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Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are that of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the Union for Traditional Judaism, unless otherwise indicated.

Theological Emendations of Halakhah VIDEOS

Theological Emendations of Halakhah

by Rabbi David Novak
July 28, 2024

Categories: Holidays, Philosophy, Shavuot, Torah/Talmud
Commemoration of the Second Yahrzeit of Rabbi David Halivni Z”L VIDEOS

Commemoration of the Second Yahrzeit of Rabbi David Halivni Z”L

by Rabbi David Novak, Rabbi Ephraim Halivni and Recommended by UTJ
July 16, 2024

Categories: Modern Judaism, Remembering Rabbi Halivni Z"L, Torah/Talmud, UTJ Events
ARTICLE

Rabbi Halivni on Revelation: A Phenomenological Perspective

by Rabbi David Novak and Rabbi David Weiss Halivni Z"L
June 23, 2024

Categories: Articles, Philosophy, Remembering Rabbi Halivni Z"L, Torah/Talmud
How does the inexplicable poem for Shavuot, Akdamut, make sense of the first blessing of the Shema Liturgy? VIDEOS

How does the inexplicable poem for Shavuot, Akdamut, make sense of the first blessing of the Shema Liturgy?

by Professor Reuven Kimelman
June 23, 2024

Categories: Holidays, Purim, Shavuot, Torah/Talmud, UTJ Events
Why are the Books of Ruth and Esther So Much Alike? VIDEOS

Why are the Books of Ruth and Esther So Much Alike?

by Professor Reuven Kimelman
June 6, 2024

Categories: Holidays, Purim, Shavuot, Torah/Talmud, UTJ Events
Recommended by UTJ

What It Takes To Defeat Evil

Categories: Israel, Modern Judaism, Purim, Torah/Talmud
ARTICLE

Identifying Evil: Reflections on the October 7, 2023 Israel-Gaza War

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
March 10, 2024

Categories: Israel, Jewish History, Modern Judaism, Torah/Talmud
Video: Hakham Dr. Isaac Sassoon Presents Siddur ‘Alats Libbi VIDEOS

Video: Hakham Dr. Isaac Sassoon Presents Siddur ‘Alats Libbi

by Hakham Isaac Sassoon
January 14, 2024

Categories: Halakhah, Tefillah, Torah/Talmud
ARTICLE

Walking and Chewing Gum: Why the Jewish Community Should Continue to Speak Out About Islamophobia

by Rabbi Noah Gradofsky
December 3, 2023

Categories: Anti-Semitism, Articles, Israel, Modern Judaism, Torah/Talmud
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Times of Israel Blogs)

Life and death are in the power of the tongue (see Proverbs 18:21)

by Hakham Isaac Sassoon
November 22, 2023

Categories: Israel, Modern Judaism, Tefillah, Torah/Talmud
Recommended by UTJ

Abraham Kills Sarah: 2 Lessons From a Bold Midrash

Categories: Israel, Modern Judaism, Torah/Talmud
Recommended by UTJ

A Common Patriarch: Differing World Views

Categories: Israel, Modern Judaism, Torah/Talmud

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