Скачать или смотреть Making Sense of the Amidah Part 3 of 3 - What Is The Real Conclusion of the Amidah?

With Rabbi Professor Reuven Kimelman

Recorded February 23, 2026 | ז׳ בַּאֲדָר תשפ״ו

This is the third of a three-part webinar series with Rabbi Kimelman co-sponsored with ‪@csp1836‬ and ‪@KaplenJCCOTP‬

Video for part 1 of this series, "The Middle Blessings As An Argument For Redemption," is available on our YouTube channel and at https://utj.org/viewpoints/videos/mak....

Video for part 2 of this series, "How Do the Opening Blessings Make Their Case?" is available on our YouTube channel and at https://utj.org/viewpoints/videos/mak....

The source sheets for this webinar are available at: https://utj.org/viewpoints/videos/mak....

During the program, mention is made of two articles by Rabbi Kimelman about the Alenu. Links are as follows:
https://utj.org/viewpoints/2018/09/th...

https://utj.org/viewpoints/2018/09/fu...

Also referenced is a d'var Torah by Rabbi Gradofsky which mentions Professor Uri Ehrlich's "The Nonverbal Language of Prayer". That d'var Torah is at https://utj.org/viewpoints/parashat/y...

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0:00 Introduction
2:55 Presentation
40:11 Q&A
54:45 Closing