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Talking Animals (Sources) $39.00
Man was set apart from the animal kingdom by his ability to speak. How were Chava and Bilam able to converse with the snake or donkey? Were these conversations real?
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Talmudic Ethics: Finding Your Way to Good Decisions $999.00
When your heart is pulled in two directions, how do you know which tug to follow? The Talmud lays down principles that can help you disentangle warring intuitions so that you can clearly discern right from wrong. In this course, we invite you to experience the fascinating application of law and logic as the rabbis struggle to determine what is just.
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Talmudic Perspectives on Today’s Policies
Talmudic Perspectives on Today’s Policies
Prison, Wealth, Drug Pricing, and Guns
This is a self guided study course that consists of four lessons about issues that are prominent in the contemporary policy debate.
Lesson 1 addresses the current state of incarceration in the U.S. and asks what our guiding purpose in punishing criminals should be and whether incarceration is always the best way to achieve this goal.
Lesson 2 addresses the issue of income inequality and asks whether the Torah has a moral objection to the accumulation of great wealth.
Lesson 3 addresses the problem of the high cost of many lifesaving medications and asks whether we can strike a better balance between incentivizing private investment in new drug development and increasing drug availability for the public.
Lesson 4 tackles the question of gun control and explores Torah’s attitude toward weapons and its stance on sale restrictions.
Available on backorder
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Talmudic Perspectives on Today’s Policies – Self Guided Student Book Original price was: $20.00.$10.00Current price is: $10.00.
This is a self guided study course that consists of four lessons about issues that are prominent in the contemporary policy debate.
Available on backorder
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Tanya – Sparks of Wisdom Booklets $2.00
Sparks of Wisdom is a new, social learning program in which groups of participants read and discuss ten short, powerful nuggets from Tanya, from a neatly updated designed booklet, complete with self-explanatory texts and engaging questions to reflect upon and trigger discussion.
* While supplies last
78 in stock
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Techiyas Hameisim – Student Booklet Original price was: $12.00.$8.00Current price is: $8.00.
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Tefillin Basics $39.00
This paper features a compendium of sources for the
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Tempering the Union $39.00
What are the earliest sources in the Torah for the commandment, purpose and benefit of Taharas Hamishpacha and Mikvah?
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Thanking G-d for Goodness Part I $39.00
This broad analysis of Birchas HaGomel takes a modern focus: Does a domestic flight over water trigger this blessing? An international one over land? What about a missed flight that crashes? A look at the basic laws and rational behind Gomel lays the foundation to determine when and why the blessing is required. (See also Thanking G-d for Goodness Part II)
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Thanking G-d for Goodness Part II $39.00
What defines a “dangerous scenario” for which one must recite birkas hagomel? This paper addresses the questions and challenges introduced by air travel, and defines the types of illnesses and levels of recovery that require the gomel blessing.
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The Afterlife of the Righteous Gentile $39.00
Many religions restrict life and the reward in the afterworld only to followers of that religion. How do the Talmud and other classic rabbinic sources treat the question of whether gentiles can merit a portion in the World to Come?
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The Art of Marriage $999.00
Everyone wants “happily ever after.” Judaism views an exciting, loving marriage as an attainable ideal. “The Art of Marriage” is a six session course that analyzes texts from the spectrum of Jewish literature, from the Talmud, Kabbalah, and contemporary writings to find timeless wisdom for navigating the delicate and complex issues in a contemporary husband/wife relationship.
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The Art of Parenting $999.00
In The Art of Parenting, we scale the challenges that face us as parents and explore timeless insights from Jewish wisdom to instill values, foster independence, and ensure the long-term success and emotional well-being of our children.
Instructors have successfully networked with local schools to offer the course to their parent bodies.
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The Art of the Ark and Other Rules of Shul Kibudim $39.00
May a congregant given a kibud pass it on to someone else? Should the honor of opening the Aron Kodesh to return the Torah be given to the same person who took out the Torah? How to navigate the pulpit rabbi’s diplomatic minefield.
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The Beginning of Responsibility (Menu) $99.00
Social Justice
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Includes 1 Teacher’s Manual and 10 Student Booklets.
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The Bima and Equal Opportunity $75.00
The aliyos to the Torah are given to men; But why? Do societal changes not play a role in determining issues of gender in Judaism? What is the meaning of Kevod haTzibur? Can a Tzibur forego its own consideration? When does the principle of Kevod haBriyos trump laws that are rabbinic in origin?
Birthday Booklet
$60.00
Colorful Profiles – Course Textbook
Original price was: $32.95.$20.00Current price is: $20.00.
Cultivating Character
$99.00
The Daily Connect
Original price was: $3.00.$2.00Current price is: $2.00.
The Siddur Unpacked
$39.00