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Fate, Faith, and Free Will: Notions of Divine Providence in Early Judaism
[ 2012 ] [ Hits:153 ]
Description: Dr. Alan J. Avery-Peck, Kraft-Hiatt Professor in Judaic Studies, College of the Holy Cross presents "Fate, Faith, and Free Will: Notions of Divine Providence". Avery-Peck’s scholarship focuses on Jewish history and religion in the first six cen
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Abraham Becomes a Philosopher: The Transformation of the Patriarch
[ 2011 ] [ Hits:377 ]
Description: Levenson is the Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies at Harvard Divinity School. His book Resurrection and the Restoration of Israel: The Ultimate Victory of the God of Life (Yale University Press, 2006) won a National Jewish Book Award and th
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Herzstein Lecture: "Abraham Joshua Heschel: A Philosopher for All Faiths"
[ 2008 ] [ Hits:602 ]
Description: The inaugural Herzstein lecture with Rabbi Roy Walter. Abraham Joshua Heschel's life exemplified his belief that the relationship between God and humanity was at the heart of moral living. His life, along with his depth of learning, remarkable insi
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Herzstein Lecture: "50 Years of Jewish Learning: What Has Changed & What Difference Does it Make?"
[ 2010 ] [ Hits:730 ]
Description: Rabbi Jacob Neusner, the third speaker in the Herzstein Lecture Series, is the Distinguished Service Professor of the History and Theology of Judaism and Senior Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New
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Herzstein Lecture - "Accountability and Grace: A Rabbinic Perspective on God's Covenant with Israel"
[ 2010 ] [ Hits:955 ]
Description: Is the covenant between God and the people of Israel essentially a contractual relationship which rewards fidelity and punishes violations? Or is the covenant essentially God's unconditional bond of love and graciousness to a people without signific
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