February 23, 2021

Pesachim, Daf 94

Welcome to the Three Hundred Fifty Third episode of Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Ute Steyer looks at Masechet Pesachim Daf 94.

Rabbinic astronomy: how did the sages of Israel understand universe and how did the sages of the gentile nations understand it?

Rabbi Ute Steyer received rabbinic ordination and a M.A. in Jewish Philosophy from The Jewish Theological Seminary in 2009. She is currently a doctoral candidate in Jewish philosophy at the Hebrew University. Her research interest is in the development of ethical thought in rabbinic literature and contemporary Jewish thought. Rabbi Steyer works as the research and program manager in the Center for Pastoral Education and as adjunct lecturer in Pastoral Theology at JTS. Prior to this she was the program director of the Yeshiva University Center for Jewish Law and Contemporary Civilization at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.

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Rabbi Ute Steyer received rabbinic ordination and a M.A. in Jewish Philosophy from The Jewish Theological Seminary in 2009. She is currently a doctoral candidate in Jewish philosophy. Her research interest is in the development of ethical thought in rabbinic literature and contemporary Jewish thought. Rabbi Steyer was appointed rabbi of the Great Synagogue of Stockholm and Rabbi of the Jewish Community of Stockholm. She is also a permanent scholar in residence at Paideia – The Jewish Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden and as lecturer at the University of Stockholm. She was previously the research and program director in the Center for Pastoral Education and adjunct lecturer in Pastoral Theology at JTS and was the program director of the Yeshiva University Center for Jewish Law and Contemporary Civilization at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

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