A Post-Modern Haredi Philosopher? The Thought of Rav Yitzhak Hutner
Miriam-Simma Walfish
Description
Perhaps one of the most under-appreciated 20th century Jewish thinkers, R. Yitzhak Hutner served as the rosh yeshiva (dean) of Yeshivas Chayim Berlin. His sermons, artfully crafted in a style created in the classical Lithuanian yeshivot, consider such questions as the religious meaning of debate, different models of relationship, and the sacrality of human beings. We will study these sermons, appreciating not only their artistry, but also considering the possibly radical messages contained in such an unexpected place.
Miriam-Simma Walfish teaches Talmud at Yeshivat Hadar and at the Abraham Joshua Heschel High School in New York. A graduate of the Pardes Educators’ Program, through which she studied in the Advanced Talmud track at Pardes and received an M.A. in Jewish Education at Hebrew University, she has also studied at Drisha, the Northwoods Kollel, and Midreshet Ein ha-Netziv. She has taught in a variety of settings, including the Hadar Beit Midrash, the Northwoods Kollel, and here at the Havurah Institute.
Notes
Prerequisites: Translations will not be provided. This is an Advanced Text course.
Categories
- Advanced Text
- Morning Course