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The Rabbinic Panopticon

The world has changed dramatically over the past millennium, yet the challenges we face regarding how we exist in public, and who we allow to shape our worldview, are as old as time.

Illustrative: Ultra-Orthodox Jews walking past a pashkevil on the IDF draft law in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, in Jerusalem, March 15, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Illustrative: Ultra-Orthodox Jews walking past a pashkevil on the IDF draft law in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, in Jerusalem, March 15, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

The world has changed dramatically over the past millennium, yet the challenges we face concerning how we exist in public, and who we allow to shape our world view, is a tale as old as time. On this episode of TEXTing, recorded live at Hartman’s Rabbinic Torah Seminar in Jerusalem, Elana Stein Hain and Christine Hayes explore texts about rabbinic ‘influencers’ and discuss how universal public scrutiny shapes how we think and behave.

About TEXTing: TEXTing with Elana Stein Hain delves deeply into Jewish texts to guide and inspire us as we grapple with the concerns and meaning of this moment. Join Elana as she addresses the issues of our day through the lens of classical Jewish texts, in conversation with Hartman scholars Christine Hayes, Yonah Hain, and Leora Batnitzky.
TEXTing. Where ancient wisdom meets contemporary relevance.

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