Ta Shma

Avital Hochstein. In a world focused on innovation, how do we continue to learn from and honor a tradition that emphasizes our connection to the past? In this class, we will explore rabbinic sources which highlight traditional thoughts about innovation, and novice thoughts about tradition. Through these sources we will ask about the changing role of women and the place of democracy in the eyes of the Jewish tradition. Join us as we discover what our tradition teaches us about innovation and how we can learn to innovate in a traditional way. Recorded live as part of our 2017 Jewish Professionals Institute.

הפרק הראשון בפרשת חקת עוסק במוות ובהתמודדות עם הממד המשתק שמתלווה אליו. לפרק שני חלקים; בחלק הראשון מתואר תהליך ההכנה של אפר הפרה האדומה אשר משמש לטהרה במצבים של טומאת מת (במדבר יט, א' - י"ג), וחלקו השני מציג את האופן שבו הופכים אנשים ודברים להיות טמאי מת (פסוקים י"ד ועד סוף הפרק). יחד הם קוראים לחיים להיות בתנועה בסמיכות למפגש עם המוות.

Avital Hochstein.The first chapter of Parashat Hukkat deals with death and the struggle with its potentially paralyzing dimensions. The chapter has two parts. In the first part, we hear about the process for preparing the ashes of the red heifer that serves as the vehicle for purification in cases of corpse impurity. The second part describes the ways in which people and objects contract this type of impurity. Read together, they call us to see that life must continue moving forward even as it does and must encounter and engage with death.

Ever wanted to know the answer to some deep and challenging questions in halakhah (Jewish law)? Join Andrew Belinfante interviewing R. Ethan Tucker with questions sent in by Yeshivat Hadar alumni and others on all sorts of details of Jewish law. This is a joint project between the Center for Jewish Law and Values and Jewish Public Media.

Ever wanted to know the answer to some deep and challenging questions in halakhah (Jewish law)? Join R. Avi Killip interviewing R. Ethan Tucker with questions sent in by Yeshivat Hadar alumni and others on all sorts of details of Jewish law. This is a joint project between the Center for Jewish Law and Values and Jewish Public Media.

Ever wanted to know the answer to some deep and challenging questions in halakhah (Jewish law)? Join R. Avi Killip interviewing R. Ethan Tucker with questions sent in by Yeshivat Hadar alumni and others on all sorts of details of Jewish law. This is a joint project between the Center for Jewish Law and Values and Jewish Public Media.

Elie Kaunfer. Recorded live at our Yom Iyyun: Hadar’s Vision for the Future, at our First National Shabbaton, March 3-5, 2017 in honor of our 10th year.

Ever wanted to know the answer to some deep and challenging questions in halakhah (Jewish law)? Join R. Avi Killip interviewing R. Ethan Tucker with questions sent in by Yeshivat Hadar alumni and others on all sorts of details of Jewish law. This is a joint project between the Center for Jewish Law and Values and Jewish Public Media.

Shai Held. Recorded live at our Yom Iyyun: Hadar’s Vision for the Future, at our First National Shabbaton, March 3-5, 2017 in honor of our 10th year.

Ever wanted to know the answer to some deep and challenging questions in halakhah (Jewish law)? Join Andrew Belinfante (filling in for R. Avi Killip) interviewing R. Ethan Tucker with questions sent in by Yeshivat Hadar alumni and others on all sorts of details of Jewish law. This is a joint project between the Center for Jewish Law and Values and Jewish Public Media.