Lecture
Series Program
Why Ask
Why
1. The
relationship between theology and law
2. Rabbinic
decrees that outlive their rationales
3. The
relationship between act and intent
Pluralism
Within Halakhah
1. Geographic
pluralism
2. Intra-Jewish
pluralism
3. Extra-Jewish
pluralism
Hard Choices
1. Is
not choosing a choice
2. Learning
Torah for the wrong reasons
3. Sinning
for the sake of others
Arguing
With G-d
1. Avraham
at Sodom - When bad things happen to bad people
2. Eliyahu
- Zealotry and mercy
3. Yonah
- From despair to disagreement . . . and back?
Lectures on
Moshe, Yirmiyahu, and Iyov are also available in this series
Advanced
Talmud for Beginners - Maimonides on Abortion
1-3 lectures
Advanced
Talmud for Beginners - Killing to Prevent Murder
1-3 lectures
Unions
and Strikes - A Halakhic Analysis
1-3 lectures
Communal
and Individual Obligations to the Poor - A Halakhic Analysis
1-2 lectures
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