Samples offered on previous programs:
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Fundamental Principles of Jewish Belief and Philosophy
Lectures from
Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb
Having received his Ph.D. at Brandeis University,
Rabbi Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns
Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr
Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi
Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic
presentations on ethical, moral and philosophical issues. |
- Belief In G-d
- Purpose of Creation
- Historical Verification of the Torah
- The Concept of the Chosen People
- Afterlife
- Free Will
- Alternative Judaisms
- The Concept of Evil
- Where was G-d in the Holocaust
- Providence and Responsibility
- Mysticism, Meaning and Mitzvah
- Science and Judaism
- The Age of the Universe
- Nature & Miracles
- Cross Cultural Critique
- Anti Semitism
- Business Ethics
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Contemporary Issues & Commonly Asked
Questions
Lectures from
Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky
Rabbi Orlofsky is a former regional director
for the National Council of Synagogue Youth and is a world-acclaimed
lecturer and educator. As one of the most entertaining international
Jewish speakers, he has been quoted in The New York Times
as well as other national publications. Rabbi Orlofsky is
presently a lecturer at Ohr Somayach and at the Ohr Lagolah
Leadership Institute in Jerusalem.
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- Kashrut
Does G-d care what I eat?
Vegetarianism
Meat & Milk
What's the big deal about pig
Yamulka
Creamation
Donation of organs
Selling of the Chametz (Pesach)
- Interpersonal Relations
Why Get Married
Platonic Relations
Birth Control/Abortion
- The Role of Women in Judaism
Role in Synagogue
Can Women be Rabbis
- Jews & Non Jews
Conversion
Enviroment
- State of Israel
Land for Peace
- Metaphysical Questions
Angels
Magic
Mashiach
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Jewish History
Lectures from
Rabbi Berel Wein
Rabbi Wein is a distinguished Torah scholar, author
of works of Talmudic commentary and responsa. He is a former dean
and community rabbi, author of a series on Jewish history, a member
of the Illinois Bar, a former Director of the Orthodox Union and
the creator of a highly regarded series of Jewish history tapes.
He is presently a senior faculty member of Ohr Somayach Jerusalem. |
- A Survey of Jewish History from the Patriarchs to
the Present
- Emphasis on the following periods:
The
Prophets: From
Exodus and Sinai to the Destruction of the First Temple
The
Second Temple: Jews,
Greeks and Romans
Talmudic
Times: The
Glory of Jewish Life in Babylonia
Jews
in Europe: Jewish
Scholarship and Faith
Illuminates the Dark
Ages
From
Mysticism to the Enlightenment: The
Jewish Experience from
1500 - 1900
Modern
Jewish History: Zionism,
the Holocaust, American
Jewry, the Return to
Tradition
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Basic Judaism
Lectures from
Rabbi David Kaplan
Rabbi Kaplan, originally from Chicago attended
Northeastern University and received his rabbinical ordination
in Jerusalem. He has lectured widely in Israel and America and
is presently a senior lecturer in the Carla Schoen Institute
of Ohr Somayach Jerusalem. His modern, streetwise approach to
clarifying Jewish issues is an inspiration to people around the
world. |
- Daily Ritual
- The Synagogue
- Teffilin, Mezuza, Kippa, Tzitzit
- Prayer
- The Cycle of Jewish Life
i.Birth and Circumcision
ii.Redemption of the First Born
iii.Bar and Bat Mitzvah
iv.Marriage and Divorce
v.Death and Mourning
- Between Man and Man
i.Charity
ii.Business Ethics
iii.Laws of Slander & Libel
iv. Honouring One's Parents
- Cycle of the Jewish Year
- Kashrut - The Jewish Dietary Laws
- Shabbat - Day of Rest
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Hebrew Language Instruction
- The JLE Ulpan includes basic introduction to the
written and spoken Hebrew language as well as classes for the intermediate
and advanced levels
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The Process of Jewish Scholarship
- In small groups and tutorials, the participants
will learn to analyze classical Talmudic, Biblical and philosophical
works. Emphasis will be placed on acquiring the critical analytical
skills that have marked Jewish scholarship throughout the centuries.
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