Dr. Daniel Fainstein
Explore texts in relation to questions of responsibility, leadership, hope, and identity in the wake of October 7.
Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash
Explore rabbinic and Hassidic texts to learn about the connection between the flame of the candle and the human soul.
Rabbi David Saperstein
What are the roots of the social justice imperative in Jewish texts, tradition and history?
Sophie Bigot-Golblum
Drawing on biblical, rabbinic, and mystical sources, explore the Leviathan’s journey from chaos to the material of the messianic sukkah.
Sophie Bigot-Golblum
Explore a radical re-reading and reinterpretation of this seminal Jewish holiday.
Dr. Tova Ganzel
Dr. Tova Ganzel discussed the heroism of women from antiquity to the present day, specifically the roles of the daughter of Jochanan th...
Rabba Dr. Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz
Explore some challenging midrashim, classical and modern, offering interesting interpretations of the Akedah.
Dr Sam Lebens
Sometimes doing the right thing leaves you with dirty hands. Explore Rabbinic and philosophical approaches to moral dilemmas.
Rabba Yaffa Epstein
How the story of Queen Esther teaches us about how we attain, and wield power, and authority today.
Rabbi Prof. Saul Berman
What our texts teach about the challenges of mass immigration, growing disparity between rich & poor & the rise of religious fundamentalism.
The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture or the Nahum Goldmann Fellowship.




