Brief audio excerpts from Lipskar’s interview for Jewish Sages of Today

1. Keeping your bargain with the Rabbi, and with Hashem

   (2:55 min)

2. Making meaning, being an emissary, sanctifying the world

   (3:43 min)

3. The Rebbe: “Now it is up to you”

   (3:30 min)

Audio lectures and written texts by Lipksar

1. To Be Complete or Simple?

   One in a series of talks on the parsha of the week, this lecture addresses the parsha shoftim, read during the first week of the month of Elul when Jews begin the period of reflection and repentance leading up Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Here, Lipskar delves into issues such as the simple acceptance of God and being complete with His plan for us, the special place Jews hold in the world, how to change our own behavior, and how to get the most out of life.
   (audio, 1:09:48)

2. Incarceration as a Modality of Punishment and Rehabilitation, The Shul website, 2010

   In this text, Lipskar discusses references to imprisonment in Jewish liturgy, posits a Torah-based philosophical rationale as to why the Torah does not advocate prison, and, recognizing that we now live in a society that increasingly appears to demand “tougher” sentences, offers suggestions consistent with the Torah rationale for prison programs that should reduce recidivism and improve chances for rehabilitation.

3. Audio lectures and written texts on a range of topics

   Lipskar regularly posts long-form, professionally produced lectures and texts on The Shul’s website on a range of subject matter including commemorating the Holocaust, evolution versus creation, and Torah vs. science.

1. Editor with Herman Branover and Arnie Gotfryd, Fusion: Absolute Standards in a World of Relativity: Science, the Arts & Contemporary Life in the Light of Torah

   (Feldheim Publishers, 1989)

2. Audio lectures and written texts on a range of topics

   Lipskar regularly posts long-form, professionally produced lectures and texts on The Shul’s website on a range of subject matter including commemorating the Holocaust, evolution versus creation, and Torah vs. science.

Institutions founded by Lipskar

1. The Shul of Bal Harbour

   Lipskar serves as head rabbi of The Shul of Bal Harbour, which he founded in 1981. Manifesting the concept that Judaism is not merely a religion but a way of life, The Shul offers a wide array of events and classes and sponsors special programs, such as the annual Torah & Science Conference.

2. The Aleph Institute

   The Aleph Institute, which Lipskar founded in 1981, provides social services to families in crisis and addresses the pressing religious, educational, humanitarian, and advocacy needs of individuals in the military and institutional environments. It also implements solutions to significant issues relating to our criminal justice system, with an emphasis on families, faith-based rehabilitation and preventive ethics education.

3. Landow Yeshiva Center

   Lipskar founded the Landow Yeshiva Center in 1969. It is now part of the Lubavitch Educational Center, an institution offering Torah-true Jewish and general studies education to every Jewish child, regardless of background, financial ability, level of education, or commitment.

Videos of talks by Lipskar

1. Weekly YouTube videos

   Lipskar’s regular YouTube videos feature brief discussions of holidays and selected topics and related videos.

2. Talks on TorahCafe.com

   Links to two short videos, “Joy—A Better Approach to Challenges” (6:33) and “Maimonides and the Rebbe” (11:09).