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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.

Video/Article: Reading Lamentations with Inner-Biblical Exegesis VIDEOS

Video/Article: Reading Lamentations with Inner-Biblical Exegesis

by Professor Reuven Kimelman
August 5, 2022

Categories: Holidays, Tisha b'Av, Torah/Talmud
ARTICLE

What Does the Word Pesach (פסח) Mean?

by Rabbi Noah Gradofsky
April 5, 2022

Categories: Holidays, Passover, Torah/Talmud
ARTICLE

Why is Purim Given a Plural Name?

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
March 20, 2022

Categories: Purim, Torah/Talmud
ARTICLE

A Person Should Always Engage in Torah ???and Mitzvot?? Even If It Is Not For Its Own Sake

by Rabbi Noah Gradofsky
September 5, 2021

Categories: Torah/Talmud
ARTICLE

Why Isn’t Ya’Aleh v’Yavo Said in Zikhronot?

by Rabbi Noah Gradofsky
August 29, 2021

Categories: Halakhah, High Holidays, Holidays, Tefillah, Torah/Talmud
Mesorah and Makhloket (three part series) – Dr. Yardaena Osband VIDEOS

Mesorah and Makhloket (three part series) – Dr. Yardaena Osband

by Recommended by UTJ
August 17, 2021

Categories: Torah/Talmud, UTJ Events, Women's Forum
Shiur (class) on Mattot/Massei VIDEOS

Shiur (class) on Mattot/Massei

by Rabbi Moshe P. Weisblum
July 8, 2021

Categories: Torah/Talmud
Lotteries – A Shiur (class) on Parashaht Pinchas VIDEOS

Lotteries – A Shiur (class) on Parashaht Pinchas

by Rabbi Moshe P. Weisblum
July 1, 2021

Categories: Torah/Talmud
History of the Talmud (three part series) – Rabbi Dr. Ari Bergmann VIDEOS

History of the Talmud (three part series) – Rabbi Dr. Ari Bergmann

by Recommended by UTJ
June 16, 2021

Categories: Jewish History, Modern Judaism, Torah/Talmud, UTJ Events
Rabbinic Ordinances and their Reasoning VIDEOS

Rabbinic Ordinances and their Reasoning

by Recommended by UTJ
May 28, 2021

Categories: Halakhah, Torah/Talmud, UTJ Events, Women's Forum
Is the Critical Method Compatible with Orthodoxy? – Rabbi David Weiss Halivni VIDEOS

Is the Critical Method Compatible with Orthodoxy? – Rabbi David Weiss Halivni

by Rabbi David Weiss Halivni Z"L
May 2, 2021

Categories: Denominations, Modern Judaism, Philosophy, Torah/Talmud
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals)

Hakham Yosef Faur: A Model for Orthodox Modernity

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
April 25, 2021

Categories: Halakhah, Halakhah, Modern Judaism, Philosophy, Torah/Talmud

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