Episodes

  • From The Golden age of Spanish Jewish Poetry: Ibn Gabirol's שִׁנְאַנִּים שַׁאֲנַנִּים
    Feb 19 2025

    A "rap song" about the angels surrounding the Heavenly Throne. Part of theSephardic liturgy. The cadence as well as the rhymes moves the worshiper to ectasy

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    17 mins
  • הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת מִשְׁפָּטִים תשפ"ה - Reneging on Emancipation
    Feb 17 2025

    What was the ultimate fate of צִדְקִיָּהוּ, the last King of Judah?The differing traditions

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    24 mins
  • פָּרָשַׁת מִשְׁפָּטִים תשפ"ה - Creating a sacred polity is harder than creating a holy individual
    Feb 17 2025

    The difference between קְדוֹשִׁים תִּהְיוּ vs. וְאַתֶּם תִּהְיוּ לִי מַמְלֶכֶת כֹּהֲנִים וְגוֹי קָדוֹשׁ

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    26 mins
  • Some thoughts on רמח"ל and the history of his most famous work, מְסִלַּת יְשָׁרִים
    Feb 17 2025

    Although an "old-fashioned" sefer, it had surprisingly modern features, which reflect the 18th century Englightenment Movement

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    35 mins
  • More on angels in Jewish Liturgy
    Feb 16 2025

    Differentiate between the prayers composed by חז"ל, and those composed by the great פַּיְטָנִים

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    25 mins
  • Angels in our liturgy
    Feb 13 2025

    First you talk about angels surrounding the Heavenly Throne, but then you ringingly assert !שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ ה' אֶחָד

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    24 mins
  • Parshas Yisro: The oath Moshe swore to Yisro re: Gershom, Pt. 2
    Feb 13 2025

    Both Moshe and Yisro probably thought Moshe's oath was binding. But after the miracles of Egypt, both men saw the oath had been without validity, indeed even sense

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    10 mins
  • What is the significance of Isaiah's prophetic career commencing with the death of King Uzziahu?
    Feb 13 2025

    What does the prophet mean when he describes himself as an אִישׁ טְמֵא שְׂפָתַיִם?

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    23 mins