From August 8 to August 26, 2021, Tikvah Online Academy is offering rising 7th to 12th graders (and recent grads) a unique opportunity: to study some of the greatest speeches and leaders in Jewish, Zionist, Western, and American history. During these three weeks, we will offer a different class every weekday (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) and every Sunday morning & evening. By signing up for either an “Academy Membership” ($100/up to 3 classes) or “Premium Membership” ($300/unlimited access), students can pick and choose whichever classes they like. Click here to register.
Week of August 8th
Prosaic Innovation: Hans Rosling’s “The Magic Washing Machine”
Dr. Sarah Skwire
Strength and Dignity: “The Fundamentals of Betar”
Daniel Gutkind
A Critique of Ideologies: Orwell’s “Animal Farm”
Stephanie Cohen
Brothers in Arms: Golda Meir Speaks to American Jews
Sarah Wapner
Gratitude and Greatness: Lou Gehrig’s “The Luckiest Man”
Eric Cohen
Israel’s Declaration of Independence
Tobey Linhart
The Original David and Goliath Story
Rabbi Elie Weissman
Week of August 15th
“Under His Own Vine and Fig Tree”: Washington Welcomes Jews
Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern
God, Democracy, and the Civil War: Lincoln’s Speeches
Dr. Harry Ballan
Peace After WWII: Winston Churchill’s “Sinews of Peace”
Jonathan Schatz-Mizrahi
Courage and Sacrifice: The Final Stand at Masada
Chaya Sara Oppenheim
“We Were All Born in Jerusalem”: Begin on Jewish Identity
Dr. Naya Lekht
Equality for All: Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream”
Ben Silver
Membership in the Republic: Teddy Roosevelt on Effective Citizenship
Audi Hecht
Week of August 22nd
“A Sword Day”: Battle Speeches from The Lord of the Rings
Rabbi Mark Gottlieb
The Boy Scouts: A Cradle of American Citizenship
Tal Fortgang
Abraham Lincoln’s Response to the Dred Scott Decision
Dr. Vincent Phillip Muñoz
“No Religion Is an Island”: Heschel on Interfaith Relations
Sofia Freudenstein
Musar: Exploring the Good Life through Nachmanides’ Ethical Will
Rabbi Hershel Lutch
Zionism Is Not Racism: Moynihan Defends Israel
Dr. Noam Weissman
Freedom vs. Tyranny: Sharansky’s “Speech to the Soviet Union”
Sarah Wapner