This talk explores S. Y. Agnon’s In the Heart of the Seas, often read as a story of Jewish longing for and return to the Land of Israel. One of the novella’s central literary devices is its rich network of allusions to religious, literary, and...
An exploration of teshuvah through the High Holiday texts and prayers—looking at what has happened to us over time, the personal limitations and self-stories we come to carry, and the ways these shape how we see ourselves and our lives. Alongside this sits the deeper...
An exploration of teshuvah through the High Holiday texts and prayers—looking at what has happened to us over time, the personal limitations and self-stories we come to carry, and the ways these shape how we see ourselves and our lives. Alongside this sits the deeper...
An exploration of teshuvah through the High Holiday texts and prayers—looking at what has happened to us over time, the personal limitations and self-stories we come to carry, and the ways these shape how we see ourselves and our lives. Alongside this sits the deeper...
An exploration of teshuvah through the High Holiday texts and prayers—looking at what has happened to us over time, the personal limitations and self-stories we come to carry, and the ways these shape how we see ourselves and our lives. Alongside this sits the deeper...
The beit midrash is not only a place of learning; it is also a place where relationships are formed, tested, and transformed. Through powerful rabbinic stories—from the tragic rupture between Rabbi Yochanan and Resh Lakish to Honi HaMe'agel's devastating experience of loneliness—we will explore the...
How important is it to compromise the letter of the law for the sake of peace among people? Whom do the Rabbis consider to be part of an average Jew’s concentric community? How are people with disabilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, or those who...
Rintel’s Diner meets Beit Midrash Oz for a city pop-up where shiur and supper blur into one long table. Think thick-sliced challah, famous egg-and-onion dip, and glasses of wine perfectly paired with spirited Torah discussion. Speaker: Rabbanit Chanchkie SlavinTopic: What kind of joy can be commanded?...
