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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 Politics of Exclusion series continues with a discussion of R. Moshe Feinstein's opinions related to the conversions of Conservative Jews.

R. Moshe Feinstein vs. Conservative Conversions Sources (PDF)

Politics of Exclusion - R. Moshe on Conservative Conversions

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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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Rabbi Josh Yuter's Politics of Exclusion class continues with a discussion of R. Moshe Feinstein's opinions regarding the halakhic status of weddings and marriages of Reform and Conservative Rabbis.

R. Moshe Feinstein vs Conservative and Reform Weddings Sources (PDF)

Politics of Exclusion - R. Moshe Feinstein vs Conservative and Reform Weddings

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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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On May 17th 2011 I delivered the following presentation to the Rabbinical Council of America's annual convention titled "Masorah 2.0: Risks, Rewards, and Recommendations for Using the Web to Teach Torah and Build Community." Below is the audio and Powerpoint slides in PDF.

Masorah 2.0 RCA Presentation Slides (PDF)

Masorah 2.0 RCA Convention 2011

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Rabbi Yuter's Politics of Exclusion Class continues with an examination of R. Moshe Feinstein's responsa / teshuvot regarding Conservative and Reform Judaism.

Politics of Exclusion - R. Moshe Feinstein vs. Conservative and Reform Part 1 Sources (PDF)

Politics of Exclusion - R. Moshe Feinstein vs. Conservative and Reform Part 1

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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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In the Spring Semester of 2011 I had the honor of addressing the NYU Jewish Law Students Association for a weekly series covering Economics and Social Justice in Jewish Law. Below are the links to the specific lectures in the order given with audio and PDF source sheets available. As always, comments are welcome. If there is interest in me delivering any of these lectures or the entire series in person, please contact me directly.

1. Free Market Ethics in Torah
2. Halakhic Market Controls
3. Halakhic Labor Laws
4. Social Welfare Programs
5. Taxes and Tzedakah (Charity)
6. The Laws and Ethics of Universal Health Care in Torah
7. Tikkun Olam

The rabbinic idiom "Tikun Olam" literally means "repairing/fixing the world" and has been invoked to promote advocacy for numerous causes and policies. But what did "Tikun Olam" mean to those who coined the phrase? In the final installment of his Economics and Social Justice in Jewish Law series, Rabbi Yuter explores the specific instances of Tikkun Olam to extrapolate and infer the ideal social system as understood by the Rabbinic Sages.

Economics and Social Justice in Jewish Law - Tikkun Olam Sources (PDF)

Economics and Social Justice in Jewish Law - Tikkun Olam

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