Daniel Goldfarb
Conservative Yeshiva
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A Boston native, Daniel Goldfarb is a rabbi, lawyer, and graduate of Harvard College, Columbia Law School and the Jewish Theological Seminary. In 1976, he moved to Israel, where he has worked in government and in private practice. Since 2000 he has been Director of the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem, where people of all ages and stages experience the pleasure and excitement of studying classical Jewish texts.
May We Pray for a Loved One to Die?
- Friday 11:45AM–1:00PM Tower Board Room
Identity and Responsibility, Text and Thought
Modern medicine offers miracles to many, but it also keeps people alive who are in very difficult and painful situations. If a loved one’s condition is extreme and apparently hopeless, may we pray for that person to die? We’ll read some touching sources from classical Jewish texts that shed light on a very modern dilemma. Text based, no background required.
Adon Olam, a Little Night Music
- Friday 9:10PM–10:25PM Safari Back Space
Ritual and Prayer, Text and Thought, Children's and Family Programming
You’ve sung it hundreds of times, perhaps to dozens of tunes. But have you ever stopped to see what it means? Adon Olam is a remarkable poem, defining man and God in a radical way. We’ll study the text and its sources, compare it to Alenu, and hopefully have time to sing it as well. Text based, no background required.
Who Wrote the Torah?
A Conversation on Bible Scholarship and Faith
- Saturday 11:30AM–12:45PM Empire Room 1
Addressing panelists coming from different academic and religious backgrounds, we will ask where the Torah comes from and whether, how, and how much that question influences, or should influence, our approach to Jewish life today.
e-gonifs, e-gossip & e-girls@Judaism.com
- Sunday 8:35AM–9:50AM Embassy Room 2
Identity and Responsibility, Text and Thought
The Internet has revolutionized information and communication no less than did Johannes Gutenberg and Alexander Graham Bell. But “www” presents as many dilemmas as it does opportunities, regarding persons, property, relationships and values. What does Judaism have to say about downloading the latest CD, gossiping on Facebook or peeping at Paris Hilton? Text based, no background required.
Parental Wisdom
A Look at Pirke Avot
- Sunday 6:05PM–7:20PM Congressional Room 1
Identity and Responsibility, Text and Thought, High School Recommended, University Student Recommended
Pirkei Avot is the best known of rabbinic texts, with timeless lessons in ethics, Jewish philosophy, and wisdom of the world. We’ll look at the first chapter carefully, the authors and the times they lived in, the seminal period of rabbinic Judaism (that’s us!). Text based, no background required.
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