Jewish.TV Schedule for week of June 17

Jewish.TV Dedicate an email Sivan 27, 5772 · June 17, 2012 THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE How to Set Proper Priorities A Taste of Text—Korach Our to-do list is filled with mundane and important chores, little and big things that all require our immediate attention. It can be difficult to keep our eye on the big picture. Surprisingly, Korach teaches us an important lesson in how to keep our priorities in order. By Chana Weisberg  Watch (19:06) Spirituality vs. Law Reconciling the Mystical and the Legal Traditions within Judaism Is there tension between spirituality and law? At first glance, it may seem difficult to reconcile the mystical and legalistic traditions within Judaism as represented by kabbalistic and Talmudic texts respectively. Professor Sandman offers an integrated view of the two. By Israel Sandman  Airs Jun. 17 The Sanctity of Human Life Historic Roots and Current Directions in Bioethics Leveling a critique at widely accepted principles of medical ethics, Professor Glick argues that medical ethics cannot be based only on biology or philosophy but on the "sanctity of human life." By Shimon Glick  Airs Jun. 18 What's Wrong With Secularism? Rethinking the Enlightenment Professor Samuelson argues that secularism, humanism and the Enlightenment can be more properly understood as a non-Jewish distortion of Jewish Messianism. By Norbert M. Samuelson  Airs Jun. 19 The Staff that Blossomed How to Study Torah - Korach Can anything grow from a wooden staff? Learn about the miraculous test that proved the legitimacy of Aaron's priestly status. By Mendel Kaplan  Airs Jun. 19 Controversial and Dangerous Therapies A Jewish Ethical Perspective A leading physician asks, "When is it ethical to provide experimental or risky treatment for a patient?" Special attention is given to differences between secular and halachic principles of patient care. By Mark Glaser  Airs Jun. 20 Letters and Numbers of Torah Parsha Korach Rabbi Raskin looks at the hidden meanings of the sizes and numerical values (gematria) of the Hebrew letters in the weekly Torah portion. Aaron L. Raskin  Airs Jun. 20 3 Tammuz Gathering On the Occassion of the Rebbe's Yahrzeit Chabad of the Valley hosts a community gathering in commemoration of the 18th yahrzeit of the Rebbe. Guest speaker is Rabbi Mendel Lipskar, Executive Director of Chabad of South Africa.  Airs Jun. 20 Intermediate Talmud: Lesson 2 How Many Make a Quorum? A quorum for prayer (a minyan) is ten. What is the source for the idea that the group recitation of Grace After Meals requires only three people? The Talmud examines the Scriptural verse (Psalms 34:4) which says: Declare the greatness of the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together." By Mendel Kaplan  Airs Jun. 21 ALSO LIVE DAILY: Rabbi Gordon Live Daily Parshah, Tanya and Rambam Class  Watch Daily Sefer HaMitzvot Maimonides' Book of Mitzvot By Mendel Kaplan  Watch Daily Hayom Lesson Short Daily Insights With Moshe Steiner  Watch Follow Us:   Featured Judaica: Chabad Classics Vol 4 This CD is dedicated entirely to the melodious songs and hymns of the Jewish holidays from around the year. Price: $14.95 SALE: $13.45 More from Chabad.org • Society & Living • Lifecycles • Daily Life • Jewish Holidays • Ideas & Beliefs • Spirituality • Parshah • Audio Classes • Video • Women • News • Kids • Calendar • Daily Study • Find A Center • Donate • Ask the Rabbi • Contact Us • Subscribe Be a Part of it Enjoyed this email? Please help us continue to share the study of Torah and Jewish traditions: Dedicate or sponsor an email to mark a special occasion Make a donation to chabad.org.   Subscription Options: Subscribe to more chabad.org email lists Subscription Management Going on vacation? Unsubscribe Your subscribed email address is: iqlalsmile.cara@blogger.com Change email address. Important Tip: To guarantee that your subscription emails continue to be delivered to you, please add subscriptions@chabad.org to your address book, or "whitelist" it in any filters or antispam programs you may have. © Copyright Chabad.org, all rights reserved.   Privacy Policy