“What’s the point of Judaism? Does God really care if I eat this cheeseburger?” How many of us have asked these questions? Turns out, Jews have been asking them for a long time. Join Rabbi Knopf as he and his students study and discuss “Sefer Ha-Hinukh / The Book of Education.” Written anonymously in the […]

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“What’s the point of Judaism? Does God really care if I eat this cheeseburger?” How many of us have asked these questions? Turns out, Jews have been asking them for a long time. Join Rabbi Knopf as he and his students study and discuss “Sefer Ha-Hinukh / The Book of Education.” Written anonymously in the […]

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Join Rabbi Knopf as he answers his students most pressing Jewish questions about Passover, Kashrut, and Jewish life! http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/jcastnetwork.com/storage/Tisch/074.mp3Podcast: Download

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Join Rabbi Knopf as he and his students discuss Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s monumental collection of essays on Jewish prayer, “Man’s Quest for God.” This week, we discuss “The Doctrine of Religious Solipsism,” in which Heschel claims that we suffer from too much egocentricity, and that the goal of prayer is self-surrender. Can prayer save […]

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Join Rabbi Knopf as he and his students discuss Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s monumental collection of essays on Jewish prayer, “Man’s Quest for God.” This week, we discuss “The Doctrine of Prayer as a Social Act,” in which Heschel argues that prayer is more than an opportunity for Jews to come together and form community, […]

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In a special Passover-related mini-series, Rabbi Knopf guides us through the Slonimer Rebbe’s unique approach to the prohibition of hametz (leavened food items) on Passover.  It turns out that, not only are you what you eat, but what you eat can have a powerful effect on you.  Can food influence a person for good or […]

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In a special Passover-related mini-series, Rabbi Knopf guides us through the Slonimer Rebbe’s unique approach to the prohibition of hametz (leavened food items) on Passover.  It turns out that, not only are you what you eat, but what you eat can have a powerful effect on you.  Can food influence a person for good or […]

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The Jewish tradition teaches that, 30 days before Passover, one should begin studying topics relating to the holiday.  In a special Passover-related mini-series, Rabbi Knopf will be guiding us through the Slonimer Rebbe’s unique approach to the prohibition of hametz (leavened food items) on Passover.  Why is the Jewish tradition so much more strict on […]

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