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
American Unity: George Washington’s “Farewell Address”
Dr. Hugh Liebert
“We Shall Fight on the Beaches”: Churchill Inspires a Nation
Dr. Matthew Holbreich
Brothers in Arms: Golda Meir Speaks to American Jews
Sarah Wapner
Confronting “The Man”: Nathan’s Parable and David’s Sin
Shuli Taubes
God, Democracy, and the Civil War: Lincoln’s Speeches
Dr. Harry Ballan
Week of August 15th
Making Jews Count: Rabbi Sacks on “The Jewish Algorithm”
Dr. Daniel Rose
Equality for Women: Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I A Woman?”
Dr. Charlotte Thomas
Burial and Praise: Two Eulogies from Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”
Dr. Judith Ballan
Populism and Industry: William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross of Gold”
Dr. Kevin Schultz
The Philosopher vs. the City: Selections from Plato’s “Apology”
Dr. Aaron Tugendhaft
Religious Zionism: Tzvi Yehuda Kook on Redemption and the State
Raina Weinstein
Leadership and Courage: Henry V’s “St. Crispin’s Day Speech”
Dr. Charles T. Rubin
Destiny and Choice: Maimonides’ “Letter on Astrology”
Dovid Schwartz
Week of August 22nd
Compromise: Weizmann’s “Speech to the 20th Zionist Congress”
Rabbi Shlomo Brody
Frederick Douglass on the Meaning of the Fourth of July
Norma Johnson
Zionism Is Not Racism: Moynihan Condemns the UN
Dr. Rachel Fish
Elie Wiesel on the Perils of Political Indifference
Rabbi Benjamin J. Samuels, PhD
The Rebbe’s Response to Reagan’s Attempted Assassination
Menachem Begin on “Blood Money” and German Reparations
Daniel Gottesman
The Tragic Heroism of Hector the Trojan
Daniel Wasserman
“Give Me Liberty or Death”: The Patriotic Cry of Patrick Henry
Yishai Schwartz