Episodes

  • Sukkos 2025 - The Symbolism of the sukkah under a tree

    Sukkos 2025 - The Symbolism of the sukkah under a tree
    Oct 3 2025

    Sukkah = Jewish Survival in Galus (Branches detached from the soil)

    Tree = Rootedness in the soil


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    32 mins
  • The Lishkas HaParvah in the Avodah of Yom Kippur- Who was הַפַּרְוָה? Why does the High Priest purify himself there?

    The Lishkas HaParvah in the Avodah of Yom Kippur- Who was הַפַּרְוָה? Why does the High Priest purify himself there?
    Oct 1 2025

    Was he an Iranian spy? A Zoroastrian clergyman? A Jewish BT who repented?
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    19 mins
  • The Pros and Cons of Publicly Confessing Your Sins to the Rest of the Congregation

    The Pros and Cons of Publicly Confessing Your Sins to the Rest of the Congregation
    Sep 30 2025

    The Ancient Debate and the Concerns for the Social Consequences on the Community. What if everyone did the sin?!


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    28 mins
  • מַפְטִיר יוֹנָה תשפ"ו - Compare and contrast with עֲקֵדַת יִצְחָק

    מַפְטִיר יוֹנָה תשפ"ו - Compare and contrast with עֲקֵדַת יִצְחָק
    Sep 30 2025

    The Tragedy of Jonah after he saves Nineveh. What did he do wth the rest of his life?
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    27 mins
  • Some thoughts on the Early History of the Yom Kippur Liturgy: Eetz Yisrael in Late Antiquity

    Some thoughts on the Early History of the Yom Kippur Liturgy: Eetz Yisrael in Late Antiquity
    Sep 29 2025

    Jewish religious creativity in Israel under the oppressive Christian regime of the Byzantine Empire: Piyutim!



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    30 mins
  • Haftarah Ha'azinu: Victory Middle Eastern Style

    Haftarah Ha'azinu: Victory Middle Eastern Style
    Sep 29 2025

    What does complete victory look like to King David? Contrast it with Israel's current war situation.
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    27 mins
  • "פָּרָשַׁת הַאֲזִינוּ תשפ"ו "זְכֹר יְמוֹת עוֹלָם, אֲבָל בִּינוּ שְׁנוֹת דּוֹר וָדוֹר

    "פָּרָשַׁת הַאֲזִינוּ תשפ"ו "זְכֹר יְמוֹת עוֹלָם, אֲבָל בִּינוּ שְׁנוֹת דּוֹר וָדוֹר
    Sep 28 2025

    A historian (and the Jewish People!) must know the facts of their past, but then they must properly analyze them in order to use the knowledge correctly
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    30 mins
  • שַׁבַּת שׁוּבָה 2025 - Primordial or Mosaic?

    שַׁבַּת שׁוּבָה 2025 - Primordial or Mosaic?
    Sep 28 2025

    If you don't fix your בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ, does it prevent forgiveness for the sins of בֵּין אָדָם לַמָּקוֹם?
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    1 hr and 18 mins