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Belief in the FutureWhat Could Go Right?To close out our summer episodes, we're talking with Kevin Kelly, founder of WIRED Magazine and writer about all things tech and culture. Kevin is a devout Christian with an eye toward the ethical good of technology. In our conversation, we cover technological skepticism, the AI identity crisis, the Amish, and much more.
P.S. Check out host David Zvi Kalman's new YouTube channel, Sabbath Mode, for more in depth conversations about religion and technology.
Resources:
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2025-08-2738 min
Belief in the FutureThe Two CodesBIG NEWS: Belief in the Future now has a YouTube channel: Sabbath Mode. Go check it out before listening to the episode Coding is one part skill, one part magic, and one part tradition. But when AI use takes out the conversation of code -- the necessary language of the code itself -- can the tradition be kept alive? How do we keep something living and growing without passing along its stories, its trials and errors, and its complexities? On this episode, host David Zvi Kalman speaks with scientist Samuel Arbesman about his new book, The Magic of Code, an...
2025-08-2033 min
Belief in the FutureAre AI Sermons a Good Thing?Religious organizations, like all other organizations, are beginning to use AI. Some of these uses are unremarkable, but others bring AI into the business of delivering religious messages. In this episode, host DZ Kalman speaks with religion and AI evangelist Kenny Jahng about the tools he sees churches adapting and what it means to use AI as a tool for evangelism.
Resources:
Kenny Jahng's website
Futureproof, by Kevin Roose
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2025-08-1232 min
Not in HeavenBrave Jew World: The future of Judaism and AI, feat. David Zvi KalmanDavid Zvi Kalman, a research fellow at the Hartman Institute and Sinai and Synapses, is one of the foremost thinkers looking at the intersection of artificial intelligence and Jewish life. While many in the Jewish community worry about destruction of past traditions, Kalman looks to the future. He looks at what could be the next big transformation in Jewish thought—on the margins today, mainsteam tomorrow.
Case in point: artificial intelligence. Kalman posits that AI, unlike previous technological advancements, has the unique ability to mimic human behaviour—a characteristic that could fundamentally alter our relationship with work, prod...
2025-07-2453 min
Belief in the FutureDoes Religion Have Wisdom for Tech?Does religion have a role in developing ethical frameworks around technology? On this episode, we're talking to Rabbi Zvika Kreiger, spiritual leader of Chochmat Halev and former Director of Responsible Innovation at Facebook. Zvika and host David Zvi Kalman dive into the Metaverse and discuss how religious leaders can lean into technology, and what separation of tech and religion looks like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-12-0345 min
Belief in the FutureShould I Use the Plagiarism Machine?In this crossover episode of Belief in the Future with Responsa Radio, host David Zvi Kalman dives into whether using generative AI systems like ChatGPT and DALL-E is a form of theft, drawing comparisons to the Jewish tradition of responsa. Back in the day, medieval rabbis often quoted other scholars without giving credit, but it was within a self-referential learning community. If today’s machine learning models can swiftly scrub the web, disregarding attribution, what kind of culture are we fostering by relying on their extensive 'knowledge'?Guest Speakers:
Rabbi Ethan Tucker is the President and Ro...
2024-08-1354 min
Belief in the FutureAI and the BaptistsWhat does evangelical Christianity have to say about AI? Quite a lot, according to Jason Thacker. As Director of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), he oversaw the creation of the organization’s official AI statement of principles—the first put out by any religious denomination—which recommends moral responsibility towards new technology. Thacker and Kalman discuss how the document came to be, how it might extend to U.S. legislative guidance, what makes it particularly Baptist, and how a Jewish statement might differ.About our guest:Jason Thacker i...
2024-07-3042 min
Belief in the FutureGhost in the MachineDeath isn't always an elegant ending. When Muhammad Ahmad, a research scientist with a doctorate in machine learning, learned his father’s diagnosis was terminal, he began to create a text-based AI simulation. Host David Zvi Kalman explores the successes and limitations of this process with Mohammed and Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky, who shares a Jewish take on "DeathGPT" and wonders if ancient scholars could enter the chat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-07-1556 min
Belief in the FutureThe Two Lamp MysteryTwo religious communities invented the same lamp. Why?In our first episode David Zvi is joined by Lindsay Ems, an expert in the sociological impacts of technology on religious communities. Through the lens of Amish technology and the Sabbath for Orthodox Jews, they explore innovative ways these groups maintain their traditions in an increasingly electrified world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-07-0135 min
Jewish Insights with Justin PinesDavid Zvi Kalman: "AI and the Future of Humanity"- Jewish Insights with Justin PinesHow might the future of technology shape Jewish life, and how might Jewish life shape the future? Justin is joined by scholar and futurist David Zvi Kalman, a leading thinker on the intersection of Jewish history and the history of technology, and of Judaism and artificial intelligence. Dr. Kalman is a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute and the owner of Print-O-Craft Press. He writes on substack at Jello Menorah: jellomenorah.substack.com.
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2024-04-021h 02
Judaism UnboundEpisode 408: Jewish Artificial Intelligence - David Zvi KalmanDavid Zvi Kalman, owner of the independent publishing house Print-O-Craft Press, is a scholar, writer, and entrepreneur working at the intersection of technology, religion, and art. Kalman joins Lex Rofeberg and Dan Libenson for a conversation about the present and future relationships between Judaism and artificial intelligence (AI). This episode is the sixth in an ongoing series of Judaism Unbound episodes exploring digital Judaism.Access full shownotes for this episode via this link. We are thrilled to be in the midst of our Judaism Refueled campaign! If Judaism Unbound's work has been meaningful for you, w...
2023-12-0856 minJudaism UnboundEpisode 179: The Jewish Polymath - David Zvi KalmanDavid Zvi Kalman founded and owns Print-O-Craft (an independent publisher of Jewish books), co-founded Jewish Public Media (a podcasting platform), and recently completed his PhD — in Jewish technology and Islamic jurisprudence — at the University of Pennsylvania. He joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about what it’s like to wear many Jewish hats, all at once.
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Hadar Campus ScholarsTorah & Tech: Complicated Technological SystemsWhat happens when it is no longer obvious how a technology works? To what degree are rabbis responsible to fully understand the technological systems with which they are grappling?
The source sheet for this class can be found here: http://goo.gl/UK0ZXN
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On Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)Torah & Tech: A Formal InvitationThis is a short invitation to this series of classes, taught by David Zvi Kalman at Penn Hillel. It explains the rationale behind the class and the hopes that have gone into its creation.
2014-09-0713 minHadar Campus ScholarsTorah & Tech: A Formal InvitationThis is a short invitation to this series of classes, taught by David Zvi Kalman at Penn Hillel. It explains the rationale behind the class and the hopes that have gone into its creation.
2014-09-0700 minHadar Campus ScholarsTorah & Tech: A Formal InvitationThis is a short invitation to this series of classes, taught by David Zvi Kalman at Penn Hillel. It explains the rationale behind the class and the hopes that have gone into its creation.
2014-09-0713 min
On Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)How to Prep and Deliver a Great Dvar Torah (sources in notes)This class was co-taught by David Zvi Kalman and Rabbi Jonathan Shulman on April 24, 2014.
davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/how_to_dvar_torah_sources.pdf
2014-04-2851 minHadar Campus ScholarsHow to Prep and Deliver a Great Dvar Torah (sources in notes)This class was co-taught by David Zvi Kalman and Rabbi Jonathan Shulman on April 24, 2014.
davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/how_to_dvar_torah_sources.pdf
2014-04-2851 minHadar Campus ScholarsHow to Prep and Deliver a Great Dvar TorahThis class was co-taught by David Zvi Kalman and Rabbi Jonathan Shulman on April 24, 2014.
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Hadar Campus ScholarsGod through Anger (sources in notes)This class lays out several ways in which it is possible to have a relationship with God based in feelings of anger and investigates why one would wish to do such a thing in the first place. Delivered on April 9, 2014.
http://davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/03_God_through_Anger_sources.pdf
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Hadar Campus ScholarsGod Is: A Person (sources in notes)A survey of two major ways in which Jewish sources have related to God as being a person. This class was originally delivered on Mar. 3, 2014.
http://davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/02_God_is_a_Person_sources.pdf
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Hadar Campus ScholarsGod Is: Jewish (sources in notes)This class was originally delivered on Feb. 24, 2014. The topic was notions of God in Judaism where God is understood as having some kind of special relationship with the Jewish people.
Source sheet: http://davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/01_God_is_Jewish_sources.pdf
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Hadar Campus ScholarsIntroduction to "God Is"This is a short statement explaning the structure of the class.
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Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: How does Halakhah deal with new technologies?This class is part of the second version of the series. It uses rabbinic responses to new technologies (e.g. electricity,lab-grown meat, Jews in space) as a peculiar subset of Halakhah which helps illuminate how rabbis negotiate between halakhic sources and their realities. It was delivered by David Zvi Kalman at Penn on Dec. 3, 2013.
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On Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)On Halakhah: How does Halakhah deal with new technologies? (sources in notes)This class is part of the second version of the series. It uses rabbinic responses to new technologies (e.g. electricity,lab-grown meat, Jews in space) as a peculiar subset of Halakhah which helps illuminate how rabbis negotiate between halakhic sources and their realities. It was delivered by David Zvi Kalman at Penn on Dec. 3, 2013.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_and_New_Technologies.pdf
2013-12-0556 minHadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: How does Halakhah deal with new technologies? (sources in notes)This class is part of the second version of the series. It uses rabbinic responses to new technologies (e.g. electricity,lab-grown meat, Jews in space) as a peculiar subset of Halakhah which helps illuminate how rabbis negotiate between halakhic sources and their realities. It was delivered by David Zvi Kalman at Penn on Dec. 3, 2013.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_and_New_Technologies.pdf
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Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Finding a Lost God in HalakhahThis class is an attempt to provide new ways of thinking about God that do not clash with the way of thinking about God that we have so far put forward in this series. It was delivered by David Zvi Kalman at Penn on April 24, 2013.
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On Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)On Halakhah: Finding a Lost God in Halakhah (sources in notes)This class is an attempt to provide new ways of thinking about God that do not clash with the way of thinking about God that we have so far put forward in this series. It was delivered by David Zvi Kalman at Penn on April 24, 2013.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_10_Halakhan_and_Theology.pdf
2013-04-2557 minHadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Finding a Lost God in Halakhah (sources in notes)This class is an attempt to provide new ways of thinking about God that do not clash with the way of thinking about God that we have so far put forward in this series. It was delivered by David Zvi Kalman at Penn on April 24, 2013.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_10_Halakhan_and_Theology.pdf
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Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Taking Social Justice Halakhah Seriously (sources in notes)This class is an attempt to reconcile issues of social justice with traditional modes of halakhic interpretations. The class was given on April 10, 2013, at Penn by David Zvi Kalman.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_9_Is_Social_Justice_Halakhah_a_Farce.pdf
2013-04-1150 minOn Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)On Halakhah: Taking Social Justice Halakhah Seriously (sources in notes)This class is an attempt to reconcile issues of social justice with traditional modes of halakhic interpretations. The class was given on April 10, 2013, at Penn by David Zvi Kalman.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_9_Is_Social_Justice_Halakhah_a_Farce.pdf
2013-04-1150 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Taking Social Justice Halakhah SeriouslyThis class is an attempt to reconcile issues of social justice with traditional modes of halakhic interpretations. The class was given on April 10, 2013, at Penn by David Zvi Kalman.
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Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Halakhah about Sex - What Kind of Halakhah is it? (sources in notes)This lecture is an attempt to think about Jewish law as occupying a number of distinct genres, and to think about the halakhot of sexuality as representing a kind of halakhic writing which is frequently overlooked. The class is part of the ON HALAKHAH series. It was delivered at Penn on March 20, 2013 by David Zvi Kalman.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_8_Halakhot_of_Sex.pdf
2013-03-2156 minOn Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)On Halakhah: Halakhah about Sex - What Kind of Halakhah is it? (sources in notes)This lecture is an attempt to think about Jewish law as occupying a number of distinct genres, and to think about the halakhot of sexuality as representing a kind of halakhic writing which is frequently overlooked. The class is part of the ON HALAKHAH series. It was delivered at Penn on March 20, 2013 by David Zvi Kalman.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_8_Halakhot_of_Sex.pdf
2013-03-2156 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Halakhah about Sex - What Kind of Halakhah is it?This lecture is an attempt to think about Jewish law as occupying a number of distinct genres, and to think about the halakhot of sexuality as representing a kind of halakhic writing which is frequently overlooked. The class is part of the ON HALAKHAH series. It was delivered at Penn on March 20, 2013 by David Zvi Kalman.
2013-03-2100 min
On Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)Parshanut Class: Parashat Tzav
Weekly class on commentaries on the weekly Torah portion, with a focus on traditional medieval commentators (ex. Rashi, Ramban), along with midrashic texts and medieval commentators.
Recording of class on March 17, 2013, taught by Yael Kalman.
2013-03-1853 minHadar Campus ScholarsParshanut Class: Parashat Tzav
Weekly class on commentaries on the weekly Torah portion, with a focus on traditional medieval commentators (ex. Rashi, Ramban), along with midrashic texts and medieval commentators.
Recording of class on March 17, 2013, taught by Yael Kalman.
2013-03-1853 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsParshanut Class: Parashat Tzav
Weekly class on commentaries on the weekly Torah portion, with a focus on traditional medieval commentators (ex. Rashi, Ramban), along with midrashic texts and medieval commentators.
Recording of class on March 17, 2013, taught by Yael Kalman.
2013-03-1800 minHadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: A (Satisfying) Reconciliation of Halakhah and Homosexuality (Source Sheet)
2013-03-1500 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: A (Satisfying) Reconciliation of Halakhah and Homosexuality (sources in notes)This class attempts to cover a wide variety of Orthodox and Conservative approaches to Halakhah and Homosexuality, include those of Rabbis Steven Greenberg, Joel Roth and Gordon Tucker. It concludes with a suggestion as to a new approach. The class was delivered as part of the ON HALAKHAH series at Penn on March 13, 2013, by David Zvi Kalman
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_7_Halakhah_and_Homosexuality.pdf
2013-03-1459 minOn Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)On Halakhah: A (Satisfying) Reconciliation of Halakhah and Homosexuality (sources in notes)This class attempts to cover a wide variety of Orthodox and Conservative approaches to Halakhah and Homosexuality, include those of Rabbis Steven Greenberg, Joel Roth and Gordon Tucker. It concludes with a suggestion as to a new approach. The class was delivered as part of the ON HALAKHAH series at Penn on March 13, 2013, by David Zvi Kalman
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_7_Halakhah_and_Homosexuality.pdf
2013-03-1459 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: A (Satisfying) Reconciliation of Halakhah and HomosexualityThis class attempts to cover a wide variety of Orthodox and Conservative approaches to Halakhah and Homosexuality, include those of Rabbis Steven Greenberg, Joel Roth and Gordon Tucker. It concludes with a suggestion as to a new approach. The class was delivered as part of the ON HALAKHAH series at Penn on March 13, 2013, by David Zvi Kalman
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On Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)On Halakhah: Can Women Lead All Parts of Communal Prayer? (sources in notes)This is part of the *On Halakhah* series. It was delivered on February 27, 2013 at Penn by David Zvi Kalman. It addresses some of the halakhic material dealing with barriers (or lack of barriers) to women leading tefillah.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_6_Women_in_Prayer_II.pdf
2013-02-2854 minHadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Can Women Lead All Parts of Communal Prayer? (sources in notes)This is part of the *On Halakhah* series. It was delivered on February 27, 2013 at Penn by David Zvi Kalman. It addresses some of the halakhic material dealing with barriers (or lack of barriers) to women leading tefillah.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_6_Women_in_Prayer_II.pdf
2013-02-2854 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Can Women Lead All Parts of Communal Prayer?This is part of the *On Halakhah* series. It was delivered on February 27, 2013 at Penn by David Zvi Kalman. It addresses some of the halakhic material dealing with barriers (or lack of barriers) to women leading tefillah.
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Hadar Campus ScholarsChaye Adam 24:9-10Finishing up the rules of mashiv ha'ruach, plus the third blessing of the amidah.
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Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Can Women Count in a Minyan?This is the fifth class in the series ON HALAKHAH. It was delivered by David Zvi Kalman at Penn on February 20, 2013.
2013-02-2100 min
On Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)On Halakhah: Can Women Count in a Minyan? (sources in notes)This is the fifth class in the series ON HALAKHAH. It was delivered by David Zvi Kalman at Penn on February 20, 2013.
davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_5_Women_in_Prayer_I.pdf
2013-02-2154 minHadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Can Women Count in a Minyan? (sources in notes)This is the fifth class in the series ON HALAKHAH. It was delivered by David Zvi Kalman at Penn on February 20, 2013.
davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_5_Women_in_Prayer_I.pdf
2013-02-2154 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsChaye Adam 24:1-2Verses before the Amidah, and the first blessing and the concentration required during it.
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Hadar Campus ScholarsChaye Adam 23:3-5 (now MP3)More laws of bowing during prayer, including straightening at G-d's name and not bowing at other times during prayer.
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Hadar Campus ScholarsParshanut Class: Parashat TetzavehWeekly class on commentaries on the weekly Torah portion, with a focus on traditional medieval commentators (ex. Rashi, Ramban), along with midrashic texts and medieval commentators.
Recording of class on February 17, 2013, taught by Yael Kalman.
2013-02-1851 minOn Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)Parshanut Class: Parashat TetzavehWeekly class on commentaries on the weekly Torah portion, with a focus on traditional medieval commentators (ex. Rashi, Ramban), along with midrashic texts and medieval commentators.
Recording of class on February 17, 2013, taught by Yael Kalman.
2013-02-1851 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsParshanut Class: Parashat TetzavehWeekly class on commentaries on the weekly Torah portion, with a focus on traditional medieval commentators (ex. Rashi, Ramban), along with midrashic texts and medieval commentators.
Recording of class on February 17, 2013, taught by Yael Kalman.
2013-02-1800 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsParshanut class: Parashat TerumahWeekly class on commentaries on the weekly Torah portion, with a focus on traditional medieval commentators (ex. Rashi, Ramban), along with midrashic texts and medieval commentators.
Recording of class on February 10, 2013, taught by Yael Kalman.
2013-02-1753 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsParshanut class: Parashat TerumahWeekly class on commentaries on the weekly Torah portion, with a focus on traditional medieval commentators (ex. Rashi, Ramban), along with midrashic texts and medieval commentators.
Recording of class on February 10, 2013, taught by Yael Kalman.
2013-02-1700 minOn Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)Parshanut class: Parashat TerumahWeekly class on commentaries on the weekly Torah portion, with a focus on traditional medieval commentators (ex. Rashi, Ramban), along with midrashic texts and medieval commentators.
Recording of class on February 10, 2013, taught by Yael Kalman.
2013-02-1753 min
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Hadar Campus ScholarsChaye Adam 22:17-18Waiting for people to finish before leaving the syangogue and praying drunk.
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2013-02-1703 minHadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Reading Halakhah through "Norms, Forms, and Values" (Source Sheet)
2013-02-1400 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Reading Halakhah through "Norms, Forms, and Values" (with sources)This is the fourth installment of the On Halakhah class. It was given at Penn by David Zvi Kalman on February 13, 2013. In this class, we discuss an approach to read (and writing) all halakhic sources.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_4_Forms_Norms_and_Values.pdf
2013-02-1454 minOn Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)On Halakhah: Reading Halakhah through "Norms, Forms, and Values" (with sources)This is the fourth installment of the On Halakhah class. It was given at Penn by David Zvi Kalman on February 13, 2013. In this class, we discuss an approach to read (and writing) all halakhic sources.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_4_Forms_Norms_and_Values.pdf
2013-02-1454 min
Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Reading Halakhah through "Norms, Forms, and Values"This is the fourth installment of the On Halakhah class. It was given at Penn by David Zvi Kalman on February 13, 2013. In this class, we discuss an approach to read (and writing) all halakhic sources.
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Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Values-Based Halakhah (sources in notes)This is the third class in the series ON HALAKHAH. The class was given on Feb. 6, 2013 at Penn by David Zvi Kalman. This week we began our discussion of halakhic interpretation by examining contemporary philosophy of law, including legal positivism, natural law, legal realism, Critical Legal Studies, and Robert Cover.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_3_Values_Based_Halakhah.pdf
2013-02-071h 08On Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)On Halakhah: Values-Based Halakhah (sources in notes)This is the third class in the series ON HALAKHAH. The class was given on Feb. 6, 2013 at Penn by David Zvi Kalman. This week we began our discussion of halakhic interpretation by examining contemporary philosophy of law, including legal positivism, natural law, legal realism, Critical Legal Studies, and Robert Cover.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_3_Values_Based_Halakhah.pdf
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Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Values-Based HalakhahThis is the third class in the series ON HALAKHAH. The class was given on Feb. 6, 2013 at Penn by David Zvi Kalman. This week we began our discussion of halakhic interpretation by examining contemporary philosophy of law, including legal positivism, natural law, legal realism, Critical Legal Studies, and Robert Cover.
2013-02-0700 min
On Halakhah (Hadar Campus Scholars)On Halakhah: Halakhic Activism (sources in notes)The second Episode of ON HALAKHAH, delivered at Penn on January 30, 2013 by David Zvi Kalman. It specifically focusses on how we have, both now and in the past, made halakhic decisions for ourselves.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_2_Halakhic_Activism.pdf
2013-01-311h 01Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Halakhic Activism (sources in notes)The second Episode of ON HALAKHAH, delivered at Penn on January 30, 2013 by David Zvi Kalman. It specifically focusses on how we have, both now and in the past, made halakhic decisions for ourselves.
Source sheet: davidzvi.com/onhalakhah/On_Halakhah_2_Halakhic_Activism.pdf
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Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: Halakhic ActivismThe second Episode of ON HALAKHAH, delivered at Penn on January 30, 2013 by David Zvi Kalman. It specifically focusses on how we have, both now and in the past, made halakhic decisions for ourselves.
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Hadar Campus ScholarsOn Halakhah: IntroductionThis is a pre-recorded description of the themes that we plan to cover in the On Halakhah class, as well as an argument for why such a conversation so is important today.
2013-01-2418 min