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As a Rabbi, I’ve Had a Privileged View of the Human Condition

July 2, 2023
After 26 years in the rabbinate, as I approach retirement, I have come to several realizations. All of us are wounded and broken in one way or another; those who do not recognize it in themselves or in others are more likely to cause damage than those who realize and try to rise through the brokenness, writes Rabbi David Wolpe, a 2023-24 visiting scholar at HDS.
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Theodicy and Job

April 19, 2023
Professor Jon Levenson explores questions about good, evil, and the Book of Job.
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Deuteronomy 6, 10 (Love) with Jon Levenson

December 7, 2022
Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies Jon Levenson talks about Deuteronomy 6 and 10, including: the content, translation, and importance of the Shema in Deuteronomy 6; the relationship between obedience, ritual, and love; the elaboration on and expansion of love in Deuteronomy 10; the relationship between the love and fear of God; and the detriments of a critical approach to biblical scholarship that excludes the love of its subject matter. 
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When Did Judaism Begin?

November 28, 2022
Professor Jon Levenson writes a review essay on a new book called The Origins of Judaism, which argues that people began to practice Judaism much later than is traditionally assumed.
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'Blacks and Jews' Authors on Chappelle, Kanye Getting Caught in The 'Black Antisemitism' Loop

November 15, 2022

HDS Professor of African American Religious Studies Terrence L. Johnson and Georgetown University Professor Jacques Berlinerblau have spent years studying, teaching and writing together about the fascinating, weirdly framed, and widely misunderstood subject of "Blacks and Jews" (even that term, they point out in their research, is a misnomer) all of which culminated in their recent book, Blacks and Jews in America: An Invitation to Dialogue.

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Ethical Leadership in Action: Aaron J. Hahn Tapper, MTS '00

November 3, 2022

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Professor Aaron J. Hahn Tapper grew up in multiple communities, something that helped him understand his own intersecting identities from a young age. Living in both South Philly and suburban Lower Merion, his diverse upbringing set the stage for the work that would define his career: how differences can both fuel conflict and foster connection.... Read more about Ethical Leadership in Action: Aaron J. Hahn Tapper, MTS '00

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University Chaplaincy Welcomes New Graduate Student Intern

October 3, 2022
Francesca Rubinson, MDiv '24, and a Tufts alumna, was recently announced as the graduate student intern at the Tufts University Chaplaincy for 2022. Rubinson studies Judaism through feminist and queer lenses and plans to serve as a resource for Tufts students while also developing her own skills in multifaith chaplaincy.

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