Turn it and Turn it

The Laws of Kashrut and Jewish-Gentile Relations (1/6) with Dr. Shana Strauch Schick

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating"
In this 6 part course, we will look at the laws of Kashrut pertaining to the preparation of food by non-Jews. Although modern kashrut supervision makes many of these laws invisible to us, they have profoundly shaped the Jewish cultural experience. We will examine the sources and practical halakhah on the issues pertaining to baked goods, cooked foods, wine, and dairy products produced or prepared by non-Jews and how changing contexts have affected the applications of these laws.
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This audio was originally recorded on 10/12/2020

Manna: Bread from Heaven with Rabbi David Silber

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating" 
Israel was commanded to set aside a portion of Manna as a reminder for future generations. We will reflect upon the episode of the Manna and the lessons it has to teach us about our relationship to food and its implications for our connection to the Divine and to humanity.
This audio was originally captured from Zoom as part of Drisha's Yom Iyyun on Food Ethics. 

To Your Heart’s Desire: (How) to Eat Meat? with Rabbi Aviva Richman

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating"
We’ll take a broad and deep look at core halakhic and aggadic sources that shed light on what we have to consider if/when we eat meat. Starting from the book of Devarim, hitting highlights in the Talmud and medieval interpretations and landing in the contemporary moment, which questions must we raise and what answers should we have before taking a bite? This will also serve as a case study to investigate the relationship between “ritual” and “ethics” in halakhah. 
This audio was originally captured from Zoom on 01/03/2020 as part of Drisha's Yom Iyyun on Food Ethics

Waste Not, Want Not: Food, Ethics and Bal Tashchit with Rabbi Dr. Jonathan K. Crane

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating"
The intersection of food and waste occurs at three interlocking levels: at the plot, the plate and the principle. Dynamics at the edges of fields where food is grown, one’s relation with food on one’s plate, and learning derived from the principle of bal tashchit– all challenge us to think carefully about food, production and consumption
This audio was captured from Zoom on 01/03/2020 as part of Yom Iyyun on Food Ethics.

Hunger: What Can We Do? (3/3) Re-Imagining the Work of Ending Hunger with Lisanne Finston and Pam Johnson

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating"
An invitation to members of the community to learn more about hunger and food insecurity in the United States, to consider our responsibilities toward those in need, and to find out what we can do to help.
This session — Re-Imagining the Work of Ending Hunger
If we are to engage effectively in the work of ending hunger in our communities, then we must do more than collect cans for our local emergency food center. There are many organizations and programs that are paving the way with a new vision for how to end hunger in the United States. Lisanne and Pam will share the story of what one organization, Elijah’s Promise, is doing in central New Jersey, and offer suggestions for ways to become engaged in the work of building a healthy, just, sustainable food system, where all have access to good food.
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This audio was originally recorded on 11/25/2015 as part of Drisha's series Dirshu: Confronting Challenges with Mind and Heart

Hunger: What Can We Do? (2/3)Good Food for All: A Dream Deferred with Mark Winnie

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating"
An invitation to members of the community to learn more about hunger and food insecurity in the United States, to consider our responsibilities toward those in need, and to find out what we can do to help.
This session— Good Food for All: A Dream Deferred
Since the discovery of domestic hunger in the 1960s, the Unites States has spent trillions of dollars in an attempt to end it. However, with 15 percent of the population food insecure, 47 million people receiving SNAP benefits, and demand at food banks growing steadily, the results are not encouraging. Mark Winne will review the history, programs, policies, and assumptions behind the long battle to end hunger, and explore why that war has reached a stalemate.
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This audio was originally recorded on 02/11/2015  as part of Drisha's series Dirshu: Confronting Challenges with Mind and Heart

Hunger: What Can We Do? (1/3) Why Rain Comes From Above with Dr. Devora Steinmetz

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating"
An invitation to members of the community to learn more about hunger and food insecurity in the United States, to consider our responsibilities toward those in need, and to find out what we can do to help.
This session: Why Rain Comes from Above: Biblical and Rabbinic Reflections on Sharing Our Blessings
Biblical and rabbinic texts about rain invite us to join in an exercise of religious imagination and to consider how this mundane—yet critically life-giving—event offers a model for reflecting on our responsibilities toward those who have less that we do. We will study several of these texts as a foundation for the work of learning about hunger and considering how we might respond.
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This audio was originally recorded on 02/11/2015  as part of Drisha's series Dirshu: Confronting Challenges with Mind and Heart

Keeping Kosher: Rationales and Legal Formalism, Science and Pseudo-Science with Rabbi Dr. Daniel Reifman

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating"
Through an in-depth study of both legal and philosophical texts, we will address the fundamental question: How much does Jewish law need to "make sense" in order to be meaningful? This is a recording of the fifth session of a five session class.
This audio was originally recorded on 08/06/2014 as part of Drisha's July Week of Summer Learning

The Blessings on Food: A Halakhic-Theological Exploration with Rabbi Nati Helfgot

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating"
This audio was originally recorded as part of the Global Day of Jewish Learning 2012.

Holy Feasts or Sacrifices to the Dead? The Meaning(s) of Jewish Eating (6/6) with Rabbi Ben Skydell

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Food & Eating"
We will explore the Rabbis attitudes towards food and eating. Among the topics we will discuss are the ethics of meat, the role of asceticism, the meaning of the grotesque and how what we ingest affects how we experience God.
This audio was originally recorded as part of Drisha's July Week of Learning.