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Dr. Julie Goldstein is a Founder, Director and Rosh HaMidrasha at Midreshet Amudim in Modi’in. Her teaching experience includes NYU, Ma’ayanot High School, JLIC at UCLA, and nearly two decades of Jewish communal and adult education lectures. Dr. Goldstein received an MA in Jewish philosophy at YU and a joint PhD in medieval history and Judaic Studies at NYU. In 2013-14, she was a Golda Meir postdoctoral fellow at Hebrew University and a research fellow at The Global Research Institute at Tel Aviv University. Dr. Goldstein has received a number of awards, including fellowships from Cardozo’s Center for Jewish Law and Civilization and The Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture.
Field / Profession: Educator
Educator at: Midrasha
Speaking Topics: Torah, Israel, Community, Halacha & the Modern World, Campus/Students, Other
Sample Topics - General:
“The Quest for Spirituality in Israel Today.”
“Women’s Leadership in the Orthodox Community: The Medieval Model.”
“Sweet as Honey: Children and Torah in Jewish Thought.”
“Portrait of a Lady: Imagining Queen Esther in Jewish Art,”
“Flower Power: Nature, Humanity and Sukkot as an Edenic Experience,”
“Chrismahanukwanzakah: Hellenism Yesterday and Today.”
“Marriage and Matchmaking in the Middle Ages.”
“Rescue Me!: Redemption in the Art of Haggadot Past and Present
“The Akedah through the Ages.”
“Women’s Worlds: Medieval Jewish Women in Theory, Practice and Reality.”
“The Jewish Giving Tree: Biblical and Rabbinic Approaches to Environmentalism.”
“Isaac’s Ashes: The Startling Representation of Children in Jewish Culture.”
“I See, Therefore I Am: Blindness and Deception in Jewish Thought.”
Sample Topics - Israel Related:
The Quest for Spirituality in Israel Today
Jerusalem in Art and Jewish Thought
What is 'Torat Eretz Yisrael'?
Reflections on Aliyah: Living and Learning in Israel
Links to sample audio or videos:
https://youtu.be/nwcWz5AAAyE
https://youtu.be/bbubVX0suXc
https://youtu.be/MopDx6HUB1I
https://youtu.be/yQjousFJLIQ
https://youtu.be/o5rNWEqe5kA
https://youtu.be/9-dZbBQHo5g
https://youtu.be/L7u4o7VzTXw
Personal website: www.juliebgoldstein.com
Languages: English
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