Social Vision Talks

In these highlights from the keynote address of our October 2021 conference, Elliot Wolfson joins us to discuss some of the important aspects of his decades of research in the field of Jewish mysticism. Elliot Wolfson is a professor of Religious Studies and Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has written numerous books on Kabbalah, Hasidism, hermeneutics, and philosophy. In this provocative and fascinating lecture Wolfson explores themes related to the controversial topic of gender in Hasidism.

In this season premier episode we hear from five leading specialists in the field of pedagogy to hear about the contemporary world of education and how interconnectedness plays a role in the way we should think about learning today. Hear more from Ben Selznick, Shalhabit-Simcha Cohen, Ethan Youngerman, Teniell Trolian, and Kirk Robinson, who spoke together in October of 2021. The title of their discussion was “Reflective Learning for Interconnectivity."

Yotam Hotam is a senior lecturer in Education at the University of Haifa and a research fellow of the Haifa Center for German and European Studies. Hotam’s lecture explores the concept of self development, the secularization of education, and the relevance of theology in current conversations around education.

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To hear more exciting conversations on the relevance of ancient Jewish wisdom in tackling the most pressing of contemporary issues, please tune in on October 10th-14th, 2021 for the third Social Vision Conference. Check https://www.interconnectedness.net for upcoming details.

Ben Selznick serves as assistant professor and advisor to the Postsecondary Analysis and Leadership Concentration at James Madison University. In this panel discussion Selznick talks with peers Seán McCarthy (James Madison) and Tricia Seifert (Montana State University) about the future of higher education.

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To hear more exciting conversations on the relevance of ancient Jewish wisdom in tackling the most pressing of contemporary issues, please tune in on October 10th-14th, 2021 for the third Social Vision Conference. Check https://www.interconnectedness.net for upcoming details.

Kathy Humphrey is the exiting Senior Vice Chancellor for Engagement and Chief of Staff at the University of Pittsburgh and current President of Carlow University. This insightful discussion with Humphrey explores many things, including the importance of developing values through real data and the potential dangers of internet hate.

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To hear more exciting conversations on the relevance of ancient Jewish wisdom in tackling the most pressing of contemporary issues, please tune in on October 10th-14th, 2021 for the third Social Vision Conference. Check https://www.interconnectedness.net for upcoming details.

Charles Howard serves as University Chaplain at the University of Pennsylvania, while David L. Cohen is a senior advisor at Comcast, where he was also the company's first Chief Diversity Officer. Their inspiring conversation explores the importance of creating diverse spaces and the unique opportunity presented by diverse collegiate learning environments.

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To hear more exciting conversations on the relevance of ancient Jewish wisdom in tackling the most pressing of contemporary issues, please tune in on October 10th-14th, 2021 for the third Social Vision Conference. Check https://www.interconnectedness.net for upcoming details.

Chava Green is a doctoral student in the Graduate Division of Religion at Emory University with a focus on Jewish Studies and feminist ethnography. Green’s groundbreaking research, which she discusses in the present lecture, explores the way in which Chabad women have developed a unique form of feminism through Torah study and contemplative prayer.

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To hear more exciting conversations on the relevance of ancient Jewish wisdom in tackling the most pressing of contemporary issues, please tune in on October 10th-14th, 2021 for the third Social Vision Conference. Check https://www.interconnectedness.net for upcoming details.

Rabbi Sholom Dovber Lipskar is known for having founded The Shul of Bal Harbour and for his service as principal of Landow Yeshiva. This amazing talk explores Rabbi Lipskar’s work with the ALEPH Institute, an organization that provides service to people experiencing incarceration.

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To hear more exciting conversations on the relevance of ancient Jewish wisdom in tackling the most pressing of contemporary issues, please tune in on October 10th-14th, 2021 for the third Social Vision Conference. Check https://www.interconnectedness.net for upcoming details.

Elaine Leeder is a professor emerita of sociology and the dean emerita of the School of Social Sciences at Sonoma State University whose work on incarceration and connecting with incarcerated people has been groundbreaking. Listen as Leeder shares her insights on learning from inmates and how spirituality can help us rethink the existing prison system.

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To hear more exciting conversations on the relevance of ancient Jewish wisdom in tackling the most pressing of contemporary issues, please tune in on October 10th-14th, 2021 for the third Social Vision Conference. Check https://www.interconnectedness.net for upcoming details.

Bill McKibben is a renowned American environmentalist known for having founded the climate campaign group 350.org. He is a contributing writer for the New Yorker and serves as Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College. Here McKibben offers his insightful perspective on the current state of ecological calamity and what practices can be adopted to ameliorate it.

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To hear more exciting conversations on the relevance of ancient Jewish wisdom in tackling the most pressing of contemporary issues, please tune in on October 10th-14th, 2021 for the third Social Vision Conference. Check https://www.interconnectedness.net for upcoming details.