Conserving Torah with Rabbi Mark Gottlieb-Blood of VaYikra :Thicker than water

Published: April 17, 2020, 6:20 p.m.

b"Rabbi Mark Gottlieb is Senior Director of the Tikvah Fund and founding Dean of the Tikvah and Maimonides Scholars at Yale University. Prior to joining Tikvah, Rabbi Gottlieb served as Head of School at Yeshiva University High School for Boys and Principal of the Maimonides School in Brookline, MA.His writing has appeared inFirst Things,Public Discourse,the University Bookman,the Algemeiner,andthe Jewish Review of Books. Rabbi Gottlieb is a member of the Orthodox Forum Steering Committee and serves on the Editorial Committee ofTradition: A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought.In this eye-openingaccount,Rabbi Gottlieb brings the listener into his dynamic intellectual world in tackling what has troubled theologians and students of religion for centuries, i.e.,the centrality of animal sacrifice in law and study,and the significance of the Book of Leviticus.With dazzling erudition,the Rabbi culls substantively from Rav Dovid Tzvi Hoffman,displays his uncanny familiarity with the oeuvre of C.S. Lewis and with his use of the thoughtdrawnfromThe Body of Faith,Gottlieb makes the case for the centrality of Jewish philosopher Michael Wyschogrod's place in any authentic discussion on how we may approach the Torah in all it's incredible mystery.The Yeshiva of Newark @IDT is proud to partner with Rabbi Gottlieb in sharing his insightsand thoughtsto as wide an audience as possible .We thank the Tikvah Fund for use of this materialPlease visithttp://tikvahfund.orgto discover the richness of the programs and educational opportunitiesoffered by that institution as well as scintillating lectures and interviewsPlease leave us a review or email us atravkiv@gmail.comFor more information on this podcast visityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate"