Dr. Shmuel Klatzkin is the Associate Rabbi of Chabad of Greater Dayton, Ohio, an adjunct Professor at Antioch University and Senior Editor of Curriculum at JLI.
Dr. Klatzkin pursued a doctorate in medieval Jewish philosophy from Brandeis University. While still a student, he began teaching Judaic studies in Jewish day schools, which he continued to do for almost twenty years.
Dr. Klatzkin was one of the initial developers of JLI’s first courses and collaborated on the establishment of the style and pattern of JLI courses that is followed until today. Over the years, he was both author and editor of many JLI courses, most recently, he guided the development of JLI’s course, Money Matters.
Dr. Klatzkin has translated and edited DVDs of talks of the Lubavitcher Rebbe for Jewish Educational Media, and was a contributing editor to Wellsprings, a journal of Chassidic thought.
He has been a featured speaker from coast to coast in the US and Canada and in the UK and Ireland and is also a Visiting Rabbi for OK Kosher Certification.
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Series: Live Social Media Streams
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“The job of a Rebbe is to bring souls to Torah, not to win arguments.” This was the response Dr. Shmuel Klatzkin received from the Rebbe as to why he did not address the philosophical challenges that were posed to him. This message touched him deeply and has shaped his understanding of Jewish unity. In this moving lecture, Dr
Series: Soul Encounters
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Series: Soul Encounters
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Do the sources in the Torah prefer the socialistic or the capitalistic model? This fascinating topic is presented with Rabbi Shmuel Klatzkin’s scholarly knowledge base from the secular world and the Chassidic world, intermingled with stories and history. This lecture was delivered at the 7th annual National Jewish Retreat
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When you bring together a technology futurist, a reform Rabbi turned Orthodox and a Chabad House director you get some fascinating answers. Here is a taste of some of the questions posed by the audience. Included are questions about Chassidic dating; illegal immigration; the G-d particle; and universal healthcare. The answers, often surprising, are all clear and concise
Series: Crossfire!
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I think, therefore I am…or am I? Descartes kicked off the modern age with a vision of human consciousness as isolated and trapped within a material box. But is thought the core of our existence? We will explore the structure of our consciousness as presented by Judaism’s greatest thinkers and mystics
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