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September:


UPenn: “Sukkathon 2012” building competition – week of September 24th

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Autumn 2012

THE INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH IDEAS AND IDEALS NEEDS YOU! Thank you for your support and encouragement. You have helped the Institute in its work to foster an intellectually vibrant, compassionate and inclusive Orthodox Judaism. PLEASE KEEP THE INSTITUTE IN MIND WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR END-OF-YEAR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.

***We have an active and informative website, jewishideas.org, reaching many thousands of readers throughout the world
***We have published 14 issues of our journal, Conversations, creating a tremendous amount of intellectual excitement throughout the community
***We have a University Network, through which we provide publications and guidance to students free of charge, and with 27 Campus Fellows on 21 campuses

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Shalom and best wishes. I hope you are having a good summer. Thank you for your continued friendship, support and encouragement. Here are a few items that should be of interest to members and friends of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals.

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Join us for a community-wide Siyum HaShas celebration and
Leil Iyyun in honor of the 12th Daf Yomi cycle of Talmud study!

A night of serious Talmud Torah from diverse perspectives and disciplines,
recognizing those who have devoted so much of themselves in teaching and studying the daf.

Monday, August 6th from 7:00 pm to l0:00pm
Congregation Shearith Israel
8 West 70th St, Manhattan

Register at: www.siyumhashas12.com

For more information
email info@siyumhashas12.com

Convened by Rabbi Dov Linzer, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah

I had the honor of spending the weekend of March 16-18, 2012 with the community of Amsterdam’s famous Portuguese Synagogue, Talmud Torah. I was invited to install their new Haham, Dayyan Pinchas Toledano. The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam is the “mother” Congregation of my own Congregation Shearith Israel, the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of New York City, founded in 1654. Our two Congregations share over 350 years of historical association and both maintain the Western Sephardic minhag. The installation of Haham Toledano underscored the historic connection of our Congregations, as well as the long-standing personal respect and friendship which Haham Toledano and I have shared over the years.

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Where the Yeshiva Meets the University

Date: Sunday, February 5
Time: 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Prices: This event is free
Contact: 212-873-0300 x225 or Miriam.leichtling@shearithisrael.org

REGISTER IN ADVANCE AT www.csilearning.com

Congregation Shearith Israel and The Institute of Jewish Ideas and Ideals present:

Join in a special day of study with four scholars who illustrate how traditional and academic study methodology can enhance our ability to derive meaning from the Bible.

9:30 am - 9:40 am: Opening Remarks: The encounter of tradition and academy in Bible Study
Rabbi Hayyim Angel: Rabbi at Congregation Shearith Israel and Bible Faculty at Yeshiva University

9:45 am - 10:30 am: The Eighth Day and the Mishkan: Peshat Parshanut and Scholarship

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Rabbi Marc D. Angel has come out with a new book, published by Skylight Illuminations, a division of Jewish Lights Publishers. Entitled: "Maimonides: Essential Teachings on Jewish Faith and Ethics," the book includes an introduction to Maimonides' religious philosophy; an English translation of most of Maimonides' Book of Knowledge and his 13 Principles of Faith; and a running commentary by Rabbi Angel. This book allows the reader not only to learn about Maimonides, but to study his essential teachings in his own words (translated into English).

The book is available through the online store at jewishideas.org Bulk rates are available by contacting info@jewishlights.org The book is valuable not only for personal study, but for group discussions and adult education classes.

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THE INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH IDEAS AND IDEALS NEEDS YOU!

Thank you for your support and encouragement. You have helped the Institute in its work to foster an intellectually vibrant, compassionate and inclusive Orthodox Judaism.
PLEASE KEEP THE INSTITUTE IN MIND WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR END-OF-YEAR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.

***We have an active and informative website, jewishideas.org, reaching many thousands of readers throughout the world

***We have published 11 issues of our journal, Conversations, creating a tremendous amount of intellectual excitement throughout the community. Issue 12 is due out in January.

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Dr. Zvi Zohar, noted scholar and author on contemporary halakhic issues, will be giving a lecture for the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals:

     Topic:   What All Jews Can Learn From Great Sephardic Rabbis of Recent Centuries

      Date: Sunday morning, December 4, 2011

      Time: 8:45 to 9:45 am

      Place: Congregation Shearith Israel, 8 West 70th Street, NYC

     RSVP: While there is no charge to attend this program, reservations are required. RSVP to mdangel@jewishideas.org, indicating the name/s of those who plan to attend. Reservations must be received by December 1.

Yeshivat Chovevei Torah is pleased to announce the publication of the Tishrei 5772 edition of Meorot--A Forum of Modern Orthodox Discourse. The Table of Contents of the edition is below.  Most of the articles are devoted to examining different aspects of the covenant between God and the Jewish People, with its halakhic, moral, ritual and theological implications. 

You can find the new Meorot at : 

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