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n a special sermon delivered at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in downtown Richmond (April 3, 2019), Rabbi Knopf teaches an interfaith audience of hundreds about the Jewish idea of the “Heavenly Jerusalem,” and how we have the power to make heaven on Earth. How do you listen to Shtender? You have a lot of options […]
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Today religion is all too often associated with extremism and fundamentalism. But even in the Torah there is an understanding of the need for pragmatism and a liberal interpretation of laws. 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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This week Darone has quite a kvetch. When the Museum of Jewish Heritage decided they needed a new url for their latest exhibit, they had lots of urls that they could choose from. The one they chose, is just kvetch (or maybe even kringe)-worthy. What do you think? Does the url they chose make it […]
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Continuing his exploration of midrash Genesis Rabbah, Rabbi Knopf and his students discuss whether there are appropriate limits to human knowledge, free will vs. determinism, and the origins of humanity. How do you listen to Tisch? 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/Tisch/Tisch243.mp3Podcast: Download
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In his Shabbat message for Parashat Shemini (March 30, 2019), Rabbi Knopf explains that a possible reason for the laws of kashrut are that they prepare us to draw clear ethical lines and make tough moral choices. How do you listen to Shtender? You have a lot of options you know? iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, […]
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We often like to focus on the instruction to love your neighbor as yourself, but we’re also instructed to love the stranger. 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 Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes […]
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Rabbi Knopf continues a conversation about Midrash Genesis Rabbah’s interpretation of the Garden of Eden story. This week, we discuss what kind of tree the Tree of Knowledge was, and why it matters. How do you listen to Tisch? You have a lot of options you know? iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, RSS, it’s your […]
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In his Shabbat message for Parashat Tzav (March 23, 2019), Rabbi Knopf explains the contemporary meaning of the installation of Aaron and the priesthood in the ancient tabernacle. How do you listen to Shtender? 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/shtender/S175.mp3Podcast: Download
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This year Darone insisted that he wasn’t going to do a Pesach episode complaining about all of the things people complain about on Pesach (the Seder is too long, nobody enjoys matza, kashering the house is so exhausting, KP Cheese is yucky, why is everything so expensive…) but that didn’t mean he couldn’t find something […]
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Rabbi Knopf continues his exploration of midrash Genesis Rabbah, exploring such questions as the size and function of the Tree of Life, the theological problem of evil, and the stubborn persistence of antisemitism. How do you listen to Tisch? You have a lot of options you know? iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, RSS, it’s your […]
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