Rabbi Yuter’s Fundamentals of Judaism series returns with a discussion of ways in which rabbis can err, and their impact on rabbinic authority
Fundamentals of Judaism 6 – Varieties of Rabbinic Fallibility Sources (PDF)
Fundamentals of Judaism 6 – Varieties of Rabbinic Fallibility
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Rabbi Yuter’s Confronting Chosenness class examines some rabbinic midrashim describing the Jews’ acceptance of the Torah.
Confronting Chosenness 7 – Matan Torah in Rabbinic Thought Sources (PDF)
Confronting Chosenness 7 – Matan Torah in Rabbinic Thought
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Rabbi Yuter’s Confronting Chosenness class turns to Rabbinic narratives on Avraham’s chosenness and their broader implications.
Confronting Chosenness 6 – Avraham in Rabbinic Thought Sources (PDF)
Confronting Chosenness 6 – Avraham in Rabbinic Thought
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In this Very Special 50th Podcast, Rabbi Yuter’s Fundamentals of Judaism explores the basis for Rabbinic authority.
Fundamentals of Judaism 5 – Basis for Rabbinic Authority Sources (PDF)
Fundamentals of Judaism 5 – Basis for Rabbinic Authority
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Rabbi Yuter’s Confronting Chosenness introduces Rabbinic era perspectives with a discussion on if the Jewish people’s status as “chosen” is the result of an eternal cosmic decision or the result of a deliberate choice.
Confronting Chosenness 5 – Rabbinic Perspectives Cosmic vs Conditional Sources (PDF)
Confronting Chosenness 5 – Rabbinic Perspectives Cosmic vs Conditional
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Rabbi Josh Yuter addresses biblical solutions to the fundamental question: What Does God Want?
Fundamentals of Judaism 4 – What God Wants Sources (PDF)
Fundamentals of Judaism 4 – What God Wants
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Rabbi Yuter’s Confronting Chosenness class concludes the Biblical segment with a discussion of how the Bible expects the Jews/Israelites were supposed to be distinguished from the other nations.
Confronting Chosenness 4 – Jews and Non-Jews in the Bible Sources (PDF)
Confronting Chosenness 4 – Jews and Non-Jews in the Bible
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In the third installment Fundamentals of Judaism, Rabbi Yuter explores how God is depicted in the Torah.
Fundamentals of Judaism 3 – God in the Torah Sources (PDF)
Fundamentals of Judaism 3 – God in the Torah
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In this installment of Confronting Chosenness, Rabbi Yuter explores the question if the Jewish covenant with God can in fact be broken.
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Confronting Chosenness 3 – Breaking the Covenant
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Rabbi Yuter discusses the importance of establishing the divine origins of the Torah as the foundational faith underlying Judaism.
Fundamentals of Judaism 2 – God and Torah Sources (PDF)
Fundamentals of Judaism 2 – God and Torah
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