Rabbi Sacks Book Prize Podcast

Sacks-Herenstein Center
Rabbi Sacks Book Prize Podcast

Yeshiva University's Sacks Book Prize, funded by the Rohr Family, recognizes a recently published book deeply sourced in Jewish texts with broad appeal within and beyond the Jewish community, in keeping with the scholarly legacy of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. Join us to learn more about the winning and finalist books from conversations with their authors.

Выпуски

  1. The Madwoman in the Rabbi's Attic

    11.11.2024

    The Madwoman in the Rabbi's Attic

    Join Dr. Shira Weiss of the Sacks-Herenstein Center of Yeshiva University for a conversation with Gila Fine, author of Sacks Book Prize winner, The Madwoman in the Rabbi's Attic: Rereading the Women of the Talmud (Koren). Fine discusses her reconstruction of female archetypes in the Talmud and the relevant lessons their stories teach.

    23 мин.
  2. Human-Divine Interactions in the Hebrew Scriptures

    11.11.2024

    Human-Divine Interactions in the Hebrew Scriptures

    Join Dr. Shira Weiss of the Sacks-Herenstein Center of Yeshiva University for a conversation with Dr. Berel Dov Lerner, author of Sacks Book Prize finalist, Human-Divine Interactions in the Hebrew Scriptures: Covenants and Cross-Purposes (Routledge). Lerner discusses how to understand the differences between human and divine moral imperatives.

    41 мин.
  3. Ethics of Our Fighters

    11.11.2024

    Ethics of Our Fighters

    Join Dr. Shira Weiss of the Sacks-Herenstein Center of Yeshiva University for a conversation with Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody, author of Sacks Book Prize finalist, Ethics of our Fighters: A Jewish View on War and Morality (Koren). Brody presents a systematic analysis of Jewish military ethics and discusses how to navigate contemporary ethical dilemmas that have arisen in the war in Gaza.

    36 мин.
  4. Impossible Takes Longer

    27.11.2023

    Impossible Takes Longer

    Join Dr. Shira Weiss of the Sacks-Herenstein Center of Yeshiva University for a conversation with Dr. Daniel Gordis, author of Sacks Book Prize winner, Impossible Takes Longer: 75 Years After Its Creation, Has Israel Fulfilled Its Founders’ Dreams? (Ecco, 2023). Dr. Gordis discusses the existential condition of the Jewish people, the Israel-Arab conflict and the nature of Israel’s democracy, as measured against its founders’ aspirations.

    1 ч. 3 мин.
  5. Covenant and World Religions

    26.11.2023

    Covenant and World Religions

    Join Dr. Shira Weiss of the Sacks-Herenstein Center of Yeshiva University for a conversation with Rabbi Dr. Alon Goshen-Gottstein, author of Sacks Book Prize finalist, Covenant and World Religions: Irving Greenberg, Jonathan Sacks and the Quest for Orthodox Pluralism (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization in association with Liverpool University Press, 2023). Rabbi Dr. Goshen-Gottstein discusses the social and theological ideas of Rabbi Sacks and Rabbi Greenberg, as they advocated to cha...

    28 мин.
  6. Questioning Belief

    26.11.2023

    Questioning Belief

    Join Dr. Shira Weiss of the Sacks-Herenstein Center of Yeshiva University for a conversation with Rabbi Dr. Raphael Zarum, author of Sacks Book Prize finalist, Questioning Belief: Torah and Tradition in an Age of Doubt (Koren, 2023). Rabbi Dr. Zarum discusses reasoned responses, sourced in Torah and traditional texts, to some of Judaism’s most challenging questions of belief, science, and ethics.

    47 мин.
  7. Becoming Elijah

    30.11.2022

    Becoming Elijah

    Join Dr. Shira Weiss of the Sacks-Herenstein Center of Yeshiva University for a conversation with Daniel Matt, author of Sacks Book Prize winner, Becoming Elijah: Prophet of Transformation (Yale, 2022). Professor Matt brings Elijah to life as he traces the prophet's transformation from depictions in the Bible, Rabbinic Judaism, Kabbalah, Jewish ritual and other faith traditions, and uncovers how Elijah continues to inspire.

    45 мин.
  8. Care and Covenant: A Jewish Bioethic of Responsibility

    30.11.2022

    Care and Covenant: A Jewish Bioethic of Responsibility

    Join Dr. Shira Weiss of the Sacks-Herenstein Center of Yeshiva University for a conversation with Rabbi Dr. Jason Weiner, author of Sacks Book Prize finalist, Care and Covenant: A Jewish Bioethic of Responsibility(Georgetown University Press, 2022) in which he discusses his work as a bioethicist chaplain to explore how Jewish texts address complex contemporary ethical issues ranging from abortion to vaccines.

    27 мин.
  9. Sam Lebens: A Guide for the Jewish Undecided

    30.11.2022

    Sam Lebens: A Guide for the Jewish Undecided

    Join Dr. Shira Weiss of the Sacks-Herenstein Center of Yeshiva University for a conversation with Professor Sam Lebens, author of Sacks Book Prize finalist, A Guide for the Jewish Undecided: A Philosopher Makes the Case for Orthodox Judaism (Koren, 2022) in which he draws upon contemporary philosophy of religion to present a compelling defense of Orthodox Judaism.

    41 мин.
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Yeshiva University's Sacks Book Prize, funded by the Rohr Family, recognizes a recently published book deeply sourced in Jewish texts with broad appeal within and beyond the Jewish community, in keeping with the scholarly legacy of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. Join us to learn more about the winning and finalist books from conversations with their authors.

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  • Автор
    Sacks-Herenstein Center
  • Годы выхода
    2022 - 2024
  • Выпуски
    9
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    Без ненормативной лексики
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    © 2024 Rabbi Sacks Book Prize Podcast
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