Shows
Jewish Ideas to Change the WorldEthics at the Center: Jewish Theory and Practice for Living a Moral LifeA virtual event presentation by Rabbi Dr. Elliot DorffAbout The Event:Drawing from Chapter 3 of the book, Ethics at the Center: Jewish Theory and Practice for Living a Moral Life, this session will explore how Western, Christian, and Jewish traditions understand the nature of the human being, and how these differing perspectives shape a wide range of moral issues.*Source Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R8ev3vsjgm5n7wSKE9ekiLRtwHDVR_vM/view?usp=sharingAbout The Speaker:Elliot Dorff, Rabbi (Jewish Theological Seminary o...
2026-01-1656 min
SinaiCastEthics at the Center with Rabbi Elliot DorffJoin us for a thought-provoking discussion with Rabbi Elliot Dorff about the importance of ethics in our daily lives.
2025-03-191h 15
Moral Courage: From the Study of Rabbi Harold M. SchulweisA Conversation with Rabbi Elliot Dorff, Visiting Professor at UCLA School of Law and Professor of Jewish Theology at AJU in California, author and a bio-ethicistRabbi Elliot N. Dorff, an American Conservative rabbi. He is a Visiting Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law and Distinguished Professor of Jewish theology at the American Jewish University in California, author and a bio-ethicist. He describes his relationship with Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis (z”l) that began when he arrived in Southern California, and how Rabbi Schulweis’ teachings are relevant in this troubled world. Moderated by Rabbi Ari Averbach, Senior Rabbi at Temple Etz Chaim in Thousand Oaks, CA.
2024-10-011h 05
Temple Beth Am PodcastsPassover Learning Series: The 5th Child: Passover and My American Identity – Similarities and ConflictsYour story and others’ stories of redemption are playing through in our current reality and we need to find a way to add voices to the narrative of questions, of symbolism, and of action.
This episode was moderated by Rabbi Elliot Dorff on Zoom, Thursday, March 28, 2024.Special Guest: Rabbi Elliot Dorff.
2024-03-2958 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsUnforgiven: When Teshuvah Might Not Be EnoughRabbi Danny Landes' special presentation at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 10, 2023.
Rav Daniel Landes, born and raised in Chicago, attended the Jewish schools founded by his grandfather, Rav Menachem Sacks – The Menachem Tziyon. Following ordination from Rav J. B. Soloveitchik at Yeshiva University, he was a founding faculty member both at Yeshiva of Los Angeles teaching Talmud, as well as at its sister institution, The Simon Wiesenthal Center, as Director of Educational Projects. At the same time, he became Associate Professor of Jewish Law at Loyola Law School and Rabbi of the B’nai David Congregation, whic...
2023-09-1048 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: "Gratitude!"Rabbi Elliot Dorff's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 2, 2023.
(Youtube)Special Guest: Rabbi Elliot Dorff.
2023-09-0214 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsElul Learning Series: "Helping to Support People Who Are Dying"It is always hard for us to be in the company of, let alone talk with, and support, friends, and family who suffer from a terminal, irreversible illness. In this session with Rabbi Elliot Dorff, we will talk about why and how to visit such people, the use of ethical wills in that process, and other ways in which those of us who are well can help those who will never be well again. The session is moderated by Rabbi Rebecca Schatz.
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Special Guest: Rabbi Elliot Dorff.
2023-08-291h 04
Temple Beth Am PodcastsPassover Sermon: Rabbi Elliot DorfRabbi Elliot Dorf's Passover Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, April 7, 2023.
(Youtube)Special Guests: Rabbi Elliot Dorff and Yael Aranoff.
2023-04-0714 min
Les Immatures De Paris And The PolicemanRabbi Elliot Dorff, I would discuss the following Jewish values with my child, irrespective of sexual orientation, and would encourage himhe
2022-12-3001 minLes Immatures De Paris And The PolicemanRabbi Elliot Dorff, I would discuss the following Jewish values with my child, irrespective of sexual orientation, and would encourage himhe
2022-12-3001 min
The Mash-Up AmericansHow Do We Grieve Collectively? - Grief, CollectedCollective grief! What does it mean to grieve as a community? As a country? We’re thinking about what it means to face our losses and our grief head on — together — in order to repair our society. What does it mean to lose a future that we might have imagined? Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg joins us to talk about some of the roots of our grief culture here in America, and with that knowledge, what collective grief and healing can look like in our communities. Part of that work includes looking at how societies globally have done this - and what we...
2022-12-0648 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsSukkot Sermon: "Why Marking Time Matters"Rabbi Elliot Dorf's Sukkot Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, October 10, 2022.
(Youtube)Special Guest: Rabbi Elliot Dorff.
2022-10-1006 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Sermon: "The Judge In Those Times"How “the judge in those times “ shaped the development of the Jewish tradition and created the Jewish culture of questioning and arguing.
Rabbi Elliot Dorf's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 3, 2022.
(Youtube/Zoom)Special Guest: Rabbi Elliot Dorff.
2022-09-0313 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsElul Learning Series 2022: Back to Basics - Jewish Views vs. American & Christian ThoughtRabbi Elliot Dorff teaches a class on how the Jewish view has implications for what happens when we go astray, morally, legally, personally in contrast to the views of American and Christian thought.
This class took at Temple Beth Am via Zoom on August 29, 2022.Special Guest: Rabbi Elliot Dorff.
2022-08-301h 08
Temple Beth Am PodcastsPassover II Sermon: "Concepts of Liberty: American versus Jewish"Rabbi Elliot Dorff's Passover Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on April 17, 2022.
(Youtube/Zoom)Special Guest: Rabbi Elliot Dorff.
2022-04-1715 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsPassover Prep: How to Kasher your Kitchen with Rabbi Elliot DorffThis is one of the classs in the Passover Prep Series from Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles.
The class was conducted on line on March 22, 2022Special Guest: Rabbi Elliot Dorff.
2022-03-2351 min
Middle Class Film ClassMCFC Episode 84 - Under the Silver LakeThe gang leaves all the loose ends loose this week, as they review Under the Silver Lake (2018)Robert David Mitchell's follow up to It Follows (2014). Follow along with Sam (Andrew Garfield), the not so lovable protagonist, as he unlocks his inner gumshoe and tries to solves a myriad of mysteries in the modern noir mystery. What's in store for you, if you choose to follow along with is on Amazon Prime? Codebreaking, secret message in record lyrics, underground tunnels, whale cults, the Owl's kiss, dog killers, and so much more. Was it all too mysterious for the gang, Or...
2021-04-142h 16
Ideas By ElliotGreen Bay City Council Alder Barbara Dorff: Wheel Tax, COVID, Spring Election, Women in Politics!Green Bay City Council Alder Barbara Dorff discusses the property tax special assessment relieving “wheel tax”, her take on the city’s response to COVID along with some of the potential positive after-affects, the mishandling of the 2020 spring election, and her positive action on assisting women in Politics! It gets heated, but this is an […]
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2021-01-0600 min
The College Commons PodcastRabbi Danya Ruttenberg: The Jewish New WaveParenting as spiritual practice, the complexity of cultural appropriation, and the challenging work of intersectionality and feminism today.
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg is an award-winning author and writer. She was named by Newsweek and The Daily Beast as one of ten “rabbis to watch,” by the Forward as one of the top 50 most influential women rabbis, and called a “wunderkund of Jewish feminism” by Publishers Weekly. She written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, Salon, Time, and many other publications, and contributes regularly to The Washington Post and The Forward. She has been featured on NPR a number of times, as well...
2019-12-1027 min
Travis Bickle On The RivieraSTRONG AS I AM
0:00:00 - 0:15:23 - INTROS, The People Vs. OJ Simpson, and Horace and Pete.
0:15:24 - 1:27:37 - Thief (1981), directed Michael Mann, starring James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, Jim Belushi, Robert Prosky, and Dennis Farina.
The Keep (1983), directed by Michael Mann, starring Scott Glenn, Alberta Watson, Jurgen Pronchow, Robert Prosky, Gabriel Byrne, and Ian McKellan.
Manhunter (1986), directed by Michael Mann, starring William Petersen, Tom Noonan, Dennis Farina, Kim Greist, Brian Cox, Joan Allen, Steven Lang, and Chris Elliot.
LA Takedown (1989), directed by Michael Mann, starring Scott Plank, Alex McArthur, Michael Rooker, Xander Berkley, Daniel Baldwin, and Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa.
Last of the Mohicans (1992), directed b...
2016-02-241h 27
The Tisch with Rabbi Michael KnopfAll Of Judaism… What’s The Point? (Part II)“What’s the point of Judaism?” How many of us have asked this question? Turns out, Jews have been asking them for a long time. Join Rabbi Knopf as he and his students study and discuss “Sefer Ha-Hinukh / The Book of Education.” Written anonymously in the mid-13th century, this radical book offers rationales for every commandment in the Torah.
This week: an open discussion about why Judaism matters, incorporating insights from Rabbi Elliot Dorff’s “For the Love of God and People“.
2014-06-1900 min
On BeingElliot Dorff and Luke Timothy Johnson — Marriage, Family, and Divorce (July 5, 2007)American ideals of courtship and marriage echo with Biblical imagery — "bone of my bones" "flesh of my flesh." But what does the Bible really say, and how has it been taught across the centuries in which the institution of marriage has changed dramatically? With a rabbi and a New Testament scholar, we explore nuances of biblical teachings about marriage, family, and divorce — the surprising ambiguities of the New Testament and the striking practicality of Jewish tradition across the ages.
See more at www.onbeing.org/program/marriage-family-and-divorce/129
2012-05-1853 min
On Being with Krista TippettElliot Dorff and Luke Timothy Johnson — Marriage, Family, and DivorceAmerican ideals and rituals of marriage, family, and divorce are infused with biblical messages. But what does the Bible really say, and how has it been taught across the centuries as the institution of marriage has changed dramatically and often? A rabbi and Christian theologian help us explore the nuances of Jewish and Christian teachings and reveal the striking practicality of Jewish tradition across the ages and the surprising ambiguities of the New Testament.
2003-07-2553 minOn Being with Krista Tippett[Unedited] Elliot Dorff With Krista TippettAmerican ideals of courtship and marriage echo with Biblical imagery — “bone of my bones” “flesh of my flesh.” But what does the Bible really say, and how has it been taught across the centuries in which the institution of marriage has changed dramatically? With a rabbi and a New Testament scholar, we explore nuances of biblical teachings about marriage, family, and divorce — the surprising ambiguities of the New Testament and the striking practicality of Jewish tradition across the ages. See more at onbeing.org/program/marriage-family-and-divorce/129
2003-07-251h 01
On Being with Krista TippettElliot Dorff and Luke Timothy Johnson — Marriage, Family, and DivorceAmerican ideals and rituals of marriage, family, and divorce are infused with biblical messages. But what does the Bible really say, and how has it been taught across the centuries as the institution of marriage has changed dramatically and often? A rabbi and Christian theologian help us explore the nuances of Jewish and Christian teachings and reveal the striking practicality of Jewish tradition across the ages and the surprising ambiguities of the New Testament. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data...
2003-07-2553 minOn Being with Krista Tippett[Unedited] Elliot Dorff With Krista TippettAmerican ideals of courtship and marriage echo with Biblical imagery — “bone of my bones” “flesh of my flesh.” But what does the Bible really say, and how has it been taught across the centuries in which the institution of marriage has changed dramatically? With a rabbi and a New Testament scholar, we explore nuances of biblical teachings about marriage, family, and divorce — the surprising ambiguities of the New Testament and the striking practicality of Jewish tradition across the ages. See more at onbeing.org/program/marriage-family-and-divorce/129 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...
2003-07-251h 01On Being with Krista TippettElliot Dorff and Luke Timothy Johnson — Marriage, Family, and DivorceAmerican ideals and rituals of marriage, family, and divorce are infused with biblical messages. But what does the Bible really say, and how has it been taught across the centuries as the institution of marriage has changed dramatically and often? A rabbi and Christian theologian help us explore the nuances of Jewish and Christian teachings and reveal the striking practicality of Jewish tradition across the ages and the surprising ambiguities of the New Testament.
2003-07-2553 minOn Being with Krista Tippett[Unedited] Elliot Dorff With Krista TippettAmerican ideals of courtship and marriage echo with Biblical imagery — “bone of my bones” “flesh of my flesh.” But what does the Bible really say, and how has it been taught across the centuries in which the institution of marriage has changed dramatically? With a rabbi and a New Testament scholar, we explore nuances of biblical teachings about marriage, family, and divorce — the surprising ambiguities of the New Testament and the striking practicality of Jewish tradition across the ages. See more at onbeing.org/program/marriage-family-and-divorce/129
2003-07-251h 01