The Akedah Project: Hasidic Views of the Akedah

Shaul Magid explores the way the narrative of the Akedah has been understood in the modern Jewish imagination.

September 3, 2020

September 3, 2020

Dr. Shaul Magid is a Fellow of the Kogod Research Center at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. He is a Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College, where he teaches Jewish Studies and Religion, rabbi of the Fire Island Synagogue in Sea View, NY, contributing editor to Tablet Magazine and editor of Jewish Thought and Culture at Tikkun Magazine. He is also a member of the American Academy for Jewish Research. Shaul received

High Holidays, Judaism and Modernity, Video

“What is troubling about the story for many of the Hasidic masters, is not really what is troubling for many of the modern Jews reading the Hasidic masters.”

Shaul Magid does a deep dive into Hasidic traditions, and the way the narrative of the Akedah has been understood in the modern Jewish imagination.

The Akedah Project is an online platform of specially curated content exploring the narrative of the Binding of Isaac, a unique partnership between 929 English, BINA: The Jewish Movement for Social Change, Oshman Family JCC, Jewish Live, and Judaism Unbound.

Learn more at akedahproject.com

The Akedah Project: Hasidic Views of the Akedah

More on High Holidays

Individuals and Community in Mourning

A Chance at Defining a Judaism for Liberal Israelis

The State of Our Brokenness

More on

The Akedah Project: Hasidic Views of the Akedah

More on High Holidays

Individuals and Community in Mourning

A Chance at Defining a Judaism for Liberal Israelis

The State of Our Brokenness

More on

SEND BY EMAIL