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Jewish Ideas to Change the World

Valley Beit Midrash

Jewish Ideas to Change the World delivers thought-provoking content by leading Jewish thinkers with diverse perspectives and backgrounds. It is produced by Valley Beit Midrash. Valley Beit Midrash (VBM) is dedicated to social justice as driven by Torah ethics. VBM"s mission is to improve lives through Jewish learning, direct action, and leadership development. Listen to VBM"s other podcasts: • Social Justice in the Parsha (weekly divrei Torah by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz) • Pearls of Jewish Wisdom

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82:44

The End of the Post-Holocaust Era: How October 7...

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2025/04/28

A hybrid event (in-person and virtual) by Yossi Klein HaleviThe event was co-sponsored by Congregation Or Tzion & Jewish Community Relations of Greater Phoenix About The Event: Israelis and Diaspora Jews are experiencing the upheavals caused by the October 7 massacre in different ways, but we share trauma and deep unease about the future. How will Israel emerge from the crisis? What changes should we hope for in Israeli society? The Middle East? The American Jewish-Israeli

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18:47

Is There Still Hope for Israeli-Palestinian...

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2025/04/24

Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz sits down with Yossi Klein Halevi for a powerful conversation on whether there is still hope for Israeli-Palestinian coexistence. Yossi Klein Halevi is a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He is co-host, together with Donniel Hartman, of the Hartman Institute’s podcast, “For Heaven’s Sake” – the number one Jewish podcast in the English-speaking world.Halevi’s 2013 book, “Like Dreamers,” won the Jewish Book Council’s Everett Book of the Year

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61:02

Was Moses a Prophet or a Rabbi?

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2025/04/24

A virtual event presentation by Dr. Jonnie SchnytzerThe event was co-sponsored by Temple ChaiAbout The Event: What does it mean to be Jewish? There are many ways to grapple with this question, and this lesson is inspired by and an elaboration of a unique traditional Jewish oral teaching of an Ethiopian Qes. Specifically, through comparing two modes in which Jewish tradition is carried (as well as the way stories are told!), we will come to ask how bridges can be built between different

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59:02

The Shabbat Parent: A Real Talk Book Talk with a Mom...

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2025/04/14

A virtual event presentation by Rabbanit Alissa Thomas-Newborn, BCCAbout The Event: Rabbanit Alissa will share personal stories and reflections on her new book, “Shabbat Guidebook for Parents: Halacha of Caring for Infants, Toddlers, and Young Children on Shabbat and Yom Tov”, also available on Amazon. This guide is an easy go-to for parents to learn how to care for infants, toddlers, and children on Shabbat and Yom Tov. Based on real-life situations and informed by the author’s shul and

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56:42

Jewish Ethics: The Basics

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2025/04/11

A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Dr. Geoffrey ClaussenAbout The Event:Rabbi Dr. Geoffrey Claussen’s new book, Jewish Ethics: The Basics, is designed to help us think critically about the diversity of Jewish ethics—on topics including authority, human rights, war, land, power, gender, sexuality, environmental ethics, animal ethics, and more. In this session, we will consider how Jews have passionately disagreed about fundamental moral claims and about what constitutes Jewish ethics, and

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61:34

The Jews are a Nation Unlike All Others: Franz...

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2025/04/11

A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Zachary TruboffThe event was co-sponsored by Temple Emanuel About The Event: Franz Rosenzweig has long been considered one of the most brilliant and insightful Jewish thinkers. At the heart of his thought is the belief that the Jews’ covenant with God marks them as different and, as a result, orients them differently in the world than all other peoples. By neither embracing nor rejecting Zionism, Rosenzweig sought to mark a path for Judaism in modernity

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53:47

From History to Story: The Hagada’s Invitation to...

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2025/03/31

A virtual event presentation by Dr. Devora SteinmetzThe event was co-sponsored by BMH-BJAbout The Event: The Passover seder challenges us to see ourselves as participants in an ancient story. In this session, we will look at a variety of ways in which the hagada helps us enter into our ancestors’ story and make it our own.*Source Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13b0-sp_J-Q4-WfRZbZAwrtIiHG5YYZgJ/viewAbout The Speaker: Devora Steinmetz serves on the Hebrew College Rabbinical School

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56:15

Shimon & Levi and the Massacre of Shechem

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2025/03/25

A virtual event presentation by Ethan DavidsonAbout The Event: Inspired by his own experiences and the tragic events of October 7, 2023, And They Arose Early To Do Sexual Violence: My Personal Mirror of Torah by Ethan Daniel Davidson challenges readers to consider how ancient narratives parallel humanity’s ongoing struggle with violence and the responses to such violence; be they measured and justified, or disproportionate and unjustifiable. We will explore the story of Dinah using excerpts

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48:02

Breaking Out of Personal and Family Patterns of...

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2025/03/17

A virtual event presentation by Rabbi David JaffeThe event was co-sponsored by Temple Emanuel About The Event: According to 20th Century Mussar master, Rabbi Eliyahu Dessler, much of our behavior is determined by past choices, habits, education, and family culture. Patterns of behavior can be passed down from generation to generation, for better or for worse. The Purim and Pesach season offers us Jewish spiritual technologies for seeing and breaking out of these patterns. This session will

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48:36

Behind the Veil: Esther’s Subtle Genius in the Purim...

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2025/03/17

A virtual event presentation by Rabbanit Shalhevet CahanaThe event was co-hosted by Beth El PhoenixAbout The Event: Often celebrated as the one who saved the Jewish people from certain downfall, how exactly did Esther do it? A close reading of the text indicates that Esther’s true brilliance lies not only in her bravery to even attempt it on the pain of death but also in her deft and magnificently subtle manipulation of events.This class will analyze the layers of Esther’s calculated,

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57:15

God is in the Details: Jewish Law in Search of the Ideal

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2025/03/07

A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Tsvi Blanchard, Ph.DThe event was co-sponsored by Congregation Or TzionAbout The Event: Why is Jewish Law important and relevant for us today? Written and oral Torah has been an ongoing adaptive legal system for over 3500 years. Its central institutions have been Justice and Loving Kindness, the Sabbath, and the Temple system. This talk will explore the ideals that have guided and still guide Jewish law in its search to fulfill the Divine will.About The

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57:02

The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity...

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2025/02/28

A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Adina AllenThe event was co-sponsored by: About The Event: Join us for an inspiring book talk with artist and educator Rabbi Adina Allen, author of The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom. Creativity offers us a portal to transformation, spiritual connection, and revelation. It is there for us when we feel stuck, divided, or disconnected. When we bring our creativity to the Torah, we can surface new and potent

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Sacred Soundtrack: The Poetry and Music of Piyut from...

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2025/02/25

A virtual event presentation by Rabbi J. Rolando MatalonThe event was co-sponsored by BMH-BJAbout The Event: Composed and sung in different lands from the 3rd or 4th century CE on, piyut is the sung sacred poetry that has accompanied individuals, families, and entire communities in the spiritual journey of life throughout Jewish history and which represents the core of the Jewish people’s spiritual world.Piyutim are the sacred songs that have made the experience of Shabbat and the Jewish

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23:43

The Midwives' Escape: From Egypt to Jericho - An...

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2025/02/19

Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz sits down with author Maggie Anton. Maggie Anton is an award-winning author of historical fiction, a Talmud scholar, and an expert in Jewish women's history. Her novels include the Rashi's Daughters trilogy; Rav Hisda's Daughter: Apprentice (a National Jewish Book Award finalist) and its sequel, Enchantress; and The Choice: A Novel of Love, Faith, and the Talmud, which is a cross between midrash and fan fiction inspired by Chaim Potok's early novels. She also won a

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46:43

Avraham: What is the Source of His Faith?

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2025/02/14

A virtual event presentation by Rabbanit Batya HefterAbout The Event: Avraham is the father of faith for all monotheistic religions. What was so unique about Avraham that God should choose him? To answer this question, we’ll consider the Torah’s narrative, then learn a classic midrash and finally delve into an innovative and surprising Hasidic insight. Learning about Avraham’s spiritual journey may open the door to learning about our own.*Source Sheet:

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56:50

How Responsa Make Meaning: The Case of Non-Jewish...

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2025/02/07

A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Dr. Mark WashofskyThe event was co-sponsored by Temple SolelAbout The Event: Reform Judaism has long taught and preached that our tradition permits us to participate fully in the life of the surrounding culture. But the sources of that tradition seem to communicate a very different message. In our session, we’ll read how two responsa—one Reform and one Orthodox—translate those sources into decisions that draw a (hopefully) proper balance between Jewish

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49:31

Sherman Minkoff Memorial Lecture: The Constitution...

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2025/02/06

A hybrid event (in-person and virtual) by Rabbi Jack MolineThe event was co-hosted by Congregation Beth Israel About The Event: We live in a time in which the acquisition and deployment of political power has overshadowed the values of civic engagement and public service. What is the essential message of the defining document of the United States, and how can it help us to restore a sense of authenticity to both the left and the right? Rabbi Jack Moline will draw on his years as a

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14:36

Hope: An Interview with Rabbi Jack Moline

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2025/02/05

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz interviews Rabbi Jack Moline about hope. Jack Moline is President Emeritus of Interfaith Alliance and also Rabbi Emeritus of Agudas Achim Congregation in Alexandria, Virginia, where he served in the pulpit for 27 years. Rabbi Moline is the author of two collections of contemporary Torah commentary, Different Chapter, Same Verse (Amazon), Volume 1 (September 2024), and Volume 2 (January 2025), in addition to earlier books on leadership, mourning, and Jewish humor

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53:57

The Control Over Time: Debates and Controversies of...

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2025/02/05

A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Dr. Dalia MarxThe event was co-sponsored by Temple Emanuel About The Event: Time is crucial for our self-perception, cultural orientation, and social structure: whoever controls time controls the conversation. We will examine ancient and more recent debates regarding the Jewish calendar and will ponder why there are few such controversies today—with one notable exception.About The Speaker: Rabbi Dalia Marx, Ph.D., is the Rabbi Aaron D. Panken Professor

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Recovery in the Torah: Models Of Spirituality And...

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2025/02/04

A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Chaim TureffThe event was co-hosted by Temple ChaiAbout The Event: A book talk with Rabbi Chaim Tureff. A groundbreaking book that explores one aspect of each Torah portion to help readers find personal meaning and practical application in the realm of recovery from addiction.Recovery in the Torah offers guidance to those who have struggled with addictive behavior, their acquaintances, and anyone who seeks spiritual clarity in a chaotic and uncertain

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