Browsing Library Book Talks by Title
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The Aggadic Mindset: How Talmudic Tales Shape the Jewish Outlook
(Kol Torah, 2022)The deceptively simple nature of the Aggada leads many to mistakenly view it as an entertaining diversion from the Halachic portions of the Talmud. Quite the contrary is true. The stories of the Talmud are Chazal’s exquisite ... -
Ari Mermelstein Book Lecture - December 21, 2021
(Yeshiva University Libraries. Yeshiva University., 2021-12-21)Ari Mermelstein, Associate Professor of Bible and Second Temple Literature and Chair of the Department of Bible, Hebrew, and Near Eastern Studies, discusses his new book, "Power and Emotion in Ancient Judaism: Community ... -
Book Talk: Irish Culture & "The People": Populism and its Discontents by Seamus O'Malley
(Oxford University Press, 2023-02-09)Populism has been a shaping force in Irish literary culture, cutting across sectarian boundaries and paving the way in the 20th century for an independent Irish republic. Seamus O'Malley, Assistant Professor of English ... -
Book talk: Chana Stiefel, “From Stern to Scholastic: A Journey in Children’s Publishing” .
(New York, NY: Yeshiva University Libraries. Yeshiva University., 2020-12-08)Chana Stiefel ('90 SCW), discusses her career and her latest book in her presentation "From Stern to Scholastic: A Journey in Children’s Publishing" Recorded December 8th, 2020. -
Book talk: Marcelo Broitman, "Francisco Sánchez y el redescubrimiento de la duda en el Renacimiento"
(Yeshiva University Libraries. Yeshiva University., 2021-02-09)Professor Ronnie Perelis in conversation with author Marcelo Broitman on his book "Francisco Sánchez y el redescubrimiento de la duda en el Renacimiento" that focuses on the work of Spanish-Portuguese philosopher Francisco ... -
Book Talk: Narratives from the Sephardic Atlantic: Blood and Faith.
(Yeshiva University Libraries, 2018-12-13)"Identity, family, and community unite three autobiographical texts by New World Crypto-Jews, or descendants of Jews who were forced to convert to Christianity in 17th-century Iberia and Spanish America. Ronnie Perelis ... -
Book talk: Psyched for Torah
(2022-12-05)Promotion for the event: Join Mordechai Schiffman, author of Psyched for Torah: Cultivating Character and Well-Being Through the Weekly Parsha (Kodesh Press, 2022) as he methodically presents a stunning and seamless ... -
Book talk: Real questions, Real answers
(2023-02-19)How do I know there’s a God? Does God listen to my prayers? Isn’t the Bible just a history book? Why were we created? What happens when we die? How do we know the Torah was written by God? Avi Ciment discusses these and ... -
Crisis and Hope: YU Voices Book Talk: "Every Last Breath: A Memoir of Two Illnesses".
(A joint project of Judaic Studies @ YU, The Center for Israel Studies, The Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs and the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, 2021-02-17)Joanne Jacobson, YU Professor Emerita of English, former Yeshiva College Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. discusses her new memoir "Every Last Breath" with moderator Barbara Blatner, former Yeshiva College Associate ... -
Ellen Schrecker Book Lecture - December 13, 2021
(Yeshiva University Libraries. Yeshiva University., 2021-12-13)Ellen Schrecker, former Professor Emerita of History at YU, in conversation with Paula Geyh on Dr. Schrecker's new book, "The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s." Recorded in hybrid format (in-person and ... -
Every Last Breath: A Memoir of Two Illnesses
(2021-03-02)Joanne Jacobson, Professor Emerita of English and former Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Yeshiva College, discusses her book "Every Last Breath: A Memoir of Two Illnesses." Recorded March 2, 2021. -
How Will We Remember Covid?: A View from the Archives [video]
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Joan Haahr Book Lecture: "Prisoners of Memory: A Jewish Family from Nazi Germany"
(YU Libraries, 2022-02-16)Joan Haahr, Professor Emerita of English, Yeshiva University, discusses her book, "Prisoners of Memory: A Jewish Family from Nazi Germany," followed by a moderated Q&A session with William Stenhouse, Professor, The Robert ... -
The Journey to Your Ultimate Self | YU Library Book Talk
(Yeshiva University Libraries, 2022-11-01)What is the difference between learning Gemara (Talmud) and Machshava (Jewish Thought)? Rabbi Shmuel Reichman, author of The Journey to Your Ultimate Self, provides an accessible and inspiring gateway into deeper Jewish ... -
Library Book Talk : Rabbi Allen Schwartz on Conflict & Resolution in the Early Prophets.
(New York, NY: Yeshiva University Libraries. Yeshiva University., 2020-11-17)On Tuesday, November 17, 2020, Rabbi Allen Schwartz, Raymond J. Greenwald Chair in Jewish Studies, will discuss his new book at 7:30PM via Zoom. In Conflict & Resolution in the Early Prophets, Rabbi Schwartz compiles, ... -
Library Book Talk : Rabbi Allen Schwartz on Conflict & Resolution in the Early Prophets.
(New York, NY: Yeshiva University Libraries. Yeshiva University., 2020-11-17)t On Tuesday, November 17, 2020, Rabbi Allen Schwartz, Raymond J. Greenwald Chair in Jewish Studies, will discuss his new book at 7:30PM via Zoom. In Conflict & Resolution in the Early Prophets, Rabbi Schwartz compiles, ... -
Library Book Talk | Illuminating Jewish Thought: Faith, Philosophy, and Knowledge of God
(Yeshiva University Libraries, 2022-03-29)In Illuminating Jewish Thought: Faith, Philosophy, and Knowledge of God, the latest addition to his RIETS Hashkafa Series (Maggid Books), Rabbi Netanel (Nathaniel) Wiederblank–Instructor of Talmud, Halacha, and Jewish ... -
Library Book Talk: Aaron Koller on Unbinding Isaac: The Significance of the Akedah for Modern Jewish Thought
(New York, NY: Yeshiva University Libraries. Yeshiva University., 2020-09-14)Unbinding Isaac takes readers on a trek of discovery to insight into the binding of Isaac story for our times. The early nineteenth-century Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard viewed the biblical story as teaching of ... -
Library Book Talk: Interpreting Scriptures in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Overlapping Inquiries
(Yeshiva University Libraries, 2018-02-11)Dr. Mordechai Cohen draws upon the richly diverse volume, Interpreting Scriptures in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (Cambridge University Press, 2016), to show how the Jewish tradition of Bible interpretation (parshanut ... -
Library Book Talk: Marnin Young & Mary Creede Art Lecture
(Yeshiva University Libraries, 2018-04-17)Marnin Young, Associate Professor of Art History (Stern College) speaks on his book "Realism in the Age of Impressionism: Painting and the Politics of Time" ; Mary Creede, Instructor in Art (Stern College) speaks on her ...
