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Actualizing Yashrut

Actualizing Yashrut

Yashrut is: a Semikhah Initiative, a weekly Talmud study program, inspired and inspiring students and faculty and more.

yashrut ישרות is a derech, a way – with a trajectory fueled by moral integrity, inclusivity and commitment to re-envisioned discourse.

Actualizing yashrut is an evolving process as demonstrated, among other ways, through the following:

Thought Leadership for Today​

Yashrut heeds the Torah’s call for moral integrity, applying traditional wisdom to elevate contemporary dialogue. 

Opinion | What Jewish Tradition Says on Protesting Netanyahu's Coup: Don't Compromise

R’ Daniel Landes’ Op-Ed in Haaretz, March 2023

The Obligation To Protest Social Injustice At Any Price (Video)
R’ Landes’ Times of Israel blog

R’ Landes’ commentary on Torah and contemporary issues

Reimagining Jewish Responsibility​

Yashrut leaders are passionate, creative, and committed to responding boldly and effectively to the needs of the Jewish people and the world.

Can These Newly Ordained Rabbis Upend the Status Quo in Israel?

2016 rabbinic ordination draws attention for its diverse class of leaders

Charge to 2019 Yashrut Ordainees

Recap and remarks by R’ Landes at the 2019 Yashrut Semikhah Tekes

Letter from Neukölln, Berlin

Rabbis Jeremy Borovitz and Rebecca Blady reflect on the Hillel Deutschland community they lead.

Shivim Panim ("Seventy Faces")

Rabba Yaffa Epstein and Rabbi David Wolpe in conversation

Educational Resources

Educators in the Yashrut network produce thoughtful content relating to an array of Jewish topics.

Q&A: Gender and Jewish Philosophy with Sarah Zager

Yashrut scholar Sarah Zager addresses gender and Jewish philosophy.

The Reassertion of Female Power

R’ Nachum Danzig expands on the Malbim’s commentary on Megillat Esther.

Yashrut in your Community

Yashrut faculty and alumni are active and engaged in sharing Torah far and wide, with a variety of organizations, and at conferences and other gatherings. Reach out for more information here.

When Our Sages, of Blessed Memory, Got the Science Wrong

R’ Joel Goldstein’s presentation from the Limmud Michigan conference in 2019

Semikhah as Hekhsher Mitzvah

R’ Landes’ remarks at the Capstone Celebration of Hadar’s Advanced Kollel on June 26, 2023