Rabbi Israel Salanter’s Re-Envisioning of Orthodox Judaism
Day:
Sunday
Date:
November 24 - November 24, 2024
Time
8:00 pm - 9:15 pm EDT
Suggested Contribution
$25
Description
Recognizing the impending arrival of modernity and its challenge to traditional Judaism, Rabbi Israel Salanter called for a renewal movement within Orthodoxy. His vision incorporated a self-critique, a religious focus on character development, and a pedagogy designed to shift people from ritual behaviorism and conformism to internalized spirituality and an ethically committed way of life. His efforts reached a yeshiva trained elite but not the lay masses whom he hoped to impact.
In this session, we will explore R. Salanter’s vision and legacy. Our exploration will be based on the new Koren edition (Jerusalem, May 2024) of R. Salanter’s Ohr Yisrael and Other Writings, with a new translation and commentary, by Rabbis Yitz Greenberg and Justin Pines.
Teacher
Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg serves as the President of the J.J. Greenberg Institute for the Advancement of Jewish Life (JJGI) and as Senior Scholar in Residence at Hadar.
