Have you wanted to learn Talmud but felt like it wasn’t accessible in some way? Well, come to Rabbi Marc’s Intro to Talmud class and we’ll give you the tools to bring your own wisdom and voice to the conversation!
Read More »Tesla Motors, Pokémon Go, and Hair-Splitting Talmudic Arguments
Engage in a brain-twisting, mind-wrestling, hair-splitting experience as you explore modern situations and the complex dilemmas they give rise to while you seek solutions by examining original Talmudic texts.
Read More »Talmud Class Back at Bonai Shalom
Join Rabbi Marc on November 2nd as he picks up studying Tractate Sotah .
Read More »Talmud Class at CBS is Back
We're bringing back Talmud Class with Rabbi Marc on Wednesdays at Bonai Shalom. Join us!
Read More »Announcing Two New Weekly Classes with Rabbi Ami Silver
Orot Yisrael announces two new weekly classes with Rabbi Ami Silver, starting this week. Classes are open to all, no previous experience required.
Read More »Ancient Tales Reveal Answers to the Greatest Mysteries of Life
The Jewish Learning Institute will present "Curious Tales of the Talmud: Finding Yourself in the Legends of Our Sages," a six-week course beginning Wednesday April 24th 2013.
Read More »Masters of Mystical Stories
A walking treasure trove of Jewish stories, Howard Schwartz comes to the Boulder JCC Sunday with "Tales of the Great Jewish Mystics."
Read More »No Mere “Footnote” in Israeli Cinema
The best Israeli film of the year starts its run at the Boe on July 25 with a talkback with Kathryn Bernheimer
Read More »Moral Assumptions: The Enigma of the Sexual Prohibitions
Why does the Talmud teach that the sin of dishonest weights and measures is worse than the sin of sexual transgression?
Read More »Relativity, Individuality & Autonomy in Halakha
To what extent is Halakha relativistic? Foster individuality and autonomy? Rabbi Goldman looks at Talmudic precedents with an eye to contemporary relevance.
Read More »Contemporary Religious Insanity
The insightful Talmudic sages developed the notion of how an otherwise normal person can act in a religiously insane manner. Lessons for today's world as well.
Read More »Contrarian Rabbinic and Hassidic Teachings on Sin
It may come as a surprise to students of Judaism that Classical and Hassidic rabbis held a more nuanced and complex attitude towards sin than evinced in Biblical literature...
Read More »This Week for CU’s Jewish Buffs
CU’s Jewish Buffs are enjoying a plethora of Jewish events this upcoming week, including meals, classes, sports and a Shabbaton!
Read More »This Week for CU’s Jewish Buffs
CU’s Jewish Buffs are mourning the end of spring break but are also gearing up for the rest of the semester.
Read More »So You Think You Know Talmud?
Come unlock the secrets of this sacred text, with a documentary and a panel discussion at the Boulder JCC, Sunday Oct 24.
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