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A Conversation with Arthur Green about being Jewish in the modern world and why.
Arthur Green is one of the world’s pre-eminent scholars of Jewish thought and mysticism, and a leading expert on Hasidism, the 18th century spiritual revival movement of Eastern European Jewry.
Educated at Brandeis University and the Jewish Theological Seminary under the direct tutelage of a generation of great scholars, Alexander Altmann, Nahum Glatzer, and Abraham Joshua Heschel, may their memories be a blessing.
He has himself taught several generations of students as professor of Jewish Thought at Brandeis University and University of Pennsylvania and as professor of Jewish Philosophy and Religion at the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College in Boston which he founded in 2004
Over the course of his career, Professor Green has been the author editor, and translator of over twenty volumes on Jewish Mysticism, Kabbalah, Hasidism and Neo-Hasidism. Notably among his scholarly works are: Tormented Master: A Life and Spiritual Quest of Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav and Keter: The Crown of God in Early Jewish Mysticism.
But he’s perhaps best known of his own theological writings including Ehyeh: A Kabbalah for Tomorrow; Seek My Face: A Jewish Mystical Theology; Radical Judaism: Re-thinking God and Tradition and Judaism for the World, Reflections on God, Life, and Love.
Professor Green is also a leading figure in the Jewish Renewal and Havurah movement and is a figurehead within the world Neo-Hasididism, a movement which aims to re-apply Hasidic teachings to contemporary life and revitalize Jewish spirituality for the 21st century.
Through his scholarship, educational work, and popular teaching, combining historical knowledge with original theology, Professor Green has contributed to the growth and vitality of Judaism in America and throughout the world.
It’s our great honor to bring you this conversation with Rabbi Professor Green.
00:00 Excerpt
00:48 Introducing Shaul
03:45 Introducing Arthur
05:30 How do we preserve Judaism for future generations?
09:46 Should we tailor our practice for transmittablity?
14:10 It still even Judaism though?
18:00 Is this just a feel-good Judaism?
23:06 Is this not just spiritual hedonism?
26:41 Why try do it specifically Jewishly?
28:38 Is there any intrinsic reason to engage with Judaism?
30:47 What's my new metric now for 'the Good'?
37:22 It seems just to lead to spiritual egoism
40:50 How do I know if I’m following the good in me?
43:56 What’s your thoughts on Gurus and Rebbes?
47:16 What’s the future of NeoHasidism?
51:08 What’s the one thing the community needs to succeed?
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Thank you to our beloved Patrons: William, Michael, Matija, Timony, Vilijami, Stoney, El techo, Stephen, Ross, Ahmed, Alexander, Diceman, Hannah, Julian, Leo, Sim, Sultan, John, Joshua, Igor, Chezi, Jorge, Andrew, Alexandra, Füsun, Lucas, Andrew, Stian, Ivana, Aédàn, Darjeeling, Astarte, Declan, Gregory, Alex, Charlie, Anonymous, Joshua, Arin, Sage, Marcel, Ahawk, Yehuda, Kevin, Evan, Shahin, Al Alami, Dale, Ethan, Gerr, Effy, Noam, Ron, Shtus, Mendel, Jared, Tim, Mystic Experiment, MM, Lenny, Justin, Joshua, Jorge, Wayne, Jason, Caroline, Yaakov, Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe, Adam and Andre.
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A Conversation with Arthur Green about being Jewish in the modern world and why.
Arthur Green is one of the world’s pre-eminent scholars of Jewish thought and mysticism, and a leading expert on Hasidism, the 18th century spiritual revival movement of Eastern European Jewry.
Educated at Brandeis University and the Jewish Theological Seminary under the direct tutelage of a generation of great scholars, Alexander Altmann, Nahum Glatzer, and Abraham Joshua Heschel, may their memories be a blessing.
He has himself taught several generations of students as professor of Jewish Thought at Brandeis University and University of Pennsylvania and as professor of Jewish Philosophy and Religion at the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College in Boston which he founded in 2004
Over the course of his career, Professor Green has been the author editor, and translator of over twenty volumes on Jewish Mysticism, Kabbalah, Hasidism and Neo-Hasidism. Notably among his scholarly works are: Tormented Master: A Life and Spiritual Quest of Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav and Keter: The Crown of God in Early Jewish Mysticism.
But he’s perhaps best known of his own theological writings including Ehyeh: A Kabbalah for Tomorrow; Seek My Face: A Jewish Mystical Theology; Radical Judaism: Re-thinking God and Tradition and Judaism for the World, Reflections on God, Life, and Love.
Professor Green is also a leading figure in the Jewish Renewal and Havurah movement and is a figurehead within the world Neo-Hasididism, a movement which aims to re-apply Hasidic teachings to contemporary life and revitalize Jewish spirituality for the 21st century.
Through his scholarship, educational work, and popular teaching, combining historical knowledge with original theology, Professor Green has contributed to the growth and vitality of Judaism in America and throughout the world.
It’s our great honor to bring you this conversation with Rabbi Professor Green.
00:00 Excerpt
00:48 Introducing Shaul
03:45 Introducing Arthur
05:30 How do we preserve Judaism for future generations?
09:46 Should we tailor our practice for transmittablity?
14:10 It still even Judaism though?
18:00 Is this just a feel-good Judaism?
23:06 Is this not just spiritual hedonism?
26:41 Why try do it specifically Jewishly?
28:38 Is there any intrinsic reason to engage with Judaism?
30:47 What's my new metric now for 'the Good'?
37:22 It seems just to lead to spiritual egoism
40:50 How do I know if I’m following the good in me?
43:56 What’s your thoughts on Gurus and Rebbes?
47:16 What’s the future of NeoHasidism?
51:08 What’s the one thing the community needs to succeed?
Join us:
facebook.com/seekersofunity
instagram.com/seekersofunity
twitter.com/seekersofu
seekersofunity.com
Thank you to our beloved Patrons: William, Michael, Matija, Timony, Vilijami, Stoney, El techo, Stephen, Ross, Ahmed, Alexander, Diceman, Hannah, Julian, Leo, Sim, Sultan, John, Joshua, Igor, Chezi, Jorge, Andrew, Alexandra, Füsun, Lucas, Andrew, Stian, Ivana, Aédàn, Darjeeling, Astarte, Declan, Gregory, Alex, Charlie, Anonymous, Joshua, Arin, Sage, Marcel, Ahawk, Yehuda, Kevin, Evan, Shahin, Al Alami, Dale, Ethan, Gerr, Effy, Noam, Ron, Shtus, Mendel, Jared, Tim, Mystic Experiment, MM, Lenny, Justin, Joshua, Jorge, Wayne, Jason, Caroline, Yaakov, Daniel, Wodenborn, Steve, Collin, Justin, Mariana, Vic, Shaw, Carlos, Nico, Isaac, Frederick, David, Ben, Rodney, Charley, Jonathan, Chelsea, Curly Joe, Adam and Andre.
Join them in supporting us:
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