About the event: Social media is a powerful tool. It can be used for social activism or to connect us (especially when socially distanced). But it can also be used to spread hatred and negativity. As “shaming” and “cancel culture” become more prevalent, we will explore what relevant guidelines can be found in Jewish Law and Thought for these social challenges.

 

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If Rashi had Facebook: Jewish Perspectives on Cancel Culture and Online Shaming

ABOUT THIS CLASS: Mitzvot are oftentimes understood as outward-facing actions, but doing the internal work to develop one’s middot, or character traits, is equally a mitzvah we are called to fulfill. The Torah, both in law and narrative, has much to teach us about cultivating a healthy personality of Humility, Patience, Gratitude, Order, and more. In this series – inspired by the works of Rabbi David Jaffe and Alan Morinis – we will journey through a number of the core character traits, study their appearances in canonical Jewish works, and explore practical ways of becoming better citizens, family members, and friends through the practice of Mussar. 

Class 1 discusses the trait "Hitlamdut".

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Originally from Los Angeles (where he was a successful child actor), Rabbi Loren Berman is the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic Regional Jewish Educator for Moishe House and an Outreach and Engagement Associate at Sefaria. Previously, he was the supervisor of High Holidays programming at Riker’s Island Correctional Facility and a former teacher of Torah in a rural Jewish village in Ghana through the Kulanu Teaching Fellowship. During rabbinical school, Loren Berman completed a unit of Clinical Pastoral Education at Mount Sinai Hospital, and interned at the Hunter College Hillel and with Rabbi Uri Topolosky at Kehilat Pardes in Rockville, Maryland. He also participated in a number of rabbinic leadership fellowships through JOIN for Justice, the 92nd Street Y, AIPAC, and the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. Loren Berman received rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, a B.A. in Psychology from Columbia University, and a B.A. in Talmud & Rabbinics from the Jewish Theological Seminary. Over the years, his education has also taken him to Pardes, Drisha, Yeshivat Hadar, and Yeshivat Har Etzion. In his spare time, Loren enjoys exercise and martial arts, travel, and experimenting in the kitchen. 

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A 10 part Spiritual Journey in Mussar - Class 1 - Hitlamdut

בויכוח המפורסם עם טורנוס-רופוס, רבי עקיבא מביע מבט יחודי על החיים. מאין למד את הפילוסופיה היחודית-יהודית שלו? אולי מבתו, ומעשה שהיה ביום חתונתה. הצטרפו לטעימה קצרה מסיפור נפלא, עמוק וחשוב. 

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Michal Kohane -  קשה לגדל הורים.... על רבי עקיבא ובתו - VBM

Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook TZ’L (1865- 1935) is considered by many to be the preeminent teacher of the Torah’s full illumination for our epoch. He was the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem and the Land of Israel from 1920-1935. The close circle of extraordinary students around him came to the conclusion that he was experiencing prophecy. He was the first one to refer to Medinat Israel-The State of Israel (in his writings in 1906) and his influence on the rebirth of Israel physically and spiritually is incalculable and growing.

In this third session, we will look at HaAchdut HaKolelet - The All Inclusive Oneness!

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Itzchak Evan-Shayish - Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - Class 3

In this event, Rabbi Tsvi Blanchard,  presents​ his virtual talk "How Stories Heal: How To Read and Access the Magic of Hasidic Stories"

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Tsvi Blanchard  - How Stories Heal: How To Read and Access the Magic of Hasidic Stories

Enjoy the thirty-fourth session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks).

He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat rejuvenation in order that we can bring about 39 strengthened ways to repair & heal the world (& ourselves! & our families! & our communities!) on the other 6 days (emulating Divine creation and transforming our world into a holy dwelling place!

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Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair the World - Boneh - Class 34

Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook TZ’L (1865- 1935) is considered by many to be the preeminent teacher of the Torah’s full illumination for our epoch. He was the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem and the Land of Israel from 1920-1935. The close circle of extraordinary students around him came to the conclusion that he was experiencing prophecy. He was the first one to refer to Medinat Israel-The State of Israel (in his writings in 1906) and his influence on the rebirth of Israel physically and spiritually is incalculable and growing.

In this third session, we will look at HaAchdut HaKolelet - The All Inclusive Oneness!

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Itzchak Evan-Shayish - Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - Class 4

Enjoy the thirty-fith session of Valley Beit Midrash's "39 Ways to Repair the World" series. In celebration of Rabbi Shmuly’s 39th birthday, he is going to teach the 39 melachot over the coming year (1 per week for 39 weeks).

He’ll teach the 39 Shabbat Channels from philosophical & theological perspectives. Each of the 39 can move us toward a deeper realization of these 39 dimensions of Shabbat rejuvenation in order that we can bring about 39 strengthened ways to repair & heal the world (& ourselves! & our families! & our communities!) on the other 6 days (emulating Divine creation and transforming our world into a holy dwelling place!

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Shmuly Yanklowitz - 39 Ways to Repair The World - Sotair - Class 35

A virtual presentation hosted by Rabbi Alan Yuter

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Rabbi Alan Yuter, a highly respected American Orthodox rabbi, went on Aliyah with his wife upon his retirement. They currently reside in Jerusalem. Rabbi Yuter teaches at Torat Reeva.


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Alan Yuter - The Mind of Rav Moshe Feinstein

Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook TZ’L (1865- 1935) is considered by many to be the preeminent teacher of the Torah’s full illumination for our epoch. He was the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem and the Land of Israel from 1920-1935. The close circle of extraordinary students around him came to the conclusion that he was experiencing prophecy. He was the first one to refer to Medinat Israel-The State of Israel (in his writings in 1906) and his influence on the rebirth of Israel physically and spiritually is incalculable and growing.

In this fifth session, we will look at Hitaloot HaOlam

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Hitaloot HaOlam - Ha’Orot: The Universal Lights of Rav Kook - Class 5

Although we generally think of emotions as experiences of individuals, a great deal of recent research demonstrates that emotions are often socially formed and serve social roles.  Societies define when certain emotions are appropriate and often cultivate individuals to experience these emotions in particular circumstances.   By endorsing or condemning the experiencing and displaying of particular emotions, groups seek to regulate the behavior of their members.  A prime example of the effort at shaping emotional experience is how societies through a variety of media, written, visual, oral, deploy the emotion of “fear.”  A group can come to be defined by the people or developments it should fear.  The politics of fear is rampant in our world today, as the events of the past year amply demonstrate cultures, religions, and societies, however, have endorsed or condemned “fear” over the course of human history.  “Fear” is the most commonly mentioned emotion throughout the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh).  Although there has been a good deal written about “fear” in the Tanakh, including both the fear of God and the fear of humans, the limited analysis of references to “fear” in rabbinic texts has focused primarily upon the fear of the divine, with little investigation of what these texts say about interpersonal fear.  In my shiur I will examine what early rabbinic texts say about who and what we ought and ought not to fear.  We will come to see how these texts seek to shape the emotions and behaviors of both individuals and groups. Although we generally think of emotions as experiences of individuals, a great deal of recent research demonstrates that emotions are often socially formed and serve social roles.  Societies define when certain emotions are appropriate and often cultivate individuals to experience these emotions in particular circumstances.   By endorsing or condemning the experiencing and displaying of particular emotions, groups seek to regulate the behavior of their members.  A prime example of the effort at shaping emotional experience is how societies through a variety of media, written, visual, oral, deploy the emotion of “fear.”  A group can come to be defined by the people or developments it should fear.  The politics of fear is rampant in our world today, as the events of the past year amply demonstrate cultures, religions, and societies, however, have endorsed or condemned “fear” over the course of human history.  “Fear” is the most commonly mentioned emotion throughout the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh).  Although there has been a good deal written about “fear” in the Tanakh, including both the fear of God and the fear of humans, the limited analysis of references to “fear” in rabbinic texts has focused primarily upon the fear of the divine, with little investigation of what these texts say about interpersonal fear.  In my shiur I will examine what early rabbinic texts say about who and what we ought and ought not to fear.  We will come to see how these texts seek to shape the emotions and behaviors of both individuals and groups.

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Professor Joel Gereboff - Who and What Should I Fear: Early Rabbinic Views

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