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18:18
Marriage: From Economics to Sinai (18:18)
Ryan Gerber was born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey. After high school, Ryan attended The College of New Jersey, where he was a founder and president of his campus’ chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi, the international Jewish Fraternity. Majoring in philosophy, Ryan graduated in 2010 cum laude and was inducted to Phi Beta Kappa
Series: Sinai Scholars Academic Symposium 2013
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17:58
Mystic Unity & Economic Growth (17:58)
Andrew Aidman is a recent graduate of the University of Miami. During his undergraduate studies, Andrew majored in entrepreneurship with minors in religion and motion pictures. In the past two years, Andrew has spent time in Israel studying at both the David Shapell and Ohr Somayach yeshivas
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19:54
Judaism, Social Justice and the Enviorment (19:54)
Rachael Rose is an MA student in Jewish Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. Formerly, she attended Goucher College where she received a Bachelors degree in History with a minor in Judaic Studies. Rachael attended the Sinai Scholars class in the spring of 2011. Rachael’s paper explores the relationship between Judaism and environmentalism
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11:51
Lessons from Sinai (11:51)
Why is Sinai in the name of this group of scholars? Professor Lawrence Schiffman searches the writings of our sages and the Oral Torah for references to Sinai that apply to the Sinai Scholars Society.
Professor Lawrence Schiffman (17)
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9:36
The Opportunity to Give (9:36)
Rich or poor, giver or taker someone is always on the top. Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky exhorts us share the wealth and to have the capability of giving plus the desire and time.
Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky (22)
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23:33
Collectivist Constructs and Individualistic Integration (23:33)
Full Title: Collectivist Constructs and Individualistic Integration: A Two-Tiered Conception of Society Berry Schwartz lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son. He grew up in L.A. the eleventh of twelve children.He learnt at various Yeshivot around the world in Argentina, Montreal, Los Angeles and Israel. He taught a chabura (group study-session) in Mir, and studied at Brisk
Series: Sinai Scholars Academic Symposium 2013
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20:16
Maaser and the Expenditure Multiplier Effect (20:16)
Stephanie Barana grew up in Temecula, California and graduated with a BA in economics from UC Irvine. Stephanie recently received her master’s degree in economics from the University of Arizona, where she became more interested in Judaism. Stephanie is now a regular at Chabad at U of A. She hopes to continue her education and obtain a PhD in business strategy
Series: Sinai Scholars Academic Symposium 2013
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27:12
Choosing the Good Among the Goods (27:12)
Benjamin Miller Born in Thornhill, Ontario, now studies political science and philosophy at the University of Ottawa. In his studies in political theory, he often brings Jewish perspectives to secular issues to bring new and deeper insights
Series: Sinai Scholars Academic Symposium 2013