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Yovel Video #5: Sanctify the Year

By Danya Ruttenberg — 2017

The Torah commands us to sanctify each fiftieth year as yovel, Jubilee, but what exactly does that mean? Rabbi and writer Danya Ruttenberg explores how the spiritual and the political intermingle to create a fiftieth year where real change for Israelis and Palestinians is possible.

05:45 min

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Pope Francis Compares Catholic Radicals Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day to Lincoln and MLK

During his speech before Congress, Pope Francis highlighted the work of four “great” Americans: Abraham Lincoln, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton.

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Riane Eisler: Spiritual Courage

Riane Eisler, an eminent social scientist and activist, attorney, and author, explains how her mother exemplified spiritual courage, the courage to stand up to injustice out of love.

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Terry Sanford Distinguished Lecture | Rev. Dr. William J. Barber

The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II spoke on “Poverty, Health and Social Justice” Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. The joint Terry Sanford Distinguished Lecture and Boyarsky Lecture in Law, Medicine and Ethics coincided with the United Nations World Day of Social Justice.

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Rev. William Barber on Poor People’s Campaign, Public Mourning, Changing Policies for Justice, and More

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America, America, What’s Going On? | A Moral Critique by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II

October 25th, 2018—Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II lectures at St. John’s University in New York.

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Marianne Williamson on Reparations and Conscious Candidacy in Her Run for President in 2020

Marianne Williamson, Oprah’s spiritual adviser and presidential hopeful stops by to explain how there needs to be a change in people and politics. Williamson also talks about the ineffectiveness of ‘race based policies.’

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Spirituality in Jewish Social Justice Activism: R' Shmuly Yanklowitz Interviews R' Danya Ruttenberg

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash interviews Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg on the topic of "Spirituality in Jewish Social Justice Activism."

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Spirituality and Politics