Then and Now
Imagine, for a moment, that you run an organization that is staunchly anti-death penalty. Now, to make things interesting, imagine that that organization is the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR). And to make things really interesting, … [Continue reading] about The Curious Case of the CCAR and Adolf Eichmann
Last month I discussed a role-playing exercise that I did with my class, "Judaism, Christianity, and the Bible," in which, at the very end of the course, I asked my students to recreate the Christian Bible. If all the interested … [Continue reading] about An Alternative Canon: Part II
A short interview in which I discuss using different technologies to teach Talmud (in English) to undergraduates. I refer in the video to C-Map, which can be found here. … [Continue reading] about Using Technology to Teach the Talmud
Yesterday I found some time to drop in on part of a conference on Finance in Religious Law. While unfortunately I was unable to attend to the entire conference, it seemed that much of it revolved around one particular issue: usury or the charging of … [Continue reading] about Religion and Finance: Reflections
What if the Christian Bible emerged not from a long and murky process that involved the bishops, backed by imperial authorities, beating down challenges that they deemed "heretical" but in a kinder, gentler way? Say, a synod to which those very … [Continue reading] about An Alternative Canon: Part I