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The Judaism of the Non-Religious Jew

with J. Immanuel Schochet and Michael Kigel

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For the mitzvah which I command you this day, it is not hidden from you, neither is it far off… Rather, the thing is very near to you, in your mouth, and in your ... More

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Rabbi Immanuel Schochet has written and lectured extensively on the history and philosophy of Chassidism and topical themes of Jewish thought and ethics. He is a renowned authority on Jewish Philosophy and Mysticism. He is rabbi of Cong. Beth Joseph, and professor-emeritus of Philosophy at Humber College, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Michael Kigel is the producer of Passages and Messages, two weekly television shows entering their eleventh year of broadcast on CTS (Canada). He is also the Dean of the Jewish Leadership Program at the Lauder Business School in Vienna.

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Posted: Oct 28, 2009

R. Schochet

Such a brilliant mind. I'm so glad he is one of us and on our side.

Posted By lisanoor, Dallas, TX

Posted: Aug 21, 2009

good point anonymous from brooklyn!

Posted By Anonymous, l.a.

Posted: July 24, 2009

Such a calm voice and mellow interaction in the midst of questioning everything...perfect learning atmosphere. The video's accessibility when at the moment of need makes it a totally useful and used lesson Thank you much

Posted By deb, hou, tx

Posted: Sep 18, 2008

judaism and the non- religious jew

i think a more apt title for this clip would be judaism and the jew who has left torah willfully, and/or because of temptations.

to define the jew who was raised without torah, as a sinner is simply untrue. he is a "tinok shenishba", he does not folllow torah because he has no knowledge of it, and may be very connected to g-d through interpersonal mitzvot, like charity, for example. this is the judaism that he was taught. there is no willfulness or rebellion against torah here.
if i were an non-torah observant jew, i think i would take umbrage with some of the "ung-dly" labels this interview

Posted By Anonymous, brooklyn, ny