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The University Network of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals is open to Jewish university students looking for an intellectually vibrant, compassionate, and inclusive Orthodox Judaism.

Please take a moment to register as a student, and you will receive free subscriptions to our journal, Conversations, and will also be able to participate in the University Network online discussion group and other programs.

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Special offer to students enrolled in University Network of IJII

By Rabbi Marc D. Angel

Shalom and best wishes. I hope all is well and that your school year is going well. Through the generosity of several supporters of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals, we are able to offer students the following of my books at no charge. You may already have all or some of them; but if not, email me at mdangel@jewishideas.org and let me know the book/s you'd like, as well as your mailing address.

Maimonides: Essential Teachings on Jewish Faith and Ethics (an introduction to the thought of Maimonides; a translation of most of the Book of Knowledge and 13 Principles of Faith; and a running commentary.)

Maimonides, Spinoza and Us: Toward an Intellectually Vibrant Judaism (a study of basic themes in the writings of Rambam and Spinoza)

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By David Notik, Website Manager

Hello!

A Unique and Powerful Defense of Israel

I thought that members of our University Network would be interested in this remarkable defense of Israel by a student at Cambridge University.    Let me take this opportunity to wish you a happy Thanksgiving, and a happy Hanukkah.        

South Africa's Chief Rabbi Speaks Up for Israel

Shalom members of the University Network of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals.  In light of the ongoing efforts of Israel's enemies to demonize Israel, I thought it would be important for you to read this open letter from the Chief Rabbi of South Africa, Rabbi Warren Goldstein,  which he wrote to Archbishop Tutu.  Please feel free to share this letter with fellow students and family members.   Best wishes.

 

 

University Network Update

Shalom. I hope your school year has been going well, and I wish you all the best. Here are a few items of importance for members of the University Network of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals.

1. Please make sure that we have your correct mailing address on file. You may go to our website, jewishideas.org, and check your My Account page. We mailed out the new issue of Conversations (Orthodoxy and Ethics) in early September, and I hope that you've received your copy. 

University Network Update

Shalom. I hope you've been having a good summer, and I wish you all the best. Here are a few items of importance for members of the University Network of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals.

1. Please make sure that we have your correct mailing list on file. You may go to our website, jewishideas.org, and check your My Account page. We plan to mail out the new issue of Conversations (Orthodoxy and Ethics) in early September, and it's important that we have your correct mailing address. 

A conference in Jerusalem, June 29

Shani Rosenbaum,  a member of the University
Network, is interning this summer for Bema'aglei Tzedek, a social justice organization in Israel. Every 17 Tammuz,
Bema'aglei Tzedek runs a conference, and I think the members of the University Network will find this of interest. Here is the information, and please feel free to register if you'll be in Israel at that time.

Items of Interest for University Network Members

  Shalom uvrakha. I hope your academic year went well, and wish you all the best for a good summer.  Here are a few items for your attention.   1. Please be sure that your contact information (including mailing address) is correct on our University Network.  You can check/edit the information by going to the Institute's website www.jewishideas.org, and to your My Account page.     2. If you are no longer a student enrolled in college, a yeshiva, or graduate school, please let me know.