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Rabbi David Weiss Halivni Z”L Yahrzeit Commemoration 5786/2026 VIDEOS

Rabbi David Weiss Halivni Z”L Yahrzeit Commemoration 5786/2026

by Rabbi Ronald Price, Rabbi David Weiss Halivni Z"L, Rabbi Ephraim Halivni and Rabbi Dr. Zvi Leshem
June 16, 2026

Categories: Modern Judaism, Remembering Rabbi Halivni Z"L, UTJ Events
Mishnah (Pirkei) Avot in the Light of Second Temple History Part 2 of 2 – Was Rabban Gamliel or Rabban Yohanan Hillel’s successor? VIDEOS

Mishnah (Pirkei) Avot in the Light of Second Temple History Part 2 of 2 – Was Rabban Gamliel or Rabban Yohanan Hillel’s successor?

by Professor Reuven Kimelman
June 8, 2026

Categories: Torah/Talmud, UTJ Events
Mishnah (Pirkei) Avot in the Light of Second Temple History Part 1 of 2 – Was Shimon HaTsadik or Hillel most responsible for formulating a Torah-centered Judaism? VIDEOS

Mishnah (Pirkei) Avot in the Light of Second Temple History Part 1 of 2 – Was Shimon HaTsadik or Hillel most responsible for formulating a Torah-centered Judaism?

by Professor Reuven Kimelman
May 12, 2026

Categories: Torah/Talmud, UTJ Events
Making Sense of the Weekday Amidah Part 3 of 3 – What Is The Real Conclusion of the Amidah and Why Is That So Significant? VIDEOS

Making Sense of the Weekday Amidah Part 3 of 3 – What Is The Real Conclusion of the Amidah and Why Is That So Significant?

by Professor Reuven Kimelman
February 23, 2026

Categories: Tefillah, UTJ Events
Making Sense of the Weekday Amidah Part 2 of 3 – How Do the Opening Blessings Make Their Case? VIDEOS

Making Sense of the Weekday Amidah Part 2 of 3 – How Do the Opening Blessings Make Their Case?

by Professor Reuven Kimelman
February 16, 2026

Categories: Tefillah, UTJ Events
Making Sense of the Weekday Amidah Part 1 of 3 – The Middle Blessings As An Argument For Redemption. VIDEOS

Making Sense of the Weekday Amidah Part 1 of 3 – The Middle Blessings As An Argument For Redemption.

by Professor Reuven Kimelman
February 11, 2026

Categories: Tefillah, UTJ Events
Were Converts a Caste Apart? VIDEOS

Were Converts a Caste Apart?

by Hakham Isaac Sassoon
January 18, 2026

Categories: Converts/Conversion, Torah/Talmud, UTJ Events
Is Chanukah a Halakhic Problem? VIDEOS

Is Chanukah a Halakhic Problem?

by Rabbi David Novak
December 22, 2025

Categories: Chanukah, Halakhah, Holidays, Torah/Talmud, UTJ Events
Siddur Yismah Libeinu Launch VIDEOS

Siddur Yismah Libeinu Launch

by Hakham Isaac Sassoon and Recommended by UTJ
September 9, 2025

Categories: Tefillah, UTJ Events
Reflections on Tisha B’Av with Hakham Isaac Sassoon VIDEOS

Reflections on Tisha B’Av with Hakham Isaac Sassoon

by Hakham Isaac Sassoon
July 24, 2025

Categories: Holidays, Tisha b'Av, UTJ Events
Legacy of the Heart: Honoring the 3rd Yahrzeit of Rav David Weiss Halivni zt’l VIDEOS

Legacy of the Heart: Honoring the 3rd Yahrzeit of Rav David Weiss Halivni zt’l

by Rabbi Ronald Price, Rabbi Gershon Bacon and Rabbi David Weiss Halivni Z"L
July 2, 2025

Categories: Remembering Rabbi Halivni Z"L, UTJ Events
Bite Your Tongue: Rabbinic Perspectives on When Not to Criticize VIDEOS

Bite Your Tongue: Rabbinic Perspectives on When Not to Criticize

by Rabbi Noah Gradofsky
May 11, 2025

Categories: Torah/Talmud, UTJ Events

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