Talks, Lectures, and Seminars

Topics

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Need a speaker or teacher to provoke thought in your community? Here are a list of topics I would love to explore with you. Click on the header links for topic descriptions​

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• Contemporary Culture and Ethics

  • What's Your Value(?) Creating Your Personal Mission Statement

  • iGen Judaism: Varieties of Jewish Identity on Today's College Campus​

  • Reclaiming Religion: An Argument for Re-engaging in Religious Life

  • The Emotional Life in Judaism — Key Concepts

• Jewish History and Thought

  • What is Midrash and Why it Matters​

  • From Temple to Torah — The Rise of Rabbinic Judaism

  • A Living Torah — Ongoing Revelation in Rabbinic Thought

• Jewish-Christian Relations

  • Beyond the Old Testament: An Introduction to Judaism​

  • Jews and Jesus: A Look at the Meaning(s) of Jesus in Judaism Past and Present

  • Why the Jewish-Christian Dialogue (Still) Matters

• Rabbis Reading Eden: The Garden of Eden in Jewish Thought​

  • Arguments in Heaven: Was the Creation of Humanity a Good Idea?​

  • Rabbi Adam: What Was Adam Doing in the Garden?

  • Adam and Eve — or Adam, then Eve: The Creation of Gender in Rabbinic Literature

  • Serpent or Demon: The Emergence of Satan in Rabbinic Judaism

  • Gender and Punishment: The Afflictions of Adam and Eve in Rabbinic Judaism