Jewish Law / Halakha

Economics and Social Justice in Jewish Law Part 7: Tikkun Olam

Josh April 11, 2011 Economics and Social Justice in Jewish Law, Jewish Law / Halakha, Jewish Thought, Theology, and Machshava, Lectures, Podcasts, Sermons, Lectures, and Divrei Torah

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.

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Economics and Social Justice in Jewish Law Part 6: The Laws and Ethics of Universal Health Care in Torah

Josh April 4, 2011 Economics and Social Justice in Jewish Law, Jewish Law / Halakha, Jewish Thought, Theology, and Machshava, Lectures, Podcasts, Sermons, Lectures, and Divrei Torah

While the current iteration and recording of the Economics and Social Justice series is being delivered to the Jewish Law Students Association at NYU, I thought I gave a better presentation of the material in 2009. However, to complete the series, I’m reposting the audio along with the sources.

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Economics and Social Justice in Judaism Part 6 – The Halakhot and Ethics of Universal Health Care in Torah Sources (PDF)

Economics and Social Justice in Judaism Part 6 – The Halakhot and Ethics of Universal Health Care in Torah

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Episode 26 – Politics of Exclusion: R. Jacob Ettlinger and Hierarchical Judaism

Josh April 3, 2011 Jewish Law / Halakha, Jewish Thought, Theology, and Machshava, Lectures, Politics of Exclusion in Judaism, Sermons, Lectures, and Divrei Torah

Rabbi Yuter’s Politics of Exclusion class wraps up the segment on Germany with R. Jacob Ettlinger and the emergence of “Hierarchical Judaism.”

Politics of Exclusion – R. Jacob Ettlinger and Hierarchical Judaism Sources (PDF)

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Economics and Social Justice in Jewish Law Part 5: Taxes and Tzedakah (Charity)

Josh March 28, 2011 Economics and Social Justice in Jewish Law, Jewish Law / Halakha, Jewish Thought, Theology, and Machshava, Lectures, Podcasts, Sermons, Lectures, and Divrei Torah

In the fifth installment of his Economics and Social Justice series, Rabbi Yuter explores the relationship between Taxes and Tzedakah (Charity) in Jewish Law and the halakhic implications of one’s perspective.

Econ and Soc Justice in Jewish Law Part 5: Taxes and Tzedakah Sources (PDF)

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Episode 25 – Politics of Exclusion: R. Akiva Eger

Josh March 27, 2011 Jewish History, Jewish Law / Halakha, Jewish Thought, Theology, and Machshava, Lectures, Podcasts, Politics of Exclusion in Judaism, Sermons, Lectures, and Divrei Torah

Rabbi Yuter’s Politics of Exclusion series continues by contrasting R. Akiva Eger’s positions regarding exclusion non-observant Jews with those of his son-in-law, the Hatam Sofer.

Politics of Exclusion – R. Akiva Eger Sources (PDF)

Politics of Exclusion – R. Akiva Eger

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Economics and Social Justice in Jewish Law Part 4: Social Welfare Programs

Josh March 21, 2011 Economics and Social Justice in Jewish Law, Jewish Law / Halakha, Jewish Thought, Theology, and Machshava, Lectures, Podcasts, Sermons, Lectures, and Divrei Torah

In the fourth installment of his Economics and Social Justice series, Rabbi Yuter discusses the concept of charity / tzedakah in Judaism from a holistic perspective, exploring the parameters of charity in creating a just social order.

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Episode 24 – Politics of Exclusion: Hatam Sofer

Josh March 13, 2011 Jewish Law / Halakha, Jewish Thought, Theology, and Machshava, Lectures, Podcasts, Politics of Exclusion in Judaism, Random Acts of Scholarship, Sermons, Lectures, and Divrei Torah

Rabbi Yuter’s Politics of Exclusion series continues with an exploration of Hatam Sofer surprisingly nuanced approach to Judaism’s perceived threats.

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Economics and Social Justice in Jewish Law Part 3: Halakhic Labor Laws

Josh March 7, 2011 Economics, Economics and Social Justice in Jewish Law, Jewish Law / Halakha, Jewish Thought, Theology, and Machshava, Judaism, Podcasts, Random Acts of Scholarship, Religion, Sermons, Lectures, and Divrei Torah

In part 3 of his Economics and Social Justice series, Rabbi Yuter addresses the topic of Jewish Labor Laws from a holistic perspective, balancing the rights and obligations of both the employer and the employee.

Economics and Social Justice in Jewish Law – Halakhic Labor Laws Sources (PDF)

Economics and Social Justice in Jewish Law – Halakhic Labor Laws