This Sunday, March 14, there is a day of study to prepare for Passover at the Fifth Avenue Synagogue. Details can be found here. One of the talks looked particularly interesting.
Rabbi Yigal Sklarin, Talmud & Jewish History Teacher, Ramaz:
Using Italian Renaissance Art to Understand Halacha: The Laws of Mezuzah in Renaissance Italy
Sometimes you can tell the correctness of someone’s actions by their critic’s statements. Here is a good one. (hat tip)
Their principal objection is based on tznius, modesty, in the understanding of Rabbi Avi Shafran, Agudah’s director of public policy.
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“Tznius isn’t a mode of dress. It includes the idea that women are demeaned and not [...]
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 [...]
Professor Meira Pollack of Tel-Aviv University will speak at JTS on Monday, March 8, 3:40 p.m. Her topic will be,
“Karaites Against Rabbinites? The Developing Methods of Biblical Interpretation”
The Israeli film Ajami has been nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Foreign Film. The NYT’s recently had a very good write up about the movie. Also see this post. Below are two clips.
Professor Steven Fassberg will be speaking at JTS on
The Dead Sea Scrolls and Their Contribution to the Study of Hebrew and Aramaic
Date: Monday, February 8
Time: 3:40 p.m.
Place: Wingate Auditorium, JTS
Jewish Family Law, the Agunah and General Issues in Jewish Law
The conference is free and open to the public. See here for information about meals and CLE credit.
Date(s): 02.07.10 | Sun – 02.08.10 | Mon
Time: Two-day Conference and Wolff Lecture on Monday evening
Location: Fordham University Lincoln Center Campus
Sponsor: The Jewish Law [...]
The Talmud Department of the Jewish Theological Seminary is pleased to present
Professor Shamma Friedman
Benjamin and Minna Reeves Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS
Director, The Saul Lieberman Institute of Talmudic Research
Speaking on:
The Debate over Maimonides’
Reservations regarding the Study of Talmud
Monday, December 14, 5:30 pm
Private Dining Room
Dr. Eitan Fishbane will speak at JTS on Tuesday, December 2, at 7:30 p.m. Fishbane will speak on Isaac ben Samuel of Akko, the subject of his recently published book As Light Before Dawn: The Inner World of a Medieval Kabbalist.
Starting this week, Torah in Motion is offering a number of classes free-of-charge. This series has an excellent selection, ranging from Shai Secunda on “The Talmud and its World” to Dan Rabinowitz on “Forgeries and Censorship in Jewish Literature and Jewish Tradition.” These are just two of the very interesting classes in this [...]
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