High Holy Days

Why We Still Believe

Michelle — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 20:08:37 +0000

Why We Still Believe

Michelle Fri, 10/04/2019 - 13:08

Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Abner & Roslyn Goldstine Dean’s Chair

Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

Vice President, ��ý

Rabbi Dr Bradley Shavit Artson (www.bradartson.com) has long been a passionate advocate for social justice, human dignity, diversity and inclusion. He wrote a book on Jewish teachings on war, peace and nuclear annihilation in the late 80s, became a leading voice advocating for GLBT marriage and ordination in the 90s, and has published and spoken widely on environmental ethics, special needs inclusion, racial and economic justice, cultural and religious dialogue and cooperation, and working for a just and secure peace for Israel and the Middle East. He is particularly interested in theology, ethics, and the integration of science and religion. He supervises the Miller Introduction to Judaism Program and mentors Camp Ramah in California in Ojai and Ramah of Northern California in the Bay Area. He is also dean of the Zacharias Frankel College in Potsdam, Germany, ordaining Conservative rabbis for Europe. A frequent contributor for the Huffington Post and for the Times of Israel, and a public figure Facebook page with over 60,000 likes, he is the author of 12 books and over 250 articles, most recently Renewing the Process of Creation: A Jewish Integration of Science and Spirit. Married to Elana Artson, they are the proud parents of twins, Jacob and Shira. Learn more infomation about Rabbi Artson.

Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

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High Holy Days

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A dialogue from second day Rosh HaShanah between Rabbi Artson and Rabbi David Wolpe at Sinai Temple. The topic is why we still believe in God, despite all the reasons not to.

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The True Power of Unetaneh Tokef

Communications — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 16:12:40 +0000

The True Power of Unetaneh Tokef

Communications Wed, 04/10/2019 - 09:12

by Rabbi Elliot Dorff, PhD

Rabbi Elliot Dorff, PhD

Sol & Anne Distinguished Professor in Philosophy, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

University Rector, ��ý

Rabbi Elliot Dorff, PhD is AJU’s Rector and Sol & Anne Dorff Distinguished Service Professor in Philosophy. He is Chair of the Conservative Movement's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards and served on the editorial committee of Etz Hayim, the new Torah commentary for the Conservative Movement. He has chaired four scholarly organizations: the Academy of Jewish Philosophy, the Jewish Law Association, the Society of Jewish Ethics, and the Academy of Judaic, Christian, and Islamic Studies. He was elected Honorary President of the Jewish Law Association for the term of 2012-2016. In Spring 1993, he served on the Ethics Committee of Hillary Rodham Clinton's Health Care Task Force. In March 1997 and May 1999, he testified on behalf of the Jewish tradition on the subjects of human cloning and stem cell research before the President's National Bioethics Advisory Commission. In 1999 and 2000 he was part of the Surgeon General’s commission to draft a Call to Action for Responsible Sexual Behavior; and from 2000 to 2002 he served on the National Human Resources Protections Advisory Commission, charged with reviewing and revising the federal guidelines for protecting human subjects in research projects. Rabbi Dorff is also a member of an advisory committee for the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History on the social, ethical, and religious implications of their exhibits. He is also a member of the Ethics Advisory Committee for the state of California on stem cell research.

He has been an officer of the FaithTrust Institute, a national organization that produces seminars and educational materials to help people avoid or extricate themselves from domestic violence. For eight years he was also been a member of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation Council of Los Angeles, chairing its committee on serving the vulnerable. In Los Angeles, he is a Past President of Jewish Family Services and a member of the Ethics committee at U.C.L.A. Medical Center. He serves as Co-Chair of the Priest-Rabbi Dialogue of the Los Angeles Archdiocese and the Board of Rabbis of Southern California.

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High Holy Days

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Prepare for Rosh Hashana’s most famous piece of liturgy by Rabbi Dorff.

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Dream Big!

Communications — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 16:19:09 +0000

Dream Big!

Communications Wed, 09/12/2018 - 09:19

by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Abner & Roslyn Goldstine Dean’s Chair

Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

Vice President, ��ý

Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

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High Holy Days

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In this Rosh HaShanah address, Rabbi Artson dares us to dream big: personally, communally, and politically! In a world of rancor, hostility, and violence, we tend to fall in on ourselves, shrinking our vision and hiding behind walls. It is time to stand tall, to hope, to dream, and to act!

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Q and A September 2018

Communications — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 16:30:48 +0000

Q and A September 2018

Communications Wed, 09/05/2018 - 09:30

by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Abner & Roslyn Goldstine Dean’s Chair

Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

Vice President, ��ý

Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

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High Holy Days

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Rabbi Artson fields questions from the students of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies as the new academic year begins! Topics include: when you don’t want to be a rabbi, coping in a broken world, Rosh HaShana thoughts, spiritual work during the holidays, patrilineal and matrilineal descent, approaching God during the Days of Awe, Conservative Judaism and egalitarianism, and how to fight the urge to covet. What a session!

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Q and A September 2018

Communications — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 16:29:05 +0000

Q and A September 2018

Communications Wed, 09/05/2018 - 09:29

by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Abner & Roslyn Goldstine Dean’s Chair

Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

Vice President, ��ý

Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

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Made of Memory: A Yom Kippur/Yizkor Sermon

Communications — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 23:07:01 +0000

Made of Memory: A Yom Kippur/Yizkor Sermon

Communications Tue, 10/03/2017 - 16:07

by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Abner & Roslyn Goldstine Dean’s Chair

Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

Vice President, ��ý

Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

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High Holy Days

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Rabbi Artson preaches that we are not isolated individuals, but rather are knitted together by our memories, which we retain and which make us who we are. Our pervasive memories ensure that our loved ones are part of our very breathe, and that we are never alone.

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Bare Before God: A Kol Nidrei Sermon

Communications — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 23:08:01 +0000

Bare Before God: A Kol Nidrei Sermon

Communications Mon, 10/02/2017 - 16:08

by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Abner & Roslyn Goldstine Dean’s Chair

Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

Vice President, ��ý

Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

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High Holy Days

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Listen to Rabbi Artson’s stirring Kol Nidrei reminder of who we are in our core. On Yom Kippur, we strip away our titles and our connections to stand, like angels, as individuals, as we were when we were babies, as we shall be at our death. We purify ourselves in our solitary uniqueness to better be able to re-enter the relationships that make life so rich.

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From Death to Life

Communications — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 18:15:20 +0000

From Death to Life

Communications Wed, 09/25/2013 - 11:15

by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Abner & Roslyn Goldstine Dean’s Chair

Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

Vice President, ��ý

Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

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High Holy Days

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Rabbi Artson records a Yom Kippur podcast discussion in this weeks session.

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From Small Beginnings

Communications — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:18:03 +0000

From Small Beginnings

Communications Mon, 09/23/2013 - 11:18

by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Abner & Roslyn Goldstine Dean’s Chair

Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

Vice President, ��ý

Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

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High Holy Days

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Rabbi Artson discusses the nature of social change in this weeks podcast session.

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Love and Justice

Communications — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 18:20:36 +0000

Love and Justice

Communications Sun, 09/22/2013 - 11:20

by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Abner & Roslyn Goldstine Dean’s Chair

Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

Vice President, ��ý

Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

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High Holy Days

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This is a Rosh Hashanah sermon by Rabbi Artson. He discusses topics such as love and justice.

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