In honor of Superbowl Sunday, Rabbi Yuter tackles the question of Jews enjoying the Big Game.
Current Jewish Questions 4 - Superbowl Sources (PDF)
Current Jewish Questions 4 - Superbowl
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Rabbi Josh Yuter concludes the Politics of Exclusion shiur series with a general discussion incorporating and previous classes. Many thanks for following!
Politics of Exclusion - Conclusion and Summary
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An Orthodox colleague recently created a controversy after writing a blog post explaining why he no longer recites the blessing shelo asani isha - thanking God for not creating him as a woman. Several Orthodox rabbis criticized this position for various reasons with one even questioning the author's right to call himself "Orthodox," ostensibly for deviating from the traditional liturgy through his omission. In the grand scheme of Orthodox Jewish history this rabbi's personal choice is relatively trivial. However, in the subsequent squabbling over one rabbi's legitimacy, the Orthodox rabbinate inadvertently exposes the inherent cognitive dissonance prevalent in the contemporary Orthodox community.
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Rabbi Yuter's Politics of Exclusion series shifts focus to on Orthodox Judaism's ethos of preserving traditional gender roles, beginning with the topic of mechitzah vs. separate seating in the synagogue.
Preserving Gender Roles 1 - Mechitzah Sources (PDF)
Preserving Gender Roles 1 - Mechitzah
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Rabbi Yuter concludes the segment on Saul Lieberman and the Orthodox discussing attributions of Saul Lieberman's scholarship and the failed attempt at creating a beit din with Conservative and Orthodox input.
Politics of Exclusion - Saul Lieberman and the Orthodox 4 Sources (PDF)
Politics of Exclusion - Saul Lieberman and the Orthodox Part 4
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Rabbi Yuter's Politics of Exclusion segment on Saul Lieberman continues with a specific charge against Saul Lieberman, his response, and concludes with a game changing twist.
Saul Lieberman and the Orthodox Part 2 Sources (PDF)
Politics of Exclusion - Saul Lieberman and the Orthodox Part 2
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Having discussed R. Moshe Feinstein's antipathy towards Conservative and Reform Rabbis, Rabbi Yuter considers R. Moshe Feinstein's attitude toward non-observant Jewish masses.
Politics of Exclusion - R. Moshe Feinstein on Non-Observant Jews Sources (PDF)
Politics of Exclusion - R. Moshe Feinstein on Non-Observant Jews
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Rabbi Yuter's Who's Who in the Talmud series shifts to the Amoraic period, beginning with the great Eretz Yisrael Amora R. Yochanan.
Who's Who in the Talmud - R. Yochanan Part 1 Sources (PDF)
Who's Who in the Talmud - R. Yochanan Part 1
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In a Very Special edition of Who's Who in the Talmud, Rabbi Josh Yuter's presentation on R. Yehudah Hanasi gets a surprise visitor in Rabbi Alan Yuter (RY 1.0) who drops by for some classic history, literary, and grammar goodness. The Bad News: the voice recorder's battery dies in the middle.
Who's Who in the Talmud - R. Yehuda Hanasi Sources (PDF)
Who's Who in the Talmud - R. Yehuda Hanasi
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In a special class in honor of Yom Haatzmaut, Rabbi Yuter explores Rabbinic perspectives regarding the land of Israel, including those from Babylonian sources.
Eretz Yisrael in Rabbinic Thought Sources (PDF)
Eretz Yisrael in Rabbinic Thought
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