Society

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Religious Zionism at the Crossroads: Torah in Motion in Israel

Dr. Elliott Malamet, Dr. Moshe Koppel, Dr. Yuval Cherlow and 4 more

Two years ago, Haaretz printed an opinion piece saying that Religious Zionism was officially dead. Even one of the movement’s most respected figures, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, has identified Religious Zionism as “in crisis—maybe even terminally ill.”…
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Through the Looking Glass: Modern Orthodoxy and Modern Islam (Renewing Our Spirit 2012)

Rabbi Francis Nataf

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"The Other War": Secular-Religious Relations in the Land of Israel, A Panel Discussion

Dr. David Hazony, Rabbi Francis Nataf, Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo

Renewing Our Spirit 2012
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Upcoming Social and Religious Challenges Facing the State of Israel (Renewing Our Spirit 2012)

Rabbi David Stav

Renewing Our Spirit 2012
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The Revolution That Wasn't: An Insider's Critique of the Ba'al Teshuva Movement (Renewing Our Spirit 2012)

Rabbi Francis Nataf

Renewing Our Spirit 2012
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Living a New Vision: The Genish Family’s Journey From Gush Katif to a New Life

Lt. Col. Zuri Genish

The Genish family lived in Alei Sinai, Gush Katif for 14 years. It was an ideal life. Then came the Disengagement in August 2005. Zuri Genish, father of the family of seven, took early retirement as an IDF Lieutenant Colonel prior to the…
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Leadership and Family: Challenges and Concessions Part 1: “V’higadita L’vincha,” Moshe Rabbeinu Between Family and Flocks

Dr. Bryna J. Levy

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Leadership and Family: Challenges and Concessions Part 2: “V’shinantam L’vanecha,” Rabbi Akiva and His Children

Dr. Bryna J. Levy

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Leadership and Family: Challenges and Concessions: “V’higadita L’vincha,” Moshe Rabbeinu Between Family and Flocks

Dr. Bryna J. Levy

Dr. Bryna J. Levy, a master teacher visiting from Israel, will lead text-based learning in this two-part series. Men and women welcome.
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The Seven Pillars of an Ideal Jewish Society

Rabbi Mordechai Bar-Or

Mordechai Bar-Or attended Yeshivat har Etzion, and was ordained by Chief Rabbi Goren in 1984. Mr. Bar-Or received the Avi Chai prize for his work in establishing and directing Elul, the first Beit Midrash for secular and religious Israelis to study…
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