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Jews in the American Political and Public Square
Part of the series JTS Alumni in the World: Scholarship and Impact
With Dr. Lauren Strauss (Kekst Graduate School ’04), Professor of Modern Jewish History, American University
The extent of Jewish participation in the American political process far outweighs the relative number of Jews in the population. Yet the contemporary activism of Jews is consistent with a tradition of civic involvement from the earliest days of Jewish settlement in America. This webinar explored Jewish participation in the American political system. We briefly address the foundations of religious freedom in America through the nineteenth century, and then focus on the watershed politics of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, from labor strikes to landmark legal cases. In studying these issues, we plumb the depths of what it means to be a minority in a democratic society and what it means to be a Jew in the modern world.
ABOUT THE SERIES
Join esteemed JTS alumni to hear about the important contributions they are making through their work as scholars and thought leaders in their fields. Through their engagement with Jewish text, history, and thought, they are enhancing the spiritual and personal lives of individuals, building more inclusive communities, and preparing the leaders of tomorrow, ensuring a stronger Jewish future.
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What is the Torah, Actually? Preparing for Shavuot
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With Dr. Benjamin Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS We’ve heard its stories; we’ve heard it chanted in synagogue; we’ve seen it hoisted in the air displaying handwritten ink on parchment; we’ve taken classes on it. But what, actually, is the Torah? A law code? A history book? An ancient novel? A saga? None of these categorizations quite fits. In this session, we cons...
Elan Levine - 2024 JTS Commencement
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Elan Levine - 2024 JTS Commencement
Grace Hack - 2024 JTS Commencement
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Grace Hack - 2024 JTS Commencement
2024 JTS Rabbinical & Cantorial Ordination Ceremony
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2024 JTS Rabbinical & Cantorial Ordination Ceremony
JTS Chancellor Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz - Charge to Graduates at 2024 Commencement
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JTS Chancellor Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz - Charge to Graduates at 2024 Commencement
Wolf Blitzer 2024 JTS Commencement Address
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Wolf Blitzer 2024 JTS Commencement Address
2024 JTS Commencement Exercises
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2024 JTS Commencement Exercises
Rabbi Ayelet Cohen's Charge to New Rabbis and Cantors
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Rabbi Ayelet Cohen's Charge to New Rabbis and Cantors
Gender, the Bible,and the Art of Translation
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With special guest presenter Dr. Elias Sacks, Director of The Jewish Publication Society How should English translators of the Hebrew Bible approach questions relating to gender? When should gender-inclusive language (such as “God” or “person”) be used for references to God and human beings, and when is gendered terminology (such as “King” and “man”) called for historically and linguistically? ...
Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem
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n Commemoration of Yom Hazikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terror) With Dr. Alan Cooper, Elaine Ravich Professor of Jewish Studies, JTS ABOUT THE SERIES: Timely Torah, Timeless Insights Join JTS’s renowned faculty to learn about their current work and greatest passions. Drawing on their expertise, scholars will offer inspiring learning and expose us to new ideas ...
Art as Witness: The Work and Remarkable Survival Story of Esther Lurie
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With Dr. Shay Pilnik, Director, Emil A. and Jenny Fish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Yeshiva University (JTS PhD ‘13) In Commemoration of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) The survival story of celebrated artist Esther Lurie (1913-1998), the only Israeli artist to win the prestigious Dizengoff Prize for Drawing twice in her career, was beyond remarkable. After she made aliyah...
Day 1 - Case Studies in the History of Antisemitism
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Case Studies in the History of Antisemitism Dr. Tamara Neuman (moderator), Director of Convenings, JTS Dr. Benjamin Gampel, JTS Dina and Eli Field Family Chair in Jewish History Dr. Rebecca Kobrin, Russell and Bettina Knapp Associate Professor of American Jewish History at Columbia University Dr. Avinoam Patt, Inaugural Director of the Center for the Study of Antisemitism and Maurice Greenberg ...
"Di psure loyt khaim" (The Gospel According to Chaim) - Excerpt and Conversation
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Theatrical excerpt/conversation: Mikhl Yashinsky's new Yiddish play "Di psure loyt khaim" (The Gospel According to Chaim) Mikhl Yashinsky, Yiddish playwright Dr. Nahma Sandrow, translator, librettist, and independent scholar As Chaim Einspruch: Mikhl Yashinsky As Gabe Zweig: Sruli Rosenberg As Sadie Meyerson: Melissa Weisz Director: Dmitri Barcomi Play premiered in December 2023 by the New Yidd...
Antisemitism and Free Speech on Campus: The Bernard G. Segal Memorial Lecture in Law and Ethics
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In the aftermath of the horrific events of October 7, issues of antisemitism and free speech have roiled college campuses, with tremendous significance for the Jewish community, the nature of higher education in our society, and democracy itself. How can universities foster both free speech and a sense of inclusion and belonging, so that all members of the campus community can flourish? Should ...
Day 2 Examining America's Campuses
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Day 2 Examining America's Campuses
Day 2 Impact of Antisemitism on American Jews
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Day 2 Impact of Antisemitism on American Jews
Day 2 Student Roundtable: Antisemitism and Allyship
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Day 2 Student Roundtable: Antisemitism and Allyship
Day 2 - Poetry Reading and Conversation with Gzegorz Kwiatowski
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Day 2 - Poetry Reading and Conversation with Gzegorz Kwiatowski
Day 2 - Summation Address with Ted Deutsch
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Day 2 - Summation Address with Ted Deutsch
Day 1 - Religious Roots of Antisemitism
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Day 1 - Religious Roots of Antisemitism
Day 1 - Rare Materials Presentation from the JTS Library
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Day 1 - Rare Materials Presentation from the JTS Library
Day 1 - Allyship is a Two-Way Street
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Day 1 - Allyship is a Two-Way Street
From Symposium to Seder: How Roman Party Conventions Became Our Passover Seder
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From Symposium to Seder: How Roman Party Conventions Became Our Passover Seder
Seeing the Unseeable: Kabbalistic Imagery from The Library of JTS - March 26, 2024 Lecture
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Seeing the Unseeable: Kabbalistic Imagery from The Library of JTS - March 26, 2024 Lecture
“Awaiting the Good Hour”: Hope in the Bible as a Resource for Religious Life
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“Awaiting the Good Hour”: Hope in the Bible as a Resource for Religious Life
Rosanne Benjamin - Nusah Presentation 03.11.24
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Rosanne Benjamin - Nusah Presentation 03.11.24
Prayer Through a Lens of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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Prayer Through a Lens of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Seeing the Unseeable: Images of the Divine in Kabbalistic Texts
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Seeing the Unseeable: Images of the Divine in Kabbalistic Texts
Between the Lines: Between Two Worlds
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Between the Lines: Between Two Worlds

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @CrawlingAxle
    @CrawlingAxle 2 дні тому

    Lame.

  • @KateGladstone
    @KateGladstone 3 дні тому

    Rabbi, I’ve a question. In Biblical times, when we Jews lived in tribes, what tribe did a convert belong to? The place where a Jew lived (in tribal times) depended on what tribe the Jew belonged to - so, where was a convert allowed to live?

  • @natalieclairezaloumis2174
    @natalieclairezaloumis2174 8 днів тому

    A beautiful reminder of renewal in Hashem❤

  • @chashmal10
    @chashmal10 9 днів тому

    What you said was Tosfos was actually Rashi. Tosfos interpretation is actually a good one, that converts are difficult for Israel bc converts are extra meticulous and scrupulous and pious in mitzvot

  • @ElRayDelRio
    @ElRayDelRio 13 днів тому

    Good listen!

  • @cooper60
    @cooper60 15 днів тому

    The irony is you are the converts

  • @betsyintheloop7601
    @betsyintheloop7601 22 дні тому

    Get to the point please

  • @PW-le6cr
    @PW-le6cr 24 дні тому

    Abraham was literally a convert

  • @JewishKeto
    @JewishKeto Місяць тому

    The Torah does indeed allow slavery however… it regulates it and moves the world away from it.

  • @thedylanshow1
    @thedylanshow1 Місяць тому

    Great work!

  • @thedylanshow1
    @thedylanshow1 Місяць тому

    Beautiful!

  • @camjames9101
    @camjames9101 Місяць тому

    Jesus is God

  • @lanapapas
    @lanapapas Місяць тому

    Ruth was a convert. No Ruth, no King David. Period.

  • @r.m.5003
    @r.m.5003 Місяць тому

    The Problem with Convertism is to be solved according Ephesian Chapter 2. Even Jews have to change their mind. Gentiles can't convert to judaism, its nonsense.

  • @primrose6358
    @primrose6358 Місяць тому

    They’ve turned Judaism into modern Protestantism. The services are almost the same. It’s not Judaism.

  • @brendaw37
    @brendaw37 Місяць тому

    Bravo in using biblical scripture in your explanation. Which give realism to your lecture 🎉

  • @AlirezaRadRadSadeghinia-ng1yq
    @AlirezaRadRadSadeghinia-ng1yq Місяць тому

    A ger or a convert is ten thousands times better than a a jew who doesnt believe and act based on Judiasm

  • @YerushalayimShelZahv
    @YerushalayimShelZahv Місяць тому

    What about Rabbi Akiva one of the greatest sages ever and was a convert.

  • @dogzdigital
    @dogzdigital Місяць тому

    How is it a challenge to not oppress others?

  • @brunosirigado
    @brunosirigado Місяць тому

    The irony is that, the rabbis from the twelve century were already gentiles, descendants from their Turkish Khazar fathers, who were proselytes themselves. So, how can we explain the posture of fake Jews towards others who want to become "Jews"? I look at the American gilded age and I see something similar. We had the already established Americans descendents from Europeans, showing resentment towards the new Europeans that just arrived.

  • @Cynical2012
    @Cynical2012 Місяць тому

    What have they been doing in Palestine, what did you do yesterday in Rafah

  • @jefftist9625
    @jefftist9625 Місяць тому

    Race, Social Mobility, & Modern Judeophobia. 1:23:10 - 1:25:29

  • @galkkeiber8701
    @galkkeiber8701 Місяць тому

    Can someone please explain why there are some books saying that the Portuguese jews were black.

  • @stimmons86
    @stimmons86 Місяць тому

    Great content, very suspecting conclusion.

  • @jeffreydowell8970
    @jeffreydowell8970 Місяць тому

    Been that since the God's most loved ,Satan is here

  • @NicholasNoel-pe7ql
    @NicholasNoel-pe7ql Місяць тому

    This man is preaching absolute garbage,fit for the sewage.

  • @RepairingFaith
    @RepairingFaith Місяць тому

    "Another approach that appears in that Tosafot is quoted in the name of “Avraham HaGer” - Abraham the proselyte. He says that this Gemara should be understood to mean that since converts are meticulously careful in their fulfillment of the commandments - much more than other Jews - the comparison puts non-converts in a bad light, which is why the converts are viewed as painful for the Jewish people." Had the Rabbi of the nearest Chabad Center tell me this as a reason that I shouldn't come to the shul for anything in our talk about my wife and I desiring to convert. Notably that the community there isn't very observant at all such as they drive cars and do all sorts of things on Shabbat. My argument is, why then wouldn't you want us there? If nothing else would it not push the others to fall in alignment? Suffice to say, this has been the attitude for every shul within a hour range from us. So no Rabbi to learn from means no Rabbi to endorse for the Beit Din. I understand Jeremiah so much better now.

  • @barnsweb52
    @barnsweb52 2 місяці тому

    Considering Israel today - a person would have to be insane to want to convert to Judaism. If you do, prepare to have Jewish Rabbi rules to dominate your life and permitted beliefs. Look up the definition of "Judaism" in the Dictionary. Closely note that near the end it says they interpret scripture by the Rabbi's interpretations - which often defy what the Bible says. One example is the Land and the Temple. All those things were fulfilled way back. Just read Joshua through 2 Samuel. The numbers as the stars in heaven, taking the whole land, diaspora to other nations, the return and building the Temple in Ezra/Nehemiah - it's all been fulfilled LONG ago folks. Judaism is a religion of rites and rituals and traditions - of the Rabbi. God gave 10 Decrees, blessings, and curses - not 613 or 7. They don't even know their own book. PS - they also altered or made up much of their "Tanach" - not to even mention the Talmud. Read "The Origins of Judaism."

  • @user-eb4ve6ds4g
    @user-eb4ve6ds4g 2 місяці тому

    The first jew was Adam, he was created circumcised, Abraham had the faith to reconnect with God, so to him was given the signal of reconection with God which is the circumcision. Anydoby who has faith in God and keep his word and his covenant is welcomed by God...the rabbis kidnapp the whole concept and invented the noahide laws to keep the world away from God and the true family of Abraham´s faith.

  • @ericah6546
    @ericah6546 2 місяці тому

    THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CONVERT WHO HAS NOT SPENT TIME LEARNING. THERE ARE NOT SUCH PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUE CONVERT WHO COMES FROM A FAMILY IN HIDING. THOSE FAMILIES CONTINUED TO PASS DOWN JEWISH TORCH OF LIGHT. IT IS IN OUR DNA/SOUL THAT WE ARE LOVERS OF HASHEM.

  • @doug3819
    @doug3819 2 місяці тому

    Absolutely brilliant lecture ! I'm not Jewish. Christian.

  • @jeffc8304
    @jeffc8304 3 місяці тому

    Ten minutes in and nothing said - just gobbledegook by typical arrogant “overmedicated “, confused professor (of nothingness.) -

    • @timothymeehan181
      @timothymeehan181 24 дні тому

      Have you read the novel? And still find this talk boring? Just curious.

  • @analaurapinzonsolis5755
    @analaurapinzonsolis5755 3 місяці тому

    When he says "I never should have brought up the Jews!", the kids run away from the Monster Titans.

  • @analaurapinzonsolis5755
    @analaurapinzonsolis5755 3 місяці тому

    When he says "Why did I talk about the Jews? Oh!" when the scene shows the silhouettes of the Monster Titans and the words "Real, real" coming up.

  • @analaurapinzonsolis5755
    @analaurapinzonsolis5755 3 місяці тому

    I laugh when he says "I was out walking and there wasn't a cloud in the sky." when The Monster Titans walk.

  • @analaurapinzonsolis5755
    @analaurapinzonsolis5755 3 місяці тому

    When he sings "A doctor couldn't fix the pain in my neck.", Robin cries.

  • @analaurapinzonsolis5755
    @analaurapinzonsolis5755 3 місяці тому

    When she sings "An agent read my script and said it was dreck.", Robin looks at the Titan computer saying "Classified" and screams.

  • @analaurapinzonsolis5755
    @analaurapinzonsolis5755 3 місяці тому

    When she sings "They control the weather, so they ruined my deck.", Beast Boy says "Guatemala, Liechtenstein. I'm about to lose my mind!".

  • @rascott2935
    @rascott2935 3 місяці тому

    The justification of slavery is disgusting, European Jews, did not treat there slaves any different than European Christian.

  • @abdul-halimvazquez8200
    @abdul-halimvazquez8200 3 місяці тому

    If the different nations are assigned different beings, is there a a specific named entity for the Ishmaelites and the Edomites. Or would those nations be assigned to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob?

  • @analaurapinzonsolis5755
    @analaurapinzonsolis5755 3 місяці тому

    I laugh when he sings "I tell him to kiss my shoes" when Raven opens the portal and gets sucked in, followed by the other Titans.

  • @AaronMiller-rh7rj
    @AaronMiller-rh7rj 3 місяці тому

    Brilliant.

  • @booklover3959
    @booklover3959 3 місяці тому

    I found both speakers to be excellent. Pamela illumined how the Psalms can be a part of a personal relationship with God and exhibit personal human struggles. That was beautiful. And the scholarship of Stephen was beautiful too as it showed how a deeper understanding that is academic can shine a light on meanings that we miss in our current understanding of Psalms. I look forward to his commentary in the Hermeneia series. I hope to find there information on text critical variants in the Qumran manuscripts and Septuagint with specific citation.

  • @angelagonimavalero7700
    @angelagonimavalero7700 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for your lectures, wonderful knowledge and insight.

  • @angelagonimavalero7700
    @angelagonimavalero7700 3 місяці тому

    I am sure they socialized at some point, without any issues.

  • @littlekentucky2294
    @littlekentucky2294 3 місяці тому

    👏 “I am a Spirit before a body” wow that’s a powerful statement. I really enjoyed listening to these ladies speak. 😊❤

  • @eytonshalomsandiego
    @eytonshalomsandiego 3 місяці тому

    we are commanded not only to accept serious converts, but to love them!

  • @puravida2626
    @puravida2626 3 місяці тому

  • @CCP-Lies
    @CCP-Lies 3 місяці тому

    Leviticus 25 44-46 44 “‘Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves. 45 You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property. 46 You can bequeath them to your children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life, but you must not rule over your fellow Israelites ruthlessly.

  • @caroldavis9970
    @caroldavis9970 3 місяці тому

    So Isreal sees the killing of palanstins babies are a sacrifice to God who devorced Isreal and jewdia over a thousand years ago.