Turn it and Turn it

Divine Contractions: A New Perspective on the Kabbalistic Notion of Tzimtzum with Rabbi Dr. Sam Lebens

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Divinity & Humanity"
This audio was originally recorded on 07/11/2018 as part of a three-part lecture series on "In the Image of God: Divine and Human Self-Restraint."

The Divine Human: Incarnational Thinking in Kabbalah and Hasidism with Dr. Eitan P. Fishbane

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Divinity & Humanity"
This audio was originally recorded on 12/25/2017 as part of Drisha's Winter Week of Learning. 

Rosenzweig and Buber with Dr. Leora Batnitzky

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Divinity & Humanity"
This lecture compares Martin Buber's emphasis on mutuality in dialogue with Franz Rosenzweig, and Emmanuel Levinas’ philosophies of dialogue.  While Rosenzweig and Levinas share much in common with Buber, they stress the fundamentally asymmetrical nature of our relation to others (we owe others something but they don’t owe us anything) and to God (God commands us; we don’t command God). We will explore the implications of these three philosophers’ ideas for  interreligious dialogue as well as their use of gendered language to make their claims.Texts: I and Thou, Star of Redemption, Nine Talmudic Readings, Exodus, Song of Songs
This audio was originally recorded on 12/24/2013 as part of Drisha's Winter Week of Learning. 

Body and Soul in Jewish Thought and Practice: Intersection Overlap, or Conflict? with Dr. Tammy Jacobowitz

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Divinity & Humanity"
We will explore the ways in which Jewish thinkers and texts have defined the “body,” the “soul,” and the nexus between them. Studying such topics as tzelem elokim (image of God) and inui (self-affliction), we will also examine our own relationship to the body-soul split in our Jewish practice.
This audio was originally recorded on 07/21/2011 

Outside the Camp: Tzara’at, Our Community, and How to Stay Positive with Quarantine with Dr. Tammy Jacobowitz

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "COVID"
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This audio was originally captured on 07/05/2022 as part of Drisha's summer kollel night seder. 

Divrei Dever: Responsa in Plague Time (3/3) with Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Zuckier

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "COVID"
This series features an intensive study of several responsa relating to plagues throughout Jewish history on topics of practical Halakhah, safety, and theology. We will study responsa authored by the Rashbash, Rabbi Akiva Eger, the Hazon Ish, and contemporary decisors, and others.
This audio was originally captured from Zoom on 05/05/2021 as part of Drisha's Spring Zman. 

Divrei Dever: Responsa in Plague Time (2/3) with Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Zuckier

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "COVID"
This series features an intensive study of several responsa relating to plagues throughout Jewish history on topics of practical Halakhah, safety, and theology. We will study responsa authored by the Rashbash, Rabbi Akiva Eger, the Hazon Ish, and contemporary decisors, and others.
This audio was originally captured from Zoom on 05/05/2021 as part of Drisha's Spring Zman. 

Divrei Dever: Responsa in Plague Time (1/3) with Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Zuckier

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "COVID"
This series features an intensive study of several responsa relating to plagues throughout Jewish history on topics of practical Halakhah, safety, and theology. We will study responsa authored by the Rashbash, Rabbi Akiva Eger, the Hazon Ish, and contemporary decisors, and others.
This audio was originally captured from Zoom on 04/28/2021 as part of Drisha's Spring Zman. 

What Stops the Plague? (3/3): Aharon בין החיים ובין המתים with Miriam Gedwiser

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "COVID"
Plague is one of God’s preferred forms of collective punishment in the Bible. Just as plagues often start in reaction to human misdeeds, they can often be stopped by human action as well. What stops a plague? How can individual actions, even extreme ones, change the balance of the public’s guilt in God’s eyes? To answer these questions, we will examine depictions of plague and how it can end through the lens of rabbinic texts, including the story of Rabbi Akiva’s students and the abrupt cessation of their plague-related deaths.
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This audio was originally captured from Zoom on 05/20/2021 as part of Drisha's Spring Zman
This audio was originally captured from Zoom on 05/03/2021 as part of Drisha's Spring Zman. 

What Stops the Plague? (2/3) : Rabbi Akiva’s Students ותעצר המגפה with Miriam Gedwiser

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "COVID"
Plague is one of God’s preferred forms of collective punishment in the Bible. Just as plagues often start in reaction to human misdeeds, they can often be stopped by human action as well. What stops a plague? How can individual actions, even extreme ones, change the balance of the public’s guilt in God’s eyes? To answer these questions, we will examine depictions of plague and how it can end through the lens of rabbinic texts, including the story of Rabbi Akiva’s students and the abrupt cessation of their plague-related deaths.
Click here to view the accompanying source sheet. 
This audio was originally captured from Zoom on 05/03/2021 as part of Drisha's Spring Zman