Hodesh Tov

“What Does Mehkar Ha-talmud Have to Teach Us About Who We Are Today”
by Joshua Kulp, teacher of Talmud, Mishnah and Poskim, Conservative Yeshiva

“A Contemporary Look at the Story of Hanukkah”

by Dr. Benjamin Edidin Scolnic, Temple Beth Sholom, Hamden CT, bible scholar who has authored 11 books and over 80 articles.

He has been the Biblical Consultant on an archaeological dig in Egypt, the Northwest Sinai Archaeological Expedition, pursuing the route of the Exodus. His current area of interest is the relationship between the Book of Daniel and the story of Hanukkah, specifically the reasons for the Antiochene persecution.

“Out of Zion: Rabbinic Travel in the 4th Century”
by Mordecai Schwartz, adjunct assistant professor of Talmud and Rabbinics at JTS; Marion and Norman Kanzman charitable foundation distinguished scholar at the Pre-Collegiate Learning Center of New Jersey.

“The Non-Fasting Shatz”
by Gail Labovitz, Associate Professor of Rabbinic Literature, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

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“The Prayer for the Government: Political Functions of Liturgy”

by Robert Scheinberg, United Synagogue of Hoboken

“Current Trends in Medieval Biblical Exegesis”

by Robert Harris, associate professor of Bible, The Jewish Theological Seminary

Materials for Download

“Evolutionary Theory and Jewish Religious Practice”

by Paul Shrell-Fox, Professor of Family and Community Studies, Schechter Institute

"Prophet of a New Paradigm: What the Ba'al Shem Tov's Pillar Prayer Can Teach the Children of Abraham Today"

by Aubrey Glazer, Jewish Community Center of Harrison

"Performance Theory's Impact on Jewish Liturgy"

by Jeffrey Hoffman, Rabbi in Residence, The Academy for Jewish Religion

“Rethinking the Ban on Electricity on Shabbat”

by Danny Nevins, Pearl Resnick Dean of The Rabbinical School and dean of the Division of Religious Leadership of The Jewish Theological Seminary