Turn it and Turn it

What’s All the Fuss About? Chassidut and Its Opponents with Dr. Eliyahu Stern

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Chassidut" 
We will explore the theological and political debates surrounding the emergence of Chassidut in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. Specifically, we will address the history behind the movement and the type of social friction it generated in kitchens and study halls throughout eastern Europe.
This audio was originally recorded on 12/25/2014 as part of Winter Week of Learning. 

Sweetening Judgment: Readings in Rabbi Nahman of Breslov [Hebrew] (2/2) with Ben-Zion Ovadia

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Chassidut" 
Please note this series in in Hebrew. 
The notion of din - a central motif in Kabbalistic literature - is reformulated and reframed throughout the works of the founder of Breslover Chasidut. What can a sensitive understanding of Rabbi Nahman's symbolic and cryptic teachings reveal to us regarding the existential and spiritual questions many of us engage with today?
This audio was originally recorded on 06/11/2013 as part of Drisha's Summer Learning. 

Sweetening Judgment: Readings in Rabbi Nahman of Breslov [Hebrew] (1/2), with Ben-Zion Ovadia

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Chassidut" 
Please note this series in in Hebrew. 
The notion of din - a central motif in Kabbalistic literature - is reformulated and reframed throughout the works of the founder of Breslover Chasidut. What can a sensitive understanding of Rabbi Nahman's symbolic and cryptic teachings reveal to us regarding the existential and spiritual questions many of us engage with today?
This audio was originally recorded on 06/04/2013 as part of Drisha's Summer Learning. 

Law, Narrative, and Piety: the Original Chasidic Stories with Dr. Rabbi Jon Kelsen

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Chassidut" 
 
This audio was originally recorded on 11/29/2012 as part of Drisha's open night of learning for Hurricane Sandy Relief. 

Intimacy and Peace of Mind- The Netivot Shalom (Slonimer Rebbe) with Rabbi Dr. Reb Mimi Feigelson

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Chassidut" 
In praying to God, we express our personal theology and theodicy, alongside our simple faith and trust, with every utterance. For the chassidic masters the worlds of prayer expand beyond the boundaries of the siddur and fixed times of the day. The focus of this class is the Slonimer Rebbe.
This audio was originally recorded on 06/24/2009 as part of Drisha's June Seminar. 

A Moment of Revelation- The Mei HaShiloach (Ishbitzer Rebbe) with Rabbi Dr. Reb Mimi Feigelson

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Chassidut"
In praying to God, we express our personal theology and theodicy, alongside our simple faith and trust, with every utterance. For the Chassidic masters, following the Amora’im (the sages of the Talmud), the worlds of prayer expand beyond the boundaries of the siddur and fixed times during the day. We will encounter the teachings of the Chassidic masters focusing on questions including: What did their prayer look like? What are the dangers and promises that standing in the presence of God evokes? How can we enter into the realm of words in a way that offers us comfort and challenge simultaneously? Is prayer a refuge? A battlefield? Home?
This audio was originally recorded on 06/23/2009 as part of Drisha's June Seminar. 

Angels Ascending and Descending the Ladder: Early Chassidic Masters with Rabbi Dr. Reb Mimi Feigelson

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Chassidut"
In praying to God, we express our personal theology and theodicy, alongside our simple faith and trust, with every utterance. For the chassidic masters the worlds of prayer expand beyond the boundaries of the siddur and fixed times of the day. The focus of this class is the early chassidic masters.
This audio was originally recorded on 06/22/2009 as part of Drisha's June Seminar. 

Exile: The Secret of Jewish Survival with Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Tragedy & Response" 
Through a variety of texts - Biblical, Rabbinic, Hasidic and Homiletic - we will explore an alternative and innovative theological framework for understanding Jewish history. How has Exile had a determinative impact on the development of Judaism while constituting a distinctively Jewish conceptual contribution to civilization?
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This audio was originally recorded on 05/06/2012.

Yiddish Poetry as Holocaust Theology with Daniel Kraft

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Tragedy & Response" 
The philosopher Theodor Adorno famously, or infamously, said that “poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric.” But for a generation of Jewish writers, poetry after and about Auschwitz was an essential way of grappling with, and grieving for, the Holocaust. Together we’ll look at Yiddish poets who turned to verse to craft theological responses to the Shoah. We’ll consider the ways that poetry can be a medium for theology, in addition to the specifics of these poets’ work, asking questions like: how does the Shoah change their relationships to God and to Torah, and how can poetry express the inexpressible?
This audio was originally captured live on Zoom on 10/31/2022 as part of Drisha's Fall Zman. 

Responses to Suffering in the Book of Genesis with Rabbi David Silber

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Tragedy & Response" 
The covenant takes four generations to fulfill- the first three generations suffer without ever experiencing the relief of that suffering, which allows the fourth generation to enter the Land of Israel.
This audio was originally recorded on 11/29/2012 as part of an evening of learning dedicated to Hurricane Sandy relief.