Part 2: The Secret to Jewish Survival with Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe -  August 12

The Secret to Jewish Survival

with  Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe

1. Can Judaism be hijacked by Fanatics?

Fanatic & violent iterations of religions have profoundly affected us recently. These phenomena cannot happen in classical, Halachic Judaism. Explore the nature and effectiveness of the safeguards built into the legal and communal systems of Judaism.

2. The Future: Beautiful or Beastly?

The dizzying pace of technological advance and social change holds forth multiple visions of the future, some utopian and some plain terrifying. What does the Judaic vision of the future tell us about these possibilities? What does the Torah tell us about Technology?

2 Thursdays, 7 PM  - July 15, August 12

At: Chabad Lubavitch of Midtown Manhattan

509 Fifth Avenue

$10 per session

Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe, Rabbi in West Hartford, Connecticut specializes in making the complex world of Jewish mysticism accessible and useful in daily life. He has lectured extensively at Chabad of Midtown on the application of concepts found in classic Judaic scholarship to the contemporary legal, social and scientific issues our societies grapple with.

For more information call: 212-972-0770