Heroes and Villains in Tanach Yom Iyun • Sunday, November 1, 2009
9:30am
Rabbi Kenneth Brander
Must Biblical Heroes Be Perfect?
Mrs. Yael Leibowitz
For Men and Women $5 Suggested Donation Free Admission for YU Students
Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter
The Sanctity of Scandal
10:30am
Biblical Women as Victims and Perpetrators of Violence: a Study in Context
The Complex Biblical Portrait of Ahav
Mrs. Shoshana Schechter
Rabbi Hayyim Angel
Mrs. Smadar Rosensweig
Cain and Hevel as Personality Paradigms in Tanakh: An Analysis of Peshat and Parshanut
Rabbi Allen Schwartz
Yonadav: Deviously Deranged or Cunningly Concerned?
Rabbi Dr. Moshe Sokolow
From Prince of Egypt to Prince of God: The Development of Moshe Rabbeinu
12:30pm
Dr. Shawn Zelig Aster
Yehoshua and the Geography of Eretz Yisrael: A Workshop
Saul and Agag: Who Was the Villain? Pedagogical and Methodological Considerations
Rabbi Menachem Leibtag
11:30am
Rabbi Dr. Mitchell Orlian
Rabbi Dr. David Berger
Jacob/Israel, Esau/Edom, and the True Israel in the Jewish-Christian Debate
The Bible’s Villains Who Thought They Were Heroes Hoshea, the Hero of His Time
Mrs. Deena Rabinovich Yoav: Friend and Foe
Registration at 9:15am Mincha and conclusion at 1:30pm Yeshiva University, Furst Hall 501 500 West 185th Street New York, NY
Refreshments will be served
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