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Subjects:

Jewish History, Ethics and Thought

Select Subject Josephus & the Talmud The Babylonians and the Jews The Greeks and the Jews Rome and the Jews Introduction to Philo Aristotle and Judaism: on the soul and eternity of the universe The concept of consent in Judaism A Jewish view on multiculturalism The ethics of language: the categorical imperative and Judaism Judaism and human rights Suicide and Judaism A Jewish view on ethics in battle Perspectives on the Holocaust How did G‑d allow the Holocaust to happen? Rabbinical responses in the Holocaust: Ethical dilemmas Free choice versus determinism Dreams and Judaism Signs and symbols A Jewish view on charity Alcohol and Judaism Tsunami disaster: Where is G‑d? The significance of the Temple Mount A Jewish view on youth education Does Judaism support a monarchy Chabad and Aliya to Israel Coping with stress at university Is Judaism a radical religion? Is Judaism an exclusive religion? A Jewish view on retirement Superstition and Judaism Religious cartoons, idolatry and Judaism Marijuana and Judaism What does Jewish humour say about Judaism Gambling and Judaism A Jewish view on global warming Money and Judaism

Medical Ethics

Select Subject Abortion & Judaism Medical Malpractice & Judaism Birth Control & Judaism Vivisection and Fox Hunting: A Jewish Perspective Donor Sperm: Benevolence or Adultery? Terri Schiavo: Does a Person Have a Right to Die? Organ Transplant & Jewish Law Plastic Surgery & Judaism Donor Organ Cards & Jewish Law Ancient Medicine and Judaism Euthanasia & Judaism

Concepts in Jewish Law

Select Subject Is G‑d Above the Law? Wine, Whisky and Jewish Law Animal Rights & Jewish Law Capital Punishment & Jewish Law Hurricane Katrina & Lost Relatives in Jewish Law Human Rights and Jewish Law Russian anti-Semitism & the Abridged Version of Jewish Law A overview on Aliyah (moving to Israel) according to Jewish Law Hinduism and Jewish Law Western Law versus Jewish Law Entering a synagogue on Shabbat under security surveillance Copyright, intellectual property and Judaism

Relationships

Select Subject Be Fruitful & Multiply: How many? Is Judaism a Sexist Religion? Women & Kabbalah Is a match made in Heaven? Incestuous Relationship in Judaism The Woman in Jewish Thought Jewish View on Sexuality Is the institution of marriage outdated? Adultery in Judaism The Agunah (chained women) problem Polygamy & Judaism

Festivals

Select Subject Tisha B’Av in History Chanukah: The view of Maimonides versus the Talmud The nature of miracles through the lens of the Kabbalah (Chanukah) Does Judaism believe in original sin? (Yom Kippur) Is perfection attainable? (Yom Kippur) Yom Kippur: A happy or sober occasion? The laws & mysticism of Yom Kippur Mordechai the theorist versus Esther the pragmatist Why does Passover have three names? An introduction to the laws of Passover The mysticism of the counting of the Omer The power of silence (Shavuot) Thanksgiving and Judaism (Shavuot) Fast Days: Destruction or Rebuilding?

Torah

Select Subject The canonisation of the Bible A brief introduction to the Torah Who wrote the Bible? An introduction to King David & his many wives A brief introduction to the Books of the Prophets An introduction to the Book of Joshua

The Weekly Torah Reading

None Class on the weekly Torah reading Haftorah

Rashi - Biblical Commentator 11th Century

Select Subject Rashi & Midrash Rashi & Nachmanides Rashi & Maimonides An Introduction to Rashi Historical dispute between Rashi & his grandson Rabienu Tam The great dispute over the position of the Mezuzah Rashi & Kabbalah

Maimonides

Select Subject An introduction to Maimonides What are Angels according Maimonides Intelligence in the Heavenly spheres Resurrection of the dead according to Maimonides Are the commandments logical? Maimonides letter to the Jewish community of Yemen Forced conversion and hypocrisy in Judaism Biblical Anthropomorphisms Was Maimonides a mystic

Talmud

Select Subject The concept of an agent in Jewish law Is quality greater than quantity: Rabban Gamliel versus the Sages Is the saying of Amen greater than the Blessing? Introduction to tractate Shabbat

Kabbalah

Select Subject Concealed love and the flood Maimonides and mysticism Should celebrities study Kabbalah? The novelty of the Kabbalah A guide to happiness The Kabbalistic nature of Abraham What is a soul? Introduction to the Chassidic work of the Tanya by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi A person with two souls What is the definition of righteousness? Story of two souls: equality or hierarchy? Is it possible to comprehend G‑d? What are the Ten Sefirot? A guide to true love An introduction to the grand Rabbi Josef Isaac Schneersohn

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