A cure in which you dont complain about what you dont have, but create together what you do have. Nov 10, 2010 this is a situation that rabbi benjamn lau, a leading figure of the religiouszionist camp, has set out to change in jeremiah, a hebrewlanguage book that is soon to be translated into english. Rabbi benny lau would like it to be the tanakhthe hebrew bibleall 929 chapters of it. Rav benny lau on the book of yoel and havakuk part 1 download 24. Lau teaches at beit morasha in jerusalem, and serves as the head of the beit midrash program, alongside rabbi dr.
Secular bible study, for the internet age the tower. Professor halbertal, seated on the far left, both of whom spoke in english. Rabbi benny lau parts from ramban synagogue after 18 fruitful years on a personal level, rabbi lau was able to connect with us. Israeli bible scholar teaches thousands of japanese. Jul 26, 2010 new book written by rabbi benny lau on prophet jeremiah. Rabbi lau, 50, is the nephew of ex chief rabbi israel meir lau, and wrote his phd thesis about another ex chief rabbi. Rabbi of the ramban synagogue in the katamon neighborhood of jerusalem, he is a wellknown author and lecturer.
Bible study project aims to unite the american jewish. From yavneh to the bar kokhva revolt 2011, maggid books. A noted author, he has published scores of books and research articles on the jewish heritage. A wakeup call from the book of esther, with rabbi benny lau in english on sunday, february 18 at an event hosted by beit avi chai in jerusalem. The book is being advertised in newspapers in israel as a. His activities at idi are supported by the ruderman family foundation. A middle of the road approach to halakha that is characterized by. He is the rabbi of the ramban synagogue in jerusalem, founder of the moshe green beit midrash for womens leadership at beit morashas beren college, and a research fellow at the israel democracy institute.
Rabbi benny lau, whose first cousin, rabbi david lau, is the current chief ashkenazi rabbi of israel, runs project 929. In 1942, the majority of the citys jews were deported to treblinka. The jerusalem international book fair has been around for 50 years. Today he heads a community in jerusalem and is often asked to offer his opinion in the media. Israel meir lau holocaust survivors and the state of. Rabbi benny lau said that he was very excited about the attempt to create a cure for society. Benny lau meir sela rabbi lau, who had previously opposed jewish prayer there due to concerns over ritual purity, said that the events of the past few months had forced him to reconsider. Watch orthodox rabbi benny laus powerful denunciation of. The sages the sages brings the world of the talmud to life, revealing the stories of the men behind its pages. Bible study project aims to unite the american jewish community. Benny lau rav of ramban shul, author and biographer of rav ovadia yosef 11. Binyamin lau is an israeli community leader, educator and social activist. Rabbi benny lau parts from ramban synagogue after 18.
The bearable lightness of being rav benny the times of israel. Rabbi benny lau backs jewish temple mount prayers jewish. Dec 18, 2014 rabbi benny lau who is the spiritual leader of the project lauded former education minister shai piron for having made 929 one of the flagship projects of the education ministry. A cure in which you dont complain about what you dont. That is the impetus behind the 929 website, which lau directs with journalist gal gabai and founded together with former mk avi wortzman of the jewish home party. Based on rabbi laus popular weekly jerusalem shiurim and translated into english for the first time, the sages offers fresh perspectives on the sages individual characters, the historical contexts in which they lived, and the creativity they brought. The second of rabbi dr benny laus monumental chachamim series to be translated into english, this work, like its companion three volumes three so far, looks at the development and challenges of.
In redeeming the prophet from the margins, lau both retells the books plot and enters a striking claim for jeremiahs relevance to contemporary. Yoel finkelman, rabbi benny lau, rabbi yehuda gilad. Descended from a 1,000year unbroken chain of rabbis, he grew up to become chief rabbi of israeland like many of the great rabbis, lau is. Rabbi lau also serves as a consultant for a number of leading organizations, is widely published, and is frequently cited in the media. Israel meir lau was born in 1937 in piotrkow trybunalski, poland. Binyamin lau breaks down the book of jeremiah, rearranging its chapters according to. Rav benny lau shiurimlectures on tanach book of prophets addeddate 20140101. His uncle is pastisraeli chief rabbi yisrael meir lau, and current. Watch orthodox rabbi benny laus powerful denunciation of homophobia justified in the name of god. Rabbi benny lau who is the spiritual leader of the project lauded former education minister shai piron for having made 929 one of the flagship projects of the education ministry. Jun 08, 2010 according to maariv, ronen lubitz, the rabbi of kibbutz nir etzion potentially could be the new chief rabbi of haifa, to replace rabbi shaar yashuv cohen. Valley rabbi publishes book on pirkei avot in the 21st. Rav benny lau one night at 26th jerusalem book fair.
In 2000, he established the beit midrash for women at beit morasha, and led that program for five years. Benjamin benny lau is the director of the center for judaism and society as well as the institute for social justice at bet morasha of jerusalem. Lau is the son of former ashkenazi chief rabbi of israel rabbi yisrael meir lau. Fate of a prophet jeremiahs was a world of national jewish folly. Project 929 encourages people to learn one chapter of the hebrew bible a day. Mojzesz chaim lau, the last chief rabbi of the town, was murdered in the treblinka extermination camp. Growing up as a chabad follower of the lubavicher rebbe, he has been ingrained with a love of torah, the jewish people and the entire world. Jul 26, 2010 part 1 of shabbat hazon rabbi benny lau discusses jeremiah and values god desiresjustice and goodness jerusalem shall be a loyal cityiryah nemana his new book on jeremiah is named after poem.
Rabbi benny lau to step down as synagogue leader next summer. He previously served as the ashkenazi chief rabbi of israel from 1993 to 2003. Daniel gordis on reading rabbi benny laus jeremiah. The world is about to be filled with the knowledge of gd and with the pace our world is. Successive kings of judah all imagined themselves infinitely more powerful. It soom became a bestseller and kemelman won his first novel in 1965, the edgar award and he was very proud of it.
Yisrael meir is the 38th generation in an unbroken family chain of rabbis. Rabbi benny lau, the widely regarded head of the ramban synagogue in the greek colony neighborhood of south jerusalem, will be stepping down as rabbi of the community after serving there for 17 years. His father, naphtali lau lavie, survived the holocaust and became a prominent israeli journalist and author. Rabbi david lau explains why he thinks jews should refrain from ascending to the mount, and opines about the women of the wall.
Rabbi binyamin lau is an israeli community leader, educator and social activist. Lubitz was part of the wave of the new religious zionists, that includes rabbis cherlow, bigman, gilad, benny lau, who wrote programmatic essays a decade ago in deot, amudim. Lubitz was part of the wave of the new religious zionists, that includes rabbis cherlow, bigman, gilad, benny lau, who wrote programmatic essays a decade ago in deot, amudim and akdamot about the future of. Just hours with the rebbe and his insights, rich scholarship, and comprehensive worldly knowledge made a lasting impression. The brother of an israeli chief rabbi, he survived nazi concentration camps, and as a haaretz reporter, covered the eichmann trial.
Binyamin tzvi benny lau, born october 20, 1961, tel aviv is an israeli orthodox rabbi. Not the type of book im usually drawn to, but i wanted a tisha beav worthy book and this seemed like a good choice. Rabbi israel meir lau is the chairman of the yad vashem council and former chief rabbi of the state of israel and tel avivyaffo. He is director of the 929 tanakh byachad daily bible study initiative, which has a quarter million israelis, from secular to ultraorthodox, in the study of the 929 chapters of the tanakh, from. Rabbi benny lau to step down as synagogue leader next. The book is being advertised in newspapers in israel as a sort of shulchan aruch for. Rabbi lau has authored books aimed at making the jewish tradition more. According to maariv, ronen lubitz, the rabbi of kibbutz nir etzion potentially could be the new chief rabbi of haifa, to replace rabbi shaar yashuv cohen. Rabbi benny lau is a rising star in the rabbinic landscape of israel. A major romantic novel of american jewish life, in the tradition of mar. So when chief rabbi jonathan sacks began in hebrew.
Harry kemelman began writing these mystery series of books in 1964 and his first publication was the book under the title friday the rabbi slept late, which was a book about religious mystery. Jewish ideas daily daily features needing jeremiah. Rabbi ronen lubitz as potential chief rabbi of haifa the. Based on rabbi lau s popular weekly jerusalem shiurim and translated into english for the first time, the sages offers fresh perspectives on the sages individual characters, the historical contexts in which they lived, and the creativity they brought to the pursuit of jewish wisdom. He is director of the 929 tanakh byachad daily bible study initiative, which has a quarter million israelis, from. Benjamin benny lau, rabbi of the ramban synagogue in jerusalem, is a research fellow at idi, where he heads the project human rights and judaism in action. Israel meir lau, one of the youngest survivors of buchenwald, was just eight years old when the camp was liberated in 1945. Out of the depths goodreads meet your next favorite book. His activities at idi are supported by the ruderman family foundation this article was originally published in hebrew on rabbi laus facebook page soon after the passing of rabbi yosef. Jan 01, 2009 not the type of book im usually drawn to, but i wanted a tisha beav worthy book and this seemed like a good choice. He was appointed after achieving a majority of the vote on july 24, 20. Others spoke very highly of it, and i was in fact pretty riveted by the first 100 pages or so, which describe rabbi laus experiences as a very small child protected by adults at buchenwald.
Rabbi lau synthesized torah and humanity in a natural way, which is a lesson i will take with me. It is our hope that our fans and viewers keep spreading the message of torah to everyone they know. He is the rabbi of the ramban synagogue in jerusalem, founder of the moshe. The bearable lightness of being rav benny benjamin lau, an orthodox rabbi bridging sectors across jerusalem, sees tisha bav as a moment to build by debra kamin 16 july 20, 7. This project encourages religious and secular jews to study one chapter of tanakh a day. The projects name is a reference to the total number of chapters in the hebrew bible. Descended from a 1,000year unbroken chain of rabbis, he grew up to become chief rabbi of israeland like many of the great rabbis, lau is a master storyteller. Rabbi lau is quick to state that his oneonone conversations with his spiritual mentor, the lubavitcher rebbe, rabbi menachem mendel schneerson, marked some of the greatest highlights of his life. This fascinating multivolume series explores the lives and times of great jewish sages azal their teachers and disciples, their families and professions, the values they cherished and ideologies they opposed, the historical challenges they faced and the creative wisdom with. Theres no stopping womens spiritual leadership the orthodox unions statement against female spiritual leaders is an expression of weakness and fear feb 6, 2017, 10. Binyami n lau is an israeli community leader, educator, and rabbi. Benny lau meir sela rabbi lau, who had previously opposed jewish prayer there due to concerns over ritual purity, said that the events of the past few months had forced him to. The bearable lightness of being rav benny the times of.
Benjamin benny lau is the director of the 929 tanakh byachad daily bible study initiative. Binyamin benny lau is senior rabbi at ramban synagogue in jerusalem. Rabbi benny lau, a prominent liberalleaning orthodox rabbi in jerusalem founded 929 in 2014. You have rabbi judah loew ben bezalel, whose commentary is mystical and farthinking, whereas rabbi lord jonathan sacks and rabbi benny laus commentaries are more academic, but still incredibly inspiring.
Benjamin benny lau on the death of rabbi ovadia yosef. Lau was born on 1 june 1937, in the polish town of piotrkow trybunalski. Binyamin tzvi benny lau, born october 20, 1961, tel aviv is an israeli orthodox rabbi, community leader, activist, author, and public speaker who lives in jerusalem. Hebrew, rabbinate, spiritual leader, amora, form of address, title of respect, title, hebrew. Rabbi, rabbi by andrew kane meet your next favorite book.
A group of public figures in israel, headed by maggid author rabbi benny lau, launched the 929. Israel meir lau holocaust survivors and the state of israel. New book written by rabbi benny lau on prophet jeremiah. Title of book is named after poem of israeli uri zvi greenberg. Rabbi beni lau, jeremiah, fate of prophet book, uri tzvi. Nov 01, 2011 israel meir lau, one of the youngest survivors of buchenwald, was just eight years old when the camp was liberated in 1945. Lau, the nephew of a former israeli chief rabbi and cousin of a current one, leads a modern orthodox.
He previously served as the chief rabbi of modiinmaccabimreut, israel and as the chief rabbi of shoham. He is also the head of the human rights and judaism in action project at the israel democracy institute. In his book the sages, rabbi benny lau describes how maccabees i was written in hebrew and tells a nationalist tale focused on the might of the maccabees and their military history. This fascinating multivolume series explores the lives and times of great jewish sages azal their teachers and disciples, their families and professions, the values they cherished and ideologies they opposed, the historical challenges they faced and the creative wisdom with which. In redeeming the prophet from the margins, lau both retells the book s plot and enters a striking claim for jeremiahs relevance to contemporary. When we asked him for advice, he was able to help us see things in. Rabbi benny lau new directions for religious zionism panel discussion posted on september 17, 2011 speakers. He is the rabbi of the ramban synagogue in jerusalem and head of the 929 bible project. Rabbi benny is blessed to have his wonderful family keinahora pupupu join him on a weekly basis in delivering the slapstickshtikhumor to the video.