Struggling with tough questions about competing values? Do you find it hard to navigate the tension between principles like inclusiveness and merit, peace and truth, or privacy and protection? Join Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield as he delves into Major Mahlokot: Competing…
Critical Issues, Mahloket Matters/Conflict Resolution
Tired of arguing about Israel issues? Or are you avoiding talking about Israel completely? There is a better way! Tune in as Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield and Rabba Shani Gross model Mahloket Le-shem Shamayim (constructive disagreement) about timely and challenging Israel…
Critical Issues, Democracy, Mahloket Matters/Conflict Resolution, Politics
We often think of disagreements as an unfortunate aspect of life. Yet in the tradition of the Mishna, Talmud, and Biblical commentators, mahloket l’shem shamayim (constructive disagreement) is a vital tool to generate critical thinking and personal growth. In fact, Jews have studied…
Critical Issues, Mahloket Matters/Conflict Resolution, Beit Midrash Way, Sanhedrin Way
This four-part series was originally published in 2016. Rabbi Mike Feuer teaches on the 17th of Tammuz through Tisha B’Av. Part 1: The 17th of Tammuz – A Feast of Brokeness: Rabbi Mike Feuer’s message for the 17th of Tammuz is…
Jewish Calendar, 17th of Tammuz, 9 days, Critical Issues, Resources for 9Adar, Fasting
Hear keynote speaker R’ Dr. Daniel Roth, director of PCJCR and Mosaica’s Religious Peace Initiative at the home of President Reuven Rivlin marking Dibur Hadash: Israel Week of Mediation and Dialogue (9Adar Israel). The event was in partnership with 929…
Critical Issues, Resources for 9Adar, 9Adar Curriculum, 9Adar Intro and History, Mahloket Matters/Conflict Resolution
Can text study improve civil discourse today? R’ Daniel Roth has many insights regarding Mahloket Matters, how to disagree constructively. To see the article from Pardes’s Havruta 2018 edition, please view it online or click the button to download and…
Critical Issues, Mahloket Matters/Conflict Resolution, Beit Midrash Way, Resources for 9Adar
Recently, communities in America and around the world have shared with us the increasing challenges they face in balancing opposing political and ideological views both within their own community and between communities. Too often, communities feel stuck having to choose…
Critical Issues, Resources for 9Adar, 9Adar Curriculum, Mahloket Matters/Conflict Resolution, Rodef Shalom, Rodef Shalom Resource
Join the Pardes Rodef Shalom Schools Program – Professional Learning Community Webinar for an exciting webinar with Pardes Senior Research Fellow Rabbi Dr. Howard Kaminsky who will discuss his new book, “Fundamentals of Jewish Conflict Resolution.” Fundamentals of Jewish Conflict…
Critical Issues, Mahloket Matters/Conflict Resolution, Rodef Shalom, Rodef Shalom Resource
The Pardes Center for Judaism and Conflict Resolution was honored to welcome Rabbi Dr. Marc Gopin, the Director of the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution (CRDC), the James H. Laue Professor at the School for Conflict Analysis…
Critical Issues, Mahloket Matters/Conflict Resolution, Podcast Series, Pardes Live and Mini-Series, Resources for 9Adar
Many students never question why Mordechai wouldn’t bow to Haman, but according to halakha there isn’t a prohibition against bowing to a fellow human being, as a social custom or sign of respect. So why didn’t Mordechai bow to Haman?…
Pardes Center for Jewish Educators, Holidays, Jewish Models for Conflict Resolution, Critical Issues, Mahloket Matters/Conflict Resolution, Jewish Calendar
This webinar is intended for rabbis: This year (5777), the months of Av and Elul have brought us an unusually dramatic and painful backdrop to the Yamim Nor’aim. Since the Charlottesville neo-Nazi/white supremacists’ demonstration and the subsequent reactions to it,…
Critical Issues, Mahloket Matters/Conflict Resolution, Resources for 9Adar
On Tuesday, July 11, 2017, the Jewish world enters the period known as “The Three Weeks,” the mourning period for the destruction of the two Temples in Jerusalem, which starts with a sunrise to sundown fast on 17 Tammuz and…
Jewish Calendar, 17th of Tammuz, 9 days, Critical Issues, Divrei Torah, Mahloket Matters/Conflict Resolution
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