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Prof. Reuven Kimelman

Reuven Kimelman is Professor of Classical Judaica at Brandeis University. Previously, he was Joseph Shier Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto and Five College Professor of Judaic Studies at Amherst College. He has also taught at Mt. Holyoke, Smith, Trinity and Williams Colleges as well as the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Hebrew University. He served as scholar-in-residence of the National Jewish Community Centers Association and Senior Scholar of CLAL. He holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Yale University.

Professor Kimelman has published widely in journals of scholarly and popular interest on Bible, history, ethics, liturgy, and current affairs. He is the author of the Hebrew work The Mystical Meaning of Lekhah Dodi and Kabbalat Shabbat, published by Magnes Press of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and The Rhetoric of Jewish Prayer: A Literary and Historical Commentary on the Prayerbook, to be published by The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization. He is also the teacher of our own audio coursebooks on The Moral Meaning of the Bible—The What, How and Why of Biblical Ethics, and The Hidden Poetry of the Jewish Prayerbook—The What, How and Why of Jewish Liturgy.

Rabbi Kimelman lectures frequently at academic conferences, synagogues and national Jewish organizations. He has served as scholar-in-residence for many groups, including the former UJA Young Leadership Cabinet, The Wexner Heritage Foundation, the JCCA Biennial Conference, the JCC On The Palisades, the Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE), and the General Assembly of the United Jewish Communities.

Irving (Yitz) Greenberg is currently writing a comprehensive theology of Judaism as the religion of tikkun olam – seeking to perfect the world through the victory of life over death. In 2007, he completed a 10 year term as President of Jewish Life Network/Steinhardt Foundation. Alongside Michael Steinhardt and his son, JJ Greenberg z"l, he played a founders role in the JLN initiated partnerships which include such major projects as Birthright Israel, the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education (PEJE), and MAKOR (now Makor/Steinhardt Center of the 92nd Street Y). Greenberg also served as Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council from 2000-2002.

Rabbi Greenberg has written extensively on theology after the Holocaust, the theory and practice of pluralism, and on the theology of Jewish-Christian relations. An ordained Orthodox rabbi, a Harvard Ph.D. and scholar, he has been a seminal thinker in confronting the Holocaust as an historical transforming event and Israel as the Jewish assumption of power and the beginning of a third era in Jewish history.

Rabbi Greenberg is the author of The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays (Touchstone Books, 1988), Living in the Image of God: Jewish Teachings to Perfect the World (Rowan and Littlefield, 1998), and For the Sake of Heaven and Earth: The New Encounter between Judaism and Christianity (Jewish Publication Society, 2004) From 1974 through 1997, he served as founding President of CLAL - The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, a pioneering institution in the development of adult and leadership education in the Jewish community and a leading organization in intra-Jewish dialogue and the work of Jewish unity.

In the book, Interpreters of Judaism in the Late Twentieth Century, Professor Steven T. Katz wrote, “No Jewish thinker has had a greater impact on the American Jewish community in the last two decades than Irving (Yitz) Greenberg.”

From Birth To Death

How Did Humanity's Birth-Day Become Its Day of Judgment?

A WORLD PREMIERE
120-Minute Tele-Webinar Recorded Live
with legendary author and thought leader
Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg
and renowned scholar and master teacher
Professor Reuven Kimelman

Rosh Hashanah celebrates birth and creation.
Yom Kippur re-enacts death and judgment.

How did they get linked? How can we explain this paradox?

Do we celebrate the creation of the world or humanity?
Why is uv'khein thrice the beginning word of the Rosh Hashanah Amida?
Why is it so important to celebrate creation?
How does the Amida make real the theme of Rosh Hashanah?
What is the significance of ritually re-enacting our death?
Why is God's mercy such a dominating element in the Unetaneh Tokef?

If you find any of these questions (or others you may have) puzzling or intriguing, this interactive session, recorded live, with two of the world's best scholars, teachers and captivating speakers is just for you.

In this 120-minute session, recorded live,, two renowned scholars and master teachers bring TWO complementary spotlights on these two upcoming High Holy Days: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. While Professor Kimelman discusses their meaning derived from the text analysis of the High Holy Day liturgy, focusing on Rosh Hashanah's Amida and Yom Kippur's Unetaneh Tokef, Rabbi Greenberg discusses their theological, philosophical and practical meaning to our lives and deeds, here and now.

If you happen to also be an educator, lay or professional, this tele-webinar also serves as a pre-made module. You can learn, adapt and then teach this material. Your students, congregants and friends will be delighted to have this exposure to two of the leading speakers and thinkers in the Jewish world today.

To gain access to the 121-minute recording and 30-page Study Guide, simply...

for only $27.

What Did Others Say About This Program?
What Exactly Do I Get?
How Do I Order?
Frequently Asked Questions

If you've had the pleasure to attend any of Rabbi Greenberg's or Professor Kimelman's live teachings, you already know how insightful, informative, and inspiring they are. If you haven't, you are in for a real treat. So go ahead and register now!

L'Shanah Tova!

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Founder and President
Our Learning Company LLC

What Did Other Say About This Program?

	Rabbi Eric Cytryn, Harrisburg PA
	Richard Melenson, Salt Lake City, UT
"Our Learning Company provides outstanding, thought-provoking material of the highest quality and deepest meaning. As a busy professional, I don't have time to study Torah and Talmud as much as I would like, and I don't have personal access to the best teachers. Out Learning Company provides outstanding educational material and in its tele-webinars offers the opportunity to ask questions and listen to answers from the best minds in Judaism today. The discussions are truly meaningful and can help anyone in their daily life or in their understanding of Jewish thought, practice and ritual." Jack Bloom, New York NY
	Marim Charry, Great Neck NY

Impressed? I was... Then what are you waiting for? Simply...

What Do I Get For $27?

A recording of the entire 121-minute live event, streamed over the Internet
A downloadable recording of the event (2 downloadable MP3 files).
A 30 page Study Guide.
A full chapter from Yitz Greenberg's book titled "For The Sake Of Heaven and Earth.".

How Do I Order?

Click the Register Now button above.
Enter your payment information.
Click on the green Submit Order button and wait for the credit card transaction to go through.

That's it! You will end up on a page where you can download all the print materials, listen to the audio materials, and even download the MP3 audio files.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q: Will this be a video broadcast from a studio?

A: No, this tele-webinar enables learners from across the world to access these two preeminent scholars in an audio format, pretty much like a podcast of a call-in radio talk-show.

Q. I am a beginner, and know precious little about the Jewish High Holy Days, Jewish liturgy or Jewish thought. Will I be able to follow this session, or is it suitable for advanced learners only?

A: Rabbis Greenberg and Kimelman's teaching is for everyone. They are both renowned for the clarity of their teaching. Both Reuven Kimelman and Yitz Greenberg have the rare gift for making complex topics accessible without “watering them down.”

Q: I am very advanced in my Jewish studies (maybe even an ordained rabbi, Jewish educator or a scholar), so why should I spend my time and money on this?

A: For at least four reasons:

First, both Reuven Kimelman's and Yitz Greenberg's approaches to this topic the High Holy Days and their Liturgy are fairly unique: their combined abilities to synthesize millennia of Jewish commentary and add their own fresh new perspectives is about as superb as you'll be able to get anywhere.
Second, the opportunity to hear them in combination is unprecedented.
Third, you will find that the format of this tele-webinar, broken down into segments and sub-segments, brings the topic alive in ways few do.
Fourth, if you are an educator, you'll be able to very quickly create a seminar of your own based on what you learn here; Rabbis Greenberg and Kimelman have already done all the "heavy lifting" for you.

Q: How come you're charging money for this tele-webinar when there is so much free stuff on the Internet?

A: We offer a very unique, pedagogically superior learning environment rarely available anywhere. We also engage absolutely top-of-the-line (if I may use that phrase) Jewish scholars, teachers, authors and thought leaders as our faculty.

Q: I don't know any Hebrew. Is that a problem?

A: Not at all. Everything is in English. If Rabbis Kimelman and Greenberg quote a word or a phrase in Hebrew, they immediately translate it into English.

Q: I am a computer novice, and I am afraid I won't be able to handle this remote learning. What should I do?

A: If you know how to download files from a web page (by right-clicking on the download links, if yo are a WIndows user, or control-clicking on the download links, if you are a Mac user, you're all set.