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The UTJ offers warm congratulations to our teacher (UTJ Viewpoints Contributor) Rabbi Dr. Isaac S.D. Sassoon on the publication of his new commentary on Torah, “An Adventure in Torah.” This new book is available for purchase through Amazon here. A formal launch celebration will occur on March 13, 2023. Details appear below. As noted, Continue Reading »
UTJ announces an upcoming webinar, ” The Rambam’s Remarkable Correspondence with the Scholars of Lunel” with Rabbi Charles Sheer on Wednesday, February 8 at 7:00 PM Eastern time via Zoom. For further information and to register, visit https://utj.org/events/lunel/. Click here to purchase Maimonides’ Grand Epistle to the Scholars of Lunel: Ideology and Rhetoric Annotated by Rabbi Continue Reading »
UTJ announces an upcoming webinar, “Al HaNissim — Talmudic or Maccabean?” with Prof. Rabbi Reuven Kimelman on Wednesday December 21 at 7:00 PM Eastern time. For further information and to register, visit https://utj.org/events/alhanissim/.
Video from Part II of our webinar series The Rhetoric of Jewish Liturgy with Rabbi Professor Reuven Kimelman is now available here on UTJ Viewpoints. Part 2: What is the meaning of Kaddish in the light of its origin and function in Shaharit? Recorded November 21, 2022 Part 1, “How does Yishtabah perform its role Continue Reading »
UTJ announces an upcoming webinar, The Etymology of Jewish Names with Rabbi Scott Kalmikoff on Wednesday November 17 at 7:00 PM Eastern time. For further information and to register, visit https://utj.org/events/names/.
Video from Part I of our webinar series The Rhetoric of Jewish Liturgy with Rabbi Professor Reuven Kimelman is now available here on UTJ Viewpoints. Part 1: How does Yishtabah perform its role as the bridge between Pesukei DeZimra and the Shema Liturgy? Recorded November 7, 2022 Stay tuned for Part 2: “What is the Continue Reading »
Membership Message For 5783 Dear Friends, Without your generous financial support, we could not fulfill our mission. Therefore, we ask you to make your generous membership donation for 5783 by filling out the form at the bottom of this page. As we look back on 5782, the first thing that comes to mind is Continue Reading »
Please note that other tributes to Rabbi Halivni, as well as video from his funeral are available in the UTJ Viewpoints section Remembering Rabbi Halivni Z”L. With bowed head and broken heart the Union for Traditional Judaism mourns the loss of our founding leader, mentor and Reish Metivta (Rector), Rabbi Professor David Weiss Halivni, Continue Reading »
With bowed head and broken heart we inform the UTJ family of the passing of our beloved, respected and renowned Reish Metivta and teacher, HaRav Professor David Halivni z”l. The funeral will take place Thursday, 1 Tammuz, June 30 at 4PM at Sanhedria. The funeral will be livestreamed from https://livestream.com/bti/david-halivni-funeral. Burial will be on Har Continue Reading »
Dear Friends of UTJ, UTJ wishes everyone a happy, healthy, and Kosher Passover. The Kosher Nexus for Passover We are happy to share with you that as always Rabbi Jeffrey Rappoport, editor of The Kosher Nexus has been hard at work providing updated Passover guidance for this year. Recent posts include: The Kosher For Passover Continue Reading »