Ethan Tucker Lectures on Jewish Law
Rabbi Ethan Tucker will speak on:
Core Issues of Jewish Law
Thursdays, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm (March 4, 11, 18)
Cost: Free
Location: Yeshivat Hadar (within West End Synagogue) -190 Amsterdam Ave @ 69th Street, New York
This three part series will provide an overarching theory of and approach to halakhah. The three lectures will focus on the following themes:
1. History — Our Present Moment: Its genesis and our way forward (March 4). An MP3 of the lecture is available here.
2. Philosophy and Theology — Viewing halakhic norms as representing values worthy of respect rather than arbitrary rules demanding obedience (March 11)
3. Law — Practical examples of language and category shifts that allow us to engage even the most contentious areas of Jewish law (March 18)
RSVPs not required.
Lectures made possible by the David Berg Foundation