Yeshiva University's Center for the Jewish Future and Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary presents

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  • Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman: Introduction: The Sound of Silence

  • A Material Matter: Jewish Affluence in Contemporary Times
  • Rabbi Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin - "On Gvir Culture: What it is and what we can do about it"
  • Ms. Leah Moskovich - "Knei Lecha Chaver: True Friendship Beyond Materialism"
  • Rabbi Itamar Rosensweig - "Poverty, Affluence, & Property: Tzedakah as Distributive Justice"
  • Table Talk: Quotes and Questions for Family Discussions: From Yeshiva University's Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks-Herenstein Center for Values & Leadership
  • Rabbi Josh Blass, Mrs. Penina Flug, LCSW, Mrs. Mindy Eisenman and Dr. Efrat Sobolofsky - "Materialism, Dating and Marriage: A YUConnects Roundtable Discussion" with an introduction by Rabbi Jeremy Wieder
  • Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz - "Fake it Till you Make it: Should we try to use superficially “fancy” items in our performance of mitzvos?"

  • Exploring Materialism, Vanity & Frivolity in Kohelet
  • Dr. Erica Brown - "When All You Have Isn’t Enough: Materialism in Kohelet"
  • Ms. Rena Cantor - "Unlocking the Layers of Laughter"
  • Mrs. Meira Berner - "What is Hevel?"

  • Tefillah Insights
  • Mrs. Michal Horowitz - "The Blessing of Material Wealth: Living Modestly in the Service of G-d"
  • Rabbi Menachem Penner - "Hachazireinu Bitshuva: Davening for our Spiritual Needs"

  • Yom Tov Insights
  • Rabbi Dovid Hirsch, Rabbi Hershel Reichman, Rabbi Daniel Stein, Rabbi Ezra Schwartz and Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky - "Reverberations from the Beis Midrash"
  • Rabbi Michael Rosensweig - "Mi-Darkhei ha-Teshuvah: Authentic Repentance"
  • Excerpts from Batei Yosef - "Yom Tov Insights from The Rav"
  • Rabbi Eli Belizon, Rabbi Reuven Brand, Mrs. Shoshana Schechter, and Rabbi Etan Schnall - "Sukkot Insights"