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Welcome to the Hundred and Fifteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Justin David looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 116. Who is the “Other?” And how do we engage the “Other” in our midst?The rabbis grapple with this question as this daf turns to the reality of “minim,”heretics, or, more accurately, Hebrew […]
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Welcome to the Hundred and Fourteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Justin David looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 115. What makes a text holy? And what is it about holiness that would compel the Rabbis to have us risk transgressing the boundaries of Shabbat, not to mention harm and injury, to […]
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Welcome to The Jewish Hour with Rabbi Finman, for June 28, 2020. In this episode, Rabbi Finman talks to Chana Finman about gardening. How do you listen to The Jewish Hour? You have a lot of options you know? iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, RSS, it’s your choice! https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/JHour/06-28-2020.mp3Podcast: Download
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Welcome to the Hundred and Thirteenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Justin David looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 114. This daf takes up the theme of Jewish spiritual leadership in a consideration of the talmid chacham (scholar). On this daf, the Rabbis explore what makes a scholar not only a great […]
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In this week’s episode, Brad and Steven delve into the recently disclosed intelligence information about how Russian spies offered and possibly paid bounties to Afghani troops to kill US soldiers. Though details are only emerging now, it seems that the administration has known about it for months and hasn’t done a thing about it — […]
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Welcome to the Hundred and Twelvth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 113. The Rabbis try to guide us in making Shabbat different from the weekdays and in making Shabbat the pinnacle of our week. Rabbi Joshua Cahan received his Ph.D. in Rabbinic Literature from […]
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The Korach rebellion becomes a part of the altar in the Tabernacle, ensuring that negative event is remembered. How might we do the same for the negative events of our time For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by […]
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Welcome to the Hundred and Eleventh episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 112. A knotty puzzle: Wherein we try to piece together how the Rabbis delineate the prohibition on tying knots on Shabbat. Rabbi Joshua Cahan received his Ph.D. in Rabbinic Literature from the Jewish […]
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Welcome to the Hundred and Tenth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 111. How important is my intention when asking whether I have violated Shabbat? Am I responsible for all effects of my actions or only the ones that I intended and wanted to make […]
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Welcome to the Hundred and Ninth episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Joshua Cahan looks at Masechet Shabbat Daf 110. Meet the ultimate enforcer of Halakha: the Rabbinic Snake. Rabbi Joshua Cahan received his Ph.D. in Rabbinic Literature from the Jewish Theological Seminary. He teaches rabbinics at the Schechter High School of […]
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