The Life of Ya'akov
Tension, Awareness, and Holistic Self-understanding
Nachas Ruach Melave Malka 01/12/12
19th-Century Existential Angst - Dostoevsky and Ishbitz
The Quest for Authenticity, Contemplating the Abyss and the Value of Laughter
LSJS October – November 2012
Dostoevsky, whose ‘Crime and Punishment’ defines the psychological novel, and Rabbi Mordechai Yosef Leiner, the controversial Rebbe of Izbica, were contemporaries from entirely different worlds. Yet surprisingly, their writings address similar issues, reflecting the existential angst of their time. In this short series, Rabbi Belovski will compare the approaches of these two writers in areas such as death, laughter and the pursuit of authenticity.
Class 1: The Quest for Authenticity
The Meraglim
Superficial Gossips, Self-Interested Crooks or Altruistic Visionaries?
LSJS April – May 2012
Session 1: The Text, Chazal and Rishonim 1
Discovering Tzelophchad
Sinner or Tragic Hero?
LSJS March 2012
Session 1: The Text, Chazal and Rishonim
Session 2: Other SourcesUnmasking Korach
A Multi-Layered Adventure
LSJS November – December 2011
VaYera 5771
Akeidat Ishbitz: uncertainty, confusion and triumph
JLE 19/10/10
Noach 5771
Ishbitz perspectives on the Tower of Bavel – same objectives, new strategy
JLE 05/10/10
Sukkot 5771
Holistic spirituality and the Sukkah: Sochaczew and Ishbitz perspectives
JLE 21/09/10
Korach 5770
Korach the determinist and the all-blue tallit
JLE 08/06/10