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The Weekly Torah Controversy

Dec 23, 2021

The legend about Moshe Rabbeinu, cited by the Tiferes Yisrael, stirs and controversy and a question about how we pursue perfection in our Torah lives.
 


Dec 16, 2021

This presentation explores a new, spiritual dimension of the debate regarding the Jewish definition of death: the role of the brain and the heart.


Dec 9, 2021

Arguably the most significant and famous rabbinic controversies of the modern era, the  Emden - Eybeshutz  argument remains an unsolved mystery.


Nov 25, 2021

We explore the intense debate between Rabbi Seligman Ber Bamberger and Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch regarding Orthodox secession from the general Frankfurt Jewish community with contemporary implications.


Nov 18, 2021

This controversy surrounds Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ post 9/11 book which proposes his interpretation of a Jewish worldview on how he views "the Other" and other Religions.