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Tal Fortgang and David E. Bernstein on Defending Jewish Civil Rights on Campus
How the government can fight anti-Semitism effectively and legally.
The Tikvah Podcast·Episode 13·Sep 3, 2014
As part of Tikvah’s Summer Fellowship, participants were treated to a discussion on how to read and how to think about rabbinic literature. The two interlocutors approach rabbinic literature from different points of view and from different intellectual traditions. Christine Hayes of Yale University is one of the very few and perhaps the most accomplished academic expert in Talmudic literature who was neither born nor raised as a Jew and who, as you will see below, consciously decided not to convert to Judaism. Professor Hayes’s fellow discussant was Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer, a haredi rabbinic judge and a former clerk on the Israeli Supreme Court. Each of these great teachers begins by talking about their “love affair” with rabbinic literature and shedding light on the core questions of reading rabbinic texts: What can we learn from the Talmud about how to live? About the truth of the universe? What kind of questions are therefore worth asking of the Talmud? After the autobiographical statements, each gave a shiur on a topic of their choice and responded to the other’s. In so doing, they demonstrated the differences and similarities between the spirit of the academy and the spirit of the yeshiva.
Episode 419·Jul 25, 2025
How the government can fight anti-Semitism effectively and legally.
Episode 418·Jul 18, 2025
Explore how the Jewish people commemorate past tragedies during the Three Weeks, featuring insights from Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter and music by Paul Ben-Haim.
Episode 417·Jul 11, 2025
Universities fail to teach Middle East complexities, fueling activism. Satloff's new program aims for unbiased education on Israel's history.
Episode 416·Jul 4, 2025
Yuval Levin explores Nehemiah's wisdom, urging us to rebuild and defend American culture, blending ancient insights with modern civic challenges.
Episode 415·Jun 27, 2025
Explore the Twelve-Day War's impact on global relations, revealing insights into U.S.-Israel ties, cultural clashes, and historical perspectives.