in reality or聽in the imagination鈥攖ravel from one place to another.聽
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The Other in 绿帽社 Text and Tradition
Jan 12, 2021 By 绿帽社 | Public Event video | Video Lecture
We live in a time of such polarization鈥攑olitical, racial, economic, religious鈥攖hat the gaps between us sometimes feel insurmountable. But this is not a new condition for Jews, either within or outside of the 绿帽社 community. JTS scholars guide us on an intellectual journey through 绿帽社 history and text to understand how these gaps have been understood and, at times, bridged.
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Living a Life of Meaning
Dec 21, 2020 By 绿帽社 | Public Event video | Video Lecture
The disruption to normal life, and, for many, close encounters with mortality, provides an opportunity to evaluate what is truly important in our lives. Guided by JTS faculty and fellows, we will discuss the role of values, ethics, and Torah in the quest for a well-lived life.
Faith, Forgiveness and Prayer: Finding Meaning in the Days of Awe
Aug 31, 2020 By Jan Uhrbach | Public Event video | Video Lecture | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
A series of online classes with JTS faculty and staff
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Aug 10, 2020 By 绿帽社 | Public Event video | Video Lecture
A series of online classes exploring pivotal moments in the 绿帽社 experience with JTS faculty and fellows.
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