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On Life, Covenant and National Renewal
Rabbi Yitz Greenberg in Conversation with Dr. Tanya White: On Life, Covenant and National Renewal “The Triumph of Life” Book Launch Event
Choosing Life: On Judaism, Covenant, and the Future of Humanity
An online conversation facilitated by Rabbi Elie Spitz with renowned scholar Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, exploring powerful insights from Rabbi Greenberg’s new magnum opus, The Triumph of Life. Together, they delve into Judaism’s evolving response to modernity, the Holocaust, the founding of the State of Israel, and the emergence of a new era in Jewish thought….
“Unbreakable Bond” – Understanding The Enduring US-Israel Alliance
What are the historical, cultural, strategic, and values-based foundations that sustain the enduring US-Israel alliance? Host Gil Troy and historian and theologian R. Yitz Greenberg discuss the key factors that underpin, and the historic moments that have shaped the partnership between the United States and Israel.
The Triumph of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, interviews Rabbi Dr. Yitz Greenberg about his latest book, The Triumph of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism. The Triumph of Life is Rabbi Greenberg’s magnum opus—a narrative of the relationship between God and humanity as expressed in the Jewish journey through modernity, the…
Choose Life: A Theological Projection of the Present Jewish Condition
The Annual M.G. Levin Lecture in Jewish Thought with Professor Rabbi Yitz Irving Greenberg Chair: Prof. Yaakov G. Kohler Prof. Arie Zaban, Bar Ilan University, President Prof. Dov Schwartz, Head of the Department of Jewish Philosophy
The Ethics of Jewish Power
Rabbi Yitz Greenberg discusses the ethical prerequisites and implications of Jewish political and military power in Israel. Greenberg argues that, after the Holocaust, it is essential for the Jewish people to take and maintain power. Non-violent resistance, he contends, is ineffective when there is a “one sided concentration of power on the side of the…
How “Chosen” Are the Jews?
Social historian Paula Hyman moderates a conversation with sociologist John Murray Cuddihy and Rabbi Irving “Yitz” Greenberg about what “chosen-ness” means to Jewish Americans. This is the first of four discussions about the “universal and particular trends that are indigenous to the Jewish tradition.” This series was produced by the 92nd Street Y in collaboration…
Halacha for Post-Moderns
Rabbi Yitz Greenberg reflects on the role of religious law in the modern world. He contends that the Holocaust brought about the idea of the “hidden God,” the God that no longer intercedes on the course of history. He suggests, therefore, that perhaps truly religious people are not those that strictly follow religious laws, but…
Our Torah-Rooted Social Justice Movement
A conversation with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz of Uri L’Tzedek.