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I Am My Belovedβs: Challenges of Marriage and Relationships in Contemporary Society
Nov 5, 2015
This panel, featuring Daniel Jones, editor of “Modern Love,” Dr. Mona Fishbane, couple therapy specialist, and Rabbi Aaron Brusso of Bet Torah, Mount Kisco, New York, focuses on the challenges within contemporary marriages and relationships in our society and particularly in the Jewish community. Rabbi Mychal Springer, Helen Fried Kirshblum Goldstein Chair in Professional and Pastoral Skills and director of the Center for Pastoral Education at 91Ώμ²₯, moderates.
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Timothy Cardinal Dolan: 50 Years of Nostra Aetate
May 7, 2015 By 91Ώμ²₯ | Public Event video
His Eminence Archbishop Timothy Cardinal Dolan celebrates Jewish-Catholic relations on the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate.
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The American Jewish Conversation about Israel
Apr 30, 2015
Once a great source of unity and pride for American Jews, Israel now often leads to impassioned conflict, heated debate, and even alienation within our community. J.J. Goldberg, Jonathan Tobin, and Rabbi Melissa Weintraub explore whether anything can and should be done to bridge our polarization; whether there should be any “red lines” in discussing Israel, either for individuals or for Jewish communal organizations; and how the way we talk to each other about Israel impacts the American Jewish community, especially among younger generations, and how it affects Israel.
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Defeating DOMA: The Changing Nature of Equality Under the US Constitution
Mar 18, 2015
Roberta Kaplan, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, who successfully argued before the United States Supreme Court the landmark U.S. V. Windsor marriage equality case, which struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), explores this groundbreaking ruling. Dozens of courts have relied explicitly on this case to accord gay couples equal rights under the law.
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Hanukkah Reignited! 1 Wondering Jew, Lab/Shul, and Friends Light Up 91Ώμ²₯
Dec 2, 2014 By 91Ώμ²₯ | Public Event video | Hanukkah
A panel discussion with Jewish Daily Forward columnist Abigail Pogrebin and Lab/Shul founder Amichai Lau-Lavie (RS β16) cohost this panel featuring Bruce Feiler, Rabba Sara Hurwitz, Rabbi David Ingber, Rabbi Jill Hammer, and Rabbi Burton L. Visotzky, and a performance with students from 91Ώμ²₯’s cantorial school, cantors and song leaders of New York City congregations, and Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul, and Mary.
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Gaza, the IDF Code of Ethics, and the Morality of War
Nov 20, 2014
This summer, Israel faced a war with Gaza, but what are the moral implications involved in such a war? 91Ώμ²₯’s (91Ώμ²₯) Chancellor Arnold M. Eisen and Dr. Moshe Halbertal, Gruss Professor of Law at New York University School of Law discuss this complicated topic.
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Veterans Day at 91Ώμ²₯: Honoring US Military, Veterans, and Chaplains with Admiral Michelle Howard
Nov 10, 2014
What does the US Navy have to say about morals? Admiral Michelle Howard, the first female four-star admiral in the history of the US Navy, lectures on ethics and diversity.
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Women of Value: Is the Bible a Patriarchal Text?
Oct 27, 2014 By Amy Kalmanofsky | Public Event video
Is the Bible a Patriarchal Text? Dr. Amy Kalmanofsky presents this topic at the opening plenary session of the Jewish Women’s University for a Day, an adult learning program hosted by 91Ώμ²₯ on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
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MK Dr. Ruth Calderon’s 91Ώμ²₯ Commencement Address 2014
May 22, 2014
MK Dr. Ruth Calderon gives the 2014 91Ώμ²₯ Commencement Address.
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Eisen on Covenant at the Rabbinical Assembly
May 12, 2014 By Arnold M. Eisen | Public Event video | Short Video
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The Future of Judaism and Islam on American Campuses
Feb 18, 2014 By 91Ώμ²₯ | Public Event video
Judaism and Islam have quite a bit in common, so how can these two religions learn from each other, especially in the collegiate setting? This topic is discussed in this Annual John Paul II Center Lecture, including panelists Imam Abdullah Antepli of Duke University, Rabbi Gail Swedroe of the University of Florida Hillel, and Professor Mehnaz Afridi of Manhattan College, and moderated by Huffington Post Executive Religion Editor Rev. Paul Raushenbush.
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Patient Autonomy in the Dying Process: A Jewish Perspective
Feb 10, 2014
This lecture explores Rabbi Moses Feinstein’s approach to establishing an appropriate balance between the strong Jewish legal mandate to preserve life and the value of maximizing patient autonomy. Rabbi Feinstein’s biblical and talmudic sources, as well as the philosophical and ethical implications of his theory for end-of-life issues in Jewish and comparative law, were discussed.
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Questions with Answers and Questions Without Answers: Science and Religion
Jan 29, 2014
Dr. Alan Lightman and Rabbi Jack Moline discuss both how science and religion conflict, and how they can sometimes work harmoniously.
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Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Call of Transcendence
Jan 23, 2014
Rabbi Shai Held discusses his book about Abraham Joshua Heschel with 91Ώμ²₯ Chancellor Arnold Eisen.
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Israel’s Safety, Israel’s Soul: Hopes and Fears in Contemporary Israel
Nov 21, 2013 By 91Ώμ²₯ | Public Event video
Yossi Klein Halevi and David Senesh have two very different views on Israeli society. Should Israeli society be more concerned about the price of being too weak or too strong? What are the responsibilities of a country under existential threat in terms of both morality and security? These questions are discussed in this provocative, illuminating, and critically important discussion moderated by Rabbi Julia Andelman.
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What Is Life Worth? Tailoring the Law to Meet the Challenges of Unique Catastrophes
Nov 6, 2013
9/11. The BP oil spill. The Boston Marathon bombing. Major tragedies captivate the public and often galvanize officials into using unconventional strategies to help those most affected.
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Chancellor Eisen Discusses the Legacy of Rabbi David Hartman
Nov 4, 2013 By 91Ώμ²₯ | Public Event video
A discussion from “A Day of Study Celebrating the Impact of Rabbi Professor David Hartman,” held in New York City on May 5, 2013, featuring David Hartman’s onetime student and friend, Arnold Eisen, Chancellor, Jewish Theological Seminary, in conversation with Donniel Hartman (President, Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem). The program was recorded by Shalom TV.
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Living in Uncertain Times: Responses to Crisis in the Bible and in Our Own Lives
Jul 24, 2013 By 91Ώμ²₯ | Public Event video
Whether dealing with personal crisis or collective catastrophe, recovering from emotional and physical hurt is difficult. How do people in the Bible respond to disaster and suffering? And how, from an emotinal and psychological perspective, can these models guide us in coping with and recovering from trauma?
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Aging in America: Second Career/Post Career
Jun 25, 2013 By 91Ώμ²₯ | Public Event video
As more baby boomers approach traditional retirement age, a seismic shift is taking place in our culture. The change is manifest in the graying of the workforce and in the current political debates on the future of Social Security and Medicare.
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“Get in Trouble.” Commencement Address by US Congressman John R. Lewis
May 29, 2013
The inspirational commencement address was given by US Congressman John R. Lewis at the 119th Commencement Exercises of 91Ώμ²₯
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