ATID's Jewish Educators Book Club

A monthly discussion with Jewish educators and authors on books of note for the field of Jewish education.

36 Episodes

Parenting in Perspective
2/16/2017
Rabbi Saks talks with Rabbi Dr. Barry Kislowicz about his new book "Parenting in Perspective: Timeless Wisdom, Modern Applications" (Maggid Books, 2016) - http://a.co/1et1lpz
History, Holocaust and Education
1/3/2016
Recorded amid the tumult of the UK Limmud Conference, R. Jeffrey Saks chats with Prof. Deborah Lipstadt about her books "The Eichmann Trial" and "History on Trial", her views on holocaust education in contemporary Day Schools, and our need to stand up for the truth as she did in her victorious libel suit (soon to be a major motion picture).
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FAITH WITHOUT FEAR
1/3/2016
R. Jeffrey Saks discusses a new book "Faith Without Fear: Unresolved Issues in Modern Orthodoxy" (Valentine-Mitchell) with the author, Rabbi Dr. Michael Harris of The Hampstead Synagogue in London. Recorded at the UK Limmud Conference.
A Philosophy of Havruta
6/25/2014
Rabbi Jeffrey Saks talks with Dr. Elie Holzer about his new book "A Philosophy of Havruta: Understanding and Teaching the Art of Text Study in Pairs" (Academic Studies Press). What are the implications for moral education in using havruta paired learning in Jewish studies? Is it merely a technique or are there larger affective goals at work? How can teachers use havruta study to enable students to both challenge and support each other?
"AND EVERY SINGLE ONE WAS SOMEONE"
2/5/2014
"AND EVERY SINGLE ONE WAS SOMEONE" is a curious book - 1,250 pages long, with the single word JEW repeated again and again and again, column after column, 6 million times. Rabbi Jeffrey Saks talks about the book with its creator Phil Chernofsky, Education Director of the Orthodox Union's Israel Center in Jerusalem. They discuss the background story to how the project originated almost 40 years ago, and reflect on contemporary issues in Holocaust education. The book is published by Gefen Publishers.
"Would You Kill the Fat Man?"
11/10/2013
Rabbi Jeffrey Saks discusses a new book of moral philosophy about the famous "trolley problem", the point of "life boat ethics", and the role of philosophical problems and reasoning in education, with author David Edmonds, the co-founder of the popular Philosophy Bites podcast series (www.philosophybites.com), a senior research associate at the Centre for Practical Ethics at Oxford, and an award-winning radio feature maker at the BBC. "Would You Kill the Fat Man: The Trolley Problem and What Your Answer Tells Us about Right and Wrong" is published by Princeton University Press.
"The Light and the Light"
6/9/2013
R. Jeffrey Saks meets with poetess Courtney Druz about her new book of poetry "The Light and the Light" and discusses with her the role of poetry in Jewish life and education. To learn more about Courtney's books and writing visit www.CourtneyDruz.com.
"To Mourn a Child"
5/22/2013
Steve Savitsky of OU Radio talks with R. Jeffrey Saks, one of the editors of "To Mourn a Child: Jewish Responses to Neonatal and Childhood Death." In this collection from OU Press Rabbi Saks and Dr. Joel B. Wolowelsky have assembled an anthology of personal accounts written by parents and other family members who experienced this devastating loss. In addition, there are essays by rabbis and healthcare professionals and selections from traditional Jewish sources.
Nehalel Siddur
3/6/2013
Rabbi Saks talks with Michael Haruni, developer, translator and photographer of the new Siddur Nehalel about his conception for the integration of text and image to create a tool for kavvana. Visit www.nehalel.com for sample pages and more information about this important new siddur.
Stories of the Law
1/28/2013
Rabbi Jeffrey Saks interviews Dr. Moshe Simon-Shoshan about his new book "Stories of the Law: Narrative Discourse and the Construction of Authority in the Mishnah" (Oxford University Press). Why does the Mishnah, a legal code, contain stories, and what do their presence in that great halakhic work say about who the Rabbis were?

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ATID's Jewish Educators Book Club

36 Episodes

Parenting in Perspective

History, Holocaust and Education

FAITH WITHOUT FEAR

A Philosophy of Havruta

"AND EVERY SINGLE ONE WAS SOMEONE"

"Would You Kill the Fat Man?"

"The Light and the Light"

"To Mourn a Child"

Nehalel Siddur

Stories of the Law